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I'm sorry , first class . I'm a senior

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instructor for the budget management

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course at the Red Training Academy here

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at Fort Knox Kentucky . I'm from the

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village of Santa Rita Guam where

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there's 7500 people . I have three

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generations of family members who

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joined the military . My father who was

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drafted in the army in 1969 . My

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brother who joined the Guam National

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Guard in 1997 . My nephew Christian ,

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who joined the Navy , who's currently

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serving as a recruiter in Raleigh ,

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North Carolina . Many people don't know

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this but there a high percentage of

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Pacific Islanders who joined the

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military , the army values and my

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family values are so similar . I was

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raised to honor God . Take care of

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family , be respectful to everyone ,

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have discipline and be humble Asia

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Pacific . I history is American history .

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My heritage may be a servant

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leader . I am serving for a fast memory

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and I'm a