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>> YOU KNOW, I'M A PRODUCT

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OF A LOT OF SACRIFICES

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IN GREAT TEAMS.

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I'M A SON OF A, UH,

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TEENAGE SINGLE MOM.

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YOU KNOW, IT WAS NEVER

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AN OPTION TO FEEL SORRY

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FOR OURSELVES OR TO

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USE THAT AS A CRUTCH.

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UH, IT WAS JUST, "HEY,

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YOU CAN DO BETTER,

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YOU CAN, UH, GET AHEAD

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BY WORKING HARD, STUDYING HARD."

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UH, AND SO THAT KIND OF

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SET A REALLY GOOD FOUNDATION

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OF HARD WORK EQUALS RESULTS.

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GOOD MORNING, FRANK RUBIO

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FROM MIAMI, FLORIDA.

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GRADUATED FROM

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WEST POINT IN '98.

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GO ARMY.

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BLACKHAWK PILOT

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AND THEN A FAMILY

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MEDICINE PHYSICIAN.

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THE ARMY HAS ESSENTIALLY

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SHAPED ME, I MEAN, UH,

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IT'S GIVEN ME ALL THESE

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AMAZING OPPORTUNITIES.

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THE REALITY IS I'VE JUST

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ALWAYS BEEN SURROUNDED BY PEOPLE

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THAT ARE NEXT LEVEL.

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BEING AROUND THOSE

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TYPE OF PEOPLE

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MY-MY ENTIRE CAREER

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I THINK HAS PUSHED ME

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TO DO BETTER

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AND ALSO KEPT ME HUMBLE.

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WHEN VICE PRESIDENT PENCE

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WAS ANNOUNCING OUR CLASS,

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HE MADE AN ANALOGY

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TO A TURTLE ON A FENCE POST.

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UH, BASICALLY MEANING THAT,

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HEY, YOU DIDN'T GET THERE

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ON YOUR OWN.

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HE WAS TALKING, OF COURSE,

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ABOUT OUR FAMILIES,

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OUR LOVED ONES,

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OUR-OUR CO-WORKERS, OUR TEAMS,

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ESSENTIALLY THAT ALLOWED US

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TO SUCCEED AND GET

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TO THAT POINT IN OUR LIVES.

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>> FRANK IS TRULY A,

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UH-- A WONDERFUL PERSON.

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HE IS A GREAT AMERICAN

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AND EVEN BETTER HUMAN BEING,

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AND HE'S GONNA MAKE

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AN AWESOME ASTRONAUT.

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AND, UM, I REALLY LOOK FORWARD

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AND HOPE I GET THE CHANCE

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TO GO TO SPACE

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WITH HIM ONE DAY.

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>> WHAT THE MOON WILL

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ALLOW US TO DO IS

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TO EXPLORE FURTHER

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THAN WE EVER HAVE BEFORE.

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ANYTIME WE'VE EXPLORED

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IN THE HISTORY OF MANKIND, UH,

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THERE'S GREAT BENEFITS

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FROM THE TECHNOLOGICAL,

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UH, POINT OF VIEW.

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UM, BUT I THINK

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DEEPER THAN THAT,

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THERE'S A SENSE OF PRIDE

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AND UNITY THAT COMES

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WITH ACCOMPLISHING

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INCREDIBLY HARD THINGS.

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UH, AND RIGHT NOW

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PROBABLY MORE THAN EVER

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AS A NATION AND AS A WORLD,

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UM, WE NEED THAT.

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WATCHING HOW AMERICA

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COMES TOGETHER

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IN THOSE MOMENTS,

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IN THOSE BIGGER-THAN-LIFE

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MOMENTS, UH,

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IS SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY

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INCREDIBLE TO BEHOLD.

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