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You come into Arlington and it feels

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different , felt different for me . In

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1987 it evolved , um

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definitely felt different after combat

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tours . And now when I come back ,

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there's pieces of each of those

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feelings that comes forth .

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And uh it's almost um

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like they're all yelling at the same

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time . Like , remember this , remember

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this ? And it's very meaningful when I

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thought about coming back down and

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visiting the tomb of the owns before

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leaving service . Ideally , I'd , I'd

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come back and I'd take a guard shift .

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I would get back up to speed , be fully

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trained . That ship has sailed ,

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being around the two guards who are

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here now and just seeing their routine .

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Uh It takes me back to 1989 or 1990

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1991 . You , you realize the

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profound sense of gratitude you have

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for having been a part of this , being

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afforded the honor and the privilege of

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coming back and having one last uh

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guard shift . Um to be able to say my

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thanks to the unknowns for their

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inspiration , for their sacrifice .

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It's really a sense of this being full

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circle that's important to me . I think

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as I , as I close one chapter and open

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another is to have this sense of being

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able to have a little bit of myself

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grounded here . Always . I said it when

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I went downstairs , I have dreams of

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still being at the tomb , the ows and

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it's like quarter to and I'm ready to

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get my stuff together . I and I will

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have these dreams probably until uh

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till my last days . So the sense of

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sense of it staying with you , um it

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stays with you deeply .