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Ballard Remarks

Former Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Donald E. Ballard, a Medal of Honor recipient and retired Kansas Army National Guard colonel, speaks to individuals who just entered the Delayed Entry Program after administering their Oath of Enlistment at the Kansas City Military Entrance Processing Station, Nov. 2, 2015.

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