Comments by "christine paris" (@christineparis5607) on "Roy Benavidez: The Lazarus Soldier" video.

  1.  Hoàng Nguyên  I hear what you're saying. My uncle was over there fighting at 19, and what he saw he would never speak of. When he came back he was 23 with a massive drinking addiction, joined a motorcycle club and hated most authority ever after. He was shy and kind. He passed away three days ago. I'm so sorry that he was there, and so many lives were destroyed by whatever he was commanded to do. I know he hated himself and could not live with the pain. He never wanted to be there. I know he would tell you he wished we were never there, that he never would hurt any living creature, and that he would ask you to forgive him. I'm not asking you to forgive, because that's too much to ask. Just know that he was sorry, and I will be too, and I have tried to make my life about protecting and speaking for those with no voice, and stopping abuse. I love my country, but there are hateful elements that only thrive on hatred and war on the powerless, the disenfranchised, the easy targets. I stand with humanity. Stop the violence.
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  2. This guy is the yardstick of bravery and willpower. Those Texas towns then were brutal on Mexican Americans, kind of like Washington wants the whole country to be today...
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