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Mhm .

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What a man he fought in the

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Revolutionary War .

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Thank you very much to the committee

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for the invitation to speak with you

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about Sergeant Jasper and what he means

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to this city and the close bond between

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savannah and our nation's defenders .

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But for all we cannot know . William

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desperately line the legend of his

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wartime service is well recorded and

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pretty special . Sergeant Jasper speeds ,

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making a giant of a man and just 15.5

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ft statue behind me is a video like

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this . It wasn't selected for the run

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of the mill militia , but instead as an

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elite minute here he fought for four

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years for the second regular colors for

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an uncertain benefit of finding cause .

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A set of ideals far from proven in

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history at that point that led Jasper

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and so many of this country going to

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take up arms , notably the idea that

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community and democracy , a diverse

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people may secure the other . Yeah .

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Mhm .