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anyone who sees this , whether it's

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online or they see pictures , what I

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want them to know is I don't want them

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to feel sorry for any of us . I don't

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want them to feel sorry for me . I got

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back up after my injury and I chose to

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live my life to move forward . And so

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when you see me , when you see others

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don't feel sorry for us , we want you

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to be like us , not physically or not

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what we're suffering with or from , but

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our mental choice to move on and wake

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up every day and make the conscious

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choice to put a smile on and be happy

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that we're alive . That's what I want

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you guys to be like .

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Yes ,

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You get

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put in the situation thinking that

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you're gonna do 20 years or 25 years in

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the Marine Corps and and that's taken

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away from you being able to participate

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in something that's challenging and and

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rewarding at the same time is amazing .

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So it gives you a place where you

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thought you didn't have one . Yeah .

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Mhm .