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- I'm Staff Sergeant Lopez,

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and I'm from Keystone Heights, Florida.

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That's the year I moved from high school

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and I was in college, but it
wasn't really going anywhere.

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So I looked into joining the military,

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and the Army just really spoke to me

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and gave me the opportunity
to continue college

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as well as do something
bigger and better for my life.

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The reason I continue to serve is due

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to the great leaders that
I've had along the way

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and also the family that
I've gained since then,

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my wife and two sons,

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so just to provide for them
and give them a good life.

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That's why I serve.

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