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- So when I was deployed,
then I went to Afghanistan

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and my son, my son was in Kuwait.

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They had a salsa night.

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- I had deployed with the Medevac.

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And I had a soldier under me,

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that was also Colombian, first generation.

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We worked in the same office together.

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And we would always play,

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you know, salsa music.

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So everybody that came in,

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would just instantly like,

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Oh, is that or what kind of music is this?

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- My culture has told
me to be really grateful

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of what we have and what we don't have.

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And we tend to share
with the less fortunate.

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- So I would say,

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that Colombians are very family oriented.

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We base a lot of,

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a lot of our daily things

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and what we do around our family.

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- I think I would describe our culture,

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the Colombian culture,

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to be very, people to be very happy.

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They're very charismatic, enthusiastic,

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very welcoming.

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My name is Technical
Sergeant Katherine Tamayo.

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- My name is Sergeant Steve Tamayo.

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- Sergeant First Class Cesar Tamayo.

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- We are the Tamayo family.

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- We're Colombian-American.

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- And we're proud to serve

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in the Rhode Island National Guard.

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(lighthearted music)