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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