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I

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cannot think of any individual which

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has led such a foundation on the german

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american friendship just a few years

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after the war like he did .

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So

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I would say he is in Germany really

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famous today even in the young

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generation And he is the symbol of the

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german american

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friendship .

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Mm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm

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hmm hmm .

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one of the iconic pictures of Gail

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Halverson is a picture of him standing

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at a barbed wire fence in Berlin

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at Tempelhof airport with a bunch of

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Children . Gayle said Children hold the

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world in their hands because they're

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our future . And he spent most of

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his life and career focusing

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on encouraging and inspiring Children

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to reach higher to see farther and

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to embrace their dreams .

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One of his greatest

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attributes I think is his humility and

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his appreciation for all individuals

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and his willingness to serve them and I

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would appreciate it if my cadets would

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take that on and and take a humble

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approach to the service that they

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provide to their country . It's an

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opportunity , fantastic opportunity to

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wear the uniform and to serve our

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country and to protect the freedoms .

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But if we do it in a humble nature , it

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makes that service even better . So

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that's what I'd like my cadets to take

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away . I think his legacy will of

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course survive because he is the

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example of kindness and this is

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something very special and he , to me

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is is a kind of angel and very many

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many terms thinks the same way .

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Mm hmm . Yeah