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I'm first Lieutenant Alexander Perez .

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I'm a transportation officer um

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currently working at a HG Kuwait . So

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what we do is uh manage logistics , uh

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supply chain management . I'm

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supporting classes supplied to units ,

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um and distribution of all the classes

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of supply Daman provided me an

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opportunity to serve my country as well

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as providing me the resources to finish

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college . Um I think uh one of the

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challenges right is especially being an

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officer is I don't see that many uh

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Hispanic officers uh so kind of setting

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myself apart . Um setting the standards

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of course and kind of just representing ,

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you know , the , the growth that we've

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seen with uh the Hispanic um people ,

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Latin American people um within

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American society . Well , it's

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important because it allows us to

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express ourselves our culture , um our

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heritage and just

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like freedom of expression for , you

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know , who we are , where we came from .

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I would say do it . I'd say if it's

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something that you're passionate about ,

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if it's something that , that's what

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you want to do , uh don't let anyone or

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anything tell you otherwise . Um

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because it's your dreams . So whether

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it's in the army or not in the army , I

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always tell everyone I will . It's

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important for not only Hispanics . Um

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But for everyone because we represent

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each other , we support each other . Um

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And it's kind of an all inclusive

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environment that allows us to want to

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appreciate each other , respect each

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other as well as learn from each

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other's different backgrounds and

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heritage .