Gayle Tzemach Lemmon: Meet the first women to fight on the front lines of an American war

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืžืชืจื’ื: yael ring ืžื‘ืงืจ: Shlomo Adam
00:12
Every group of female friends has the funny one,
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ื‘ื›ืœ ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ืฉืœ ื—ื‘ืจื•ืช ื™ืฉื ื” ื”ืžืฆื—ื™ืงื”,
00:16
the one you go to when you need a good cry,
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ื–ืืช ืฉืคื•ื ื™ื ืืœื™ื” ื›ืฉืฆืจื™ืš ื›ืชืฃ ืœื‘ื›ื•ืช ืขืœื™ื”,
00:19
the one who tells you to suck it up when you've had a hard day.
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ื–ืืช ืฉืื•ืžืจืช ืœืงื•ื ื•ืœื”ืชื ืขืจ ืื—ืจื™ ื™ื•ื ืงืฉื”.
00:22
And this group was no different.
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ื•ื›ืš ื”ื™ื” ื’ื ื‘ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ื”ื–ืืช,
00:25
Except that this was a community of groundbreaking women
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ืคืจื˜ ืœื›ืœ ืฉื–ืืช ื”ื™ืชื” ืงื”ื™ืœื” ืฉืœ ื ืฉื™ื ืคื•ืจืฆื•ืช-ื“ืจืš
00:29
who came together --
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ืฉื—ื‘ืจื• ื–ื• ืœื–ื•,
00:30
first to become teammates, then friends, and then family --
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ืจืืฉื™ืช ื›ื—ื‘ืจื•ืช-ืฆื•ื•ืช ื•ืื—ืจ ื”ืคื›ื• ืœื—ื‘ืจื•ืช ื•ืœืžืฉืคื—ื”,
ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื”ื›ื™ ืคื—ื•ืช ืกื‘ื™ืจ:
00:34
in the least likely of places:
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00:36
on the Special Operations battlefield.
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ื‘ืฉื“ื•ืช ื”ืงืจื‘ ืฉืœ ื”ืžื‘ืฆืขื™ื ื”ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ื™ื
00:39
This was a group of women whose friendship and valor was cemented
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ื–ืืช ื”ื™ืชื” ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ืฉืœ ื ืฉื™ื ืฉื”ื—ื‘ืจื•ืช ื•ืื•ืžืฅ ื”ืจื•ื— ืฉืœื”ืŸ ื’ื•ื‘ืฉื•
ืœื ืจืง ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืžื” ืฉื”ืŸ ืจืื• ื•ืขืฉื• ื‘ื—ื•ื“ ื”ื—ื ื™ืช,
00:43
not only by what they had seen and done at the tip of the spear,
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00:47
but by the fact that they were there
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ืืœื ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ื” ืฉื”ื™ื• ืฉื
00:49
at a time when women -- officially, at least --
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ื‘ืชืงื•ืคื” ื‘ื” ื ืฉื™ื, ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ืจืฉืžื™ ืœืคื—ื•ืช,
ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ื•ื“ืจื• ืžืชืคืงื™ื“ื™ ืœื—ื™ืžื” ืงืจืงืขื™ืช
00:52
remained banned from ground combat,
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00:54
and America had no idea they existed.
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ื•ืœืืžืจื™ืงื” ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืžื•ืฉื’ ืื•ื“ื•ืช ืงื™ื•ืžืŸ.
00:59
This story begins with Special Operations leaders,
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ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ื–ื” ืžืชื—ื™ืœ ืขื ืžืคืงื“ื™ ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ื•ืช ื”ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ื•ืช,
01:02
some of the most tested men in the United States military, saying,
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ื›ืžื” ืžื”ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืžื ื•ืกื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืฆื‘ื ื”ืืžืจื™ืงืื™, ืฉืืžืจื•,
01:06
"We need women to help us wage this war."
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"ืื ื• ื–ืงื•ืงื™ื ืœื ืฉื™ื ืฉื™ืขื–ืจื• ืœื ื• ืœื”ื™ืœื—ื ื‘ืžืœื—ืžื” ื”ื–ืืช".
01:10
"America would never kill its way to the end of its wars," it argued.
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"ื”ื”ืจื’ ืœื ื™ืฉื™ื’ ืœืืžืจื™ืงื” ืืช ื”ื ืฆื—ื•ืŸ", ื”ื ื˜ืขื ื•.
01:13
"Needed more knowledge and more understanding."
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"ื™ืฉ ืฆื•ืจืš ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื™ื“ืข ื•ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื”ื‘ื ื”"
01:16
And as everyone knows,
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ื•ื›ืžื• ืฉื›ื•ืœื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื,
01:18
if you want to understand what's happening in a community and in a home,
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ืื ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืžื” ืงื•ืจื” ื‘ืงื”ื™ืœื” ื•ื‘ื‘ื™ืช
01:21
you talk to women,
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ืžื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืขื ื”ื ืฉื™ื,
01:23
whether you're talking about Southern Afghanistan,
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ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื ื–ื” ื‘ื“ืจื•ื ืืคื’ื ื™ืกื˜ืŸ,
01:26
or Southern California.
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ืื• ื‘ื“ืจื•ื ืงืœื™ืคื•ืจื ื™ื”.
01:28
But in this case, men could not talk to women,
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืžืงืจื” ื”ื–ื”, ื”ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ืœื ื™ื›ืœื• ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืขื ื”ื ืฉื™ื
01:31
because in a conservative and traditional society like Afghanistan,
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ื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉื‘ื—ื‘ืจื” ืฉืžืจื ื™ืช ื•ืžืกื•ืจืชื™ืช ื›ืžื• ื–ื• ืฉื‘ืืคื’ื ื™ืกื˜ืŸ
01:34
that would cause grave offense.
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ืžื”ืœืš ื›ื–ื” ื ื—ืฉื‘ ืœืขืœื‘ื•ืŸ ื—ืžื•ืจ.
01:36
So you needed women soldiers out there.
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ื›ืš ืฉื‘ืฉื˜ื— ื”ืชืขื•ืจืจ ื”ืฆื•ืจืš ื‘ื ืฉื•ืช ืฆื‘ื.
01:41
That meant, at this time in the war, that the women who would be recruited
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ื”ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ื”ื™ืชื”, ื‘ืฉืœื‘ ื–ื” ื‘ืžืœื—ืžื”, ืฉื”ื ืฉื™ื ืฉืชื’ื•ื™ื™ืกื ื”
ืœืฉืจืช ืœืฆื“ ื”"ืจื™ื™ื ื’'ืจืก" ืฉืœ ื”ืฆื‘ื ื•"ืืจื™ื•ืช ื”ื™ื",
01:45
to serve alongside Army Rangers and Navy SEALs,
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01:47
would be seeing the kind of combat experienced by less than five percent
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ืชื™ืงื—ื ื” ื—ืœืง ื‘ืงืจื‘ื•ืช ืฉื‘ื”ื ื”ืฉืชืชืคื• ืคื—ื•ืช ืž-5%
01:52
of the entire United States military.
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ืžื›ืœืœ ื”ืฆื‘ื ื”ืืžืจื™ืงืื™.
01:55
Less than five percent.
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ืคื—ื•ืช ืžื—ืžื™ืฉื” ืื—ื•ื–ื™ื.
01:58
So the call went out.
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ื•ื›ืš ื™ืฆืื” ื”ืงืจื™ืื”:
02:00
"Female soldiers: Become a part of history.
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"ื—ื™ื™ืœื•ืช, ื‘ื•ืื• ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื—ืœืง ืžื”ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื”.
02:02
Join Special Operations on the battlefield in Afghanistan."
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"ื”ืฆื˜ืจืคื• ืœื™ื—ื™ื“ื•ืช ื”ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ื•ืช ื‘ืฉื“ื” ื”ืงืจื‘ ื‘ืืคื’ื ื™ืกื˜ืŸ".
02:06
This is in 2011.
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื‘-2011.
02:08
And from Alabama to Alaska,
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ื•ืžืืœื‘ืžื” ื•ืขื“ ืืœืกืงื”,
02:10
a group of women who had always wanted to do something that mattered
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ืงื‘ื•ืฆืช ื ืฉื™ื ืฉืชืžื™ื“ ื—ืœืžื• ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืžืฉื”ื• ื‘ืขืœ ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช
02:14
alongside the best of the best,
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ืœืฆื“ ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ืฉื‘ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื,
02:16
and to make a difference for their country,
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ื•ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืžืขืฉื” ืœืžืขืŸ ืืจืฆืŸ,
02:18
answered that call to serve.
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ืขื ื• ืœืงืจื™ืื” ืœืฉืจืช.
02:22
And for them it was not about politics, it was about serving with purpose.
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ื•ืขื‘ื•ืจืŸ, ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืžื“ื•ื‘ืจ ื‘ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืงื”, ืืœื ื‘ืฉื™ืจื•ืช ืขื ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช.
02:28
And so, the women who came to North Carolina
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ื•ื›ืš, ื”ื ืฉื™ื ืฉื‘ืื• ืœืฆืคื•ืŸ ืงืจื•ืœื™ื ื”
02:31
to compete for a spot on these teams
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ืœื”ืชื—ืจื•ืช ืขืœ ืžืงื•ื ื‘ืฆื•ื•ืชื™ื ื”ืœืœื•
02:34
which would put women on the Special Operations front lines,
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ืฉื™ืฆื™ื‘ื• ื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืงื• ื”ื—ื–ื™ืช ืฉืœ ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ื•ืช ื”ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ื•ืช,
02:37
landed and found very quickly a community,
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ื ื—ืชื• ื•ืžืฆืื• ื‘ืžื”ื™ืจื•ืช ืงื”ื™ืœื” ืฉื›ืžื•ื” ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ืจืื•.
02:40
the likes of which they had never seen.
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02:43
Full of women who were as fierce and as fit as they were,
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ืงื”ื™ืœื” ืžืœืื” ื‘ื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืขืœื•ืช ืชืขื•ื–ื” ื•ื›ื•ืฉืจ ื›ืžื•ืชืŸ,
02:46
and as driven to make a difference.
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ื•ื‘ืขืœื•ืช ืื•ืชื• ื›ื•ื— ืจืฆื•ืŸ ืœื—ื•ืœืœ ืฉื™ื ื•ื™.
02:49
They didn't have to apologize for who they were,
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ื”ืŸ ืœื ื”ื™ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื•ืช ืœื”ืชื ืฆืœ ืขืœ ืžื™ ืฉื”ืŸ,
02:51
and in fact, they could celebrate it.
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ืื“ืจื‘ื, ื”ืŸ ื™ื›ืœื• ืœื”ืชืคืืจ ื‘ื›ืš.
02:54
And what they found when they were there was that all of a sudden,
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ื•ืžื” ืฉื”ืŸ ืžืฆืื• ื›ืืฉืจ ื”ืŸ ื”ื’ื™ืขื• ื”ื•ื ืฉืคืชืื•ื,
02:58
there were lots of people like them.
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ื”ืŸ ื”ื™ื• ืžื•ืงืคื•ืช ื‘ื”ืžื•ืŸ ื ืฉื™ื ื›ืžื•ืชืŸ.
03:01
As one of them said,
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ื›ืคื™ ืฉืื—ืช ืžื”ืŸ ืืžืจื”,
03:02
"It was like you looked around and realized
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"ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื›ืื™ืœื• ื”ืกืชื›ืœืช ืกื‘ื™ื‘ ื•ื”ื‘ื ืช
03:04
there was more than one giraffe at the zoo."
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"ืฉื™ืฉ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื’'ื™ืจืคื” ืื—ืช ื‘ื’ืŸ ื”ื—ื™ื•ืช".
03:09
Among this team of standouts was Cassie,
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ื‘ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ื”ื–ืืช ืฉืœ ื›ื•ื›ื‘ื•ืช ื”ื™ื• ืงืืกื™,
03:11
a young woman who managed to be an ROTC cadet, a sorority sister
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ืืฉื” ืฆืขื™ืจื” ืฉื”ืฆืœื™ื—ื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื—ื ื™ื›ื” ื‘ืงื•ืจืก ืงืฆื™ื ื™ื, ื—ื‘ืจื” ื‘ืื—ื•ื•ืช ื ืฉื™ื,
03:16
and a Women's Studies minor, all in one person.
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ื•ืกื˜ื•ื“ื ื˜ื™ืช ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ื™ ื ืฉื™ื, ื•ื›ืœ ื–ื” ื‘ืื“ื ืื—ื“;
03:20
Tristan, a West Point track star, who always ran and road marched
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ื˜ืจื™ืกื˜ืŸ, ืืฆื ื™ืช ืžืฆื˜ื™ื™ื ืช ื‘ื•ื•ืกื˜ ืคื•ื™ื ื˜, ืฉืชืžื™ื“ ืจืฆื” ื•ืฆืขื“ื” ื‘ืžืกืœื•ืœื™ ืฉื“ื”
03:24
with no socks,
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ื‘ืœื™ ื’ืจื‘ื™ื™ื,
03:26
and had shoes whose smell proved it.
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ื•ื”ืจื™ื— ืฉืœ ื”ื ืขืœื™ื™ื ืฉืœื” ื”ื•ื›ื™ื— ืืช ื–ื”.
03:28
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
03:29
Amber, a Heidi look-alike, who had always wanted to be in the infantry,
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ืืžื‘ืจ, ื›ืคื™ืœื” ืฉืœ ื”ื™ื™ื“ื™ ื‘ืช ื”ื”ืจื™ื, ืฉืชืžื™ื“ ืจืฆืชื” ืœืฉืจืช ื‘ื—ื™ืœ ื”ืจื’ืœื™ื
03:33
and when she found out that women couldn't be,
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ื•ื›ืืฉืจ ื”ื™ื ื’ื™ืœืชื” ืฉื ืฉื™ื ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœืฉืจืช ืฉื,
03:36
she decided to become an intel officer.
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ื”ื™ื ื”ื—ืœื™ื˜ื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืงืฆื™ื ืช ืžื•ื“ื™ืขื™ืŸ.
03:39
She served in Bosnia,
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ื”ื™ื ืฉื™ืจืชื” ื‘ื‘ื•ืกื ื™ื”,
03:40
and later helped the FBI to bust drug gangs in Pennsylvania.
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ื•ืžืื•ื—ืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืกื™ื™ืขื” ืœื‘ื•ืœืฉืช ื”ืคื“ืจืœื™ืช ืœืœื›ื•ื“ ื›ื ื•ืคื™ื•ืช ืกืžื™ื ื‘ืคื ืกื™ืœื‘ื ื™ื”
03:44
And then there was Kate, who played high school football
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ื•ื”ื™ืชื” ื’ื ืงื™ื™ื˜, ืฉืฉื™ื—ืงื” ืคื•ื˜ื‘ื•ืœ ื‘ืชื™ื›ื•ืŸ
03:48
all four years,
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ื‘ืžืฉืš ื›ืœ ืืจื‘ืข ื”ืฉื ื™ื,
03:49
and actually wanted to drop out after the first,
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ื•ื‘ืขืฆื ืจืฆืชื” ืœื”ืคืกื™ืง ืื—ืจื™ ื”ืฉื ื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื”,
03:52
to go into the glee club,
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืฆื˜ืจืฃ ืœื—ื•ื’ "ื’ืœื™"
03:53
but when boys told her that girls couldn't play football,
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ืื‘ืœ ื›ืฉื”ื‘ื ื™ื ืืžืจื• ืœื” ืฉื‘ื ื•ืช ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœืฉื—ืง ืคื•ื˜ื‘ื•ืœ
03:56
she decided to stay
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ื”ื™ื ื”ื—ืœื™ื˜ื” ืœื”ื™ืฉืืจ
ืœืžืขืŸ ื›ืœ ื”ื™ืœื“ื•ืช ื”ืงื˜ื ื•ืช ืฉืชื‘ื•ืื ื” ื‘ืขืงื‘ื•ืชื™ื”.
03:58
for all the little girls who would come after her.
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04:02
For them, biology had shaped part of their destiny,
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ืขื‘ื•ืจืŸ, ื”ื‘ื™ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื” ืขื™ืฆื‘ื” ื—ืœืง ืžื”ื™ื™ืขื•ื“ ืฉืœื”ืŸ,
04:04
and put, as Cassie once said,
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ื•ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื”, ื›ืคื™ ืฉืงืืกื™ ืคืขื ืืžืจื”,
04:07
"everything noble out of reach for girls."
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"ืืช ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืืฆื™ืœื™ ืžื—ื•ืฅ ืœื”ื™ืฉื’ ื™ื“ืŸ ืฉืœ ื‘ื ื•ืช".
04:10
And yet, here was a chance to serve with the best of the best
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ืืš ื›ืืŸ ื”ื™ืชื” ืืคืฉืจื•ืช ืœืฉืจืช ื™ื—ื“ ืขื ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ืฉื‘ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื
04:13
on a mission that mattered to their country,
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ื‘ืชืคืงื™ื“ ืžืฉืžืขื•ืชื™ ืœืžื“ื™ื ื” ืฉืœื”ืŸ,
04:15
not despite the fact that they were female,
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ืœื ืœืžืจื•ืช ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ื” ืฉื”ืŸ ื ืฉื™ื,
04:18
but because of it.
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ืืœื ื‘ื’ืœืœื”.
04:20
This team of women, in many ways, was like women everywhere.
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ืฆื•ื•ืช ื–ื” ืฉืœ ื ืฉื™ื, ื‘ื”ืžื•ืŸ ืžื•ื‘ื ื™ื, ื”ื™ื” ื›ืžื• ื›ืœ ืงื‘ื•ืฆืช ื ืฉื™ื ืื—ืจืช,
04:24
They wore makeup, and in fact,
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ื”ืŸ ื”ืฉืชืžืฉื• ื‘ืื™ืคื•ืจ, ื•ืœืžืขืฉื”
04:26
they would bond in the ladies' room over eyeliner and eye pencil.
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ืžืฆืื• ืฉืคื” ืžืฉื•ืชืคืช ื‘ืฉื™ืจื•ืชื™ ื”ื ืฉื™ื ืกื‘ื™ื‘ ืื™ื™ืœื™ื™ื ืจ ื•ืขืคืจื•ืŸ ืœืขื™ื ื™ื™ื.
04:30
They also wore body armor.
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ื”ืŸ ื’ื ืœื‘ืฉื• ืืคื•ื“ ืžื’ืŸ.
04:32
They would put 50 pounds of weight on their backs,
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ื”ืŸ ื”ื™ื• ืžืขืžื™ืกื•ืช 22.5 ืงื™ืœื• ืฉืœ ืฆื™ื•ื“ ืขืœ ื”ื’ื‘,
04:34
and board the helicopter for an operation,
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ืขื•ืœื•ืช ืœืžืกื•ืง ืœืงืจืืช ืžื‘ืฆืข,
ื•ืื– ื”ื™ื• ื—ื•ื–ืจื•ืช ื•ืฆื•ืคื•ืช ื‘ืกืจื˜ื™ื ื›ืžื• "ืฉื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ื•ืช".
04:37
and they would come back and watch a movie called "Bridesmaids."
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
04:40
(Laughter)
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04:41
They even wore a thing called Spanx,
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ื”ืŸ ืืคื™ืœื• ืœื‘ืฉื• ืžื—ื˜ื‘ื™ื,
04:44
because, as they found very quickly,
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ, ืฉื›ืคื™ ืฉื”ืŸ ื’ื™ืœื• ื‘ืžื”ื™ืจื•ืช,
04:46
the uniforms made for men were big where they should be small,
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ื”ืžื“ื™ื ืฉื ืชืคืจื• ืœื’ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ื™ื• ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื ื‘ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ืฉื”ื™ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืงื˜ื ื™ื,
04:50
and small where they should be big.
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ื•ืงื˜ื ื™ื ื”ื™ื›ืŸ ืฉื”ื™ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื.
04:52
So Lane, an Iraq War veteran -- you see her here on my left --
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ืื– ืœื™ื™ืŸ, ื‘ื•ื’ืจืช ื”ืžืœื—ืžื” ื‘ืขื™ืจืง-- ื›ืคื™ ืฉืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ื›ืืŸ ืžืฉืžืืœื™--
04:56
decided she was going to go on Amazon
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ื”ื—ืœื™ื˜ื” ืœื”ื™ื›ื ืก ืœ"ืืžื–ื•ืŸ"
04:58
and order a pair of Spanx to her base,
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ื•ืœื”ื–ืžื™ืŸ ื—ื‘ื™ืœื” ืฉืœ ืžื—ื˜ื‘ื™ื ืœื‘ืกื™ืก ืฉืœื”,
05:00
so that her pants would fit better when she went out on mission each night.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื”ืžื›ื ืกื™ื™ื ืฉืœื” ื™ื™ืฉื‘ื• ื˜ื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื›ืืฉืจ ื”ื™ื ื™ื•ืฆืืช ืœืžืฉื™ืžื” ื›ืœ ืœื™ืœื”.
05:04
These women would get together over video conference
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ื”ื ืฉื™ื ื”ืืœื” ื”ื™ื• ืžืชื›ื ืกื•ืช ืกื‘ื™ื‘ ืœื•ื•ืขื™ื“ื•ืช ื•ื™ื“ืื•
05:07
from all around Afghanistan from their various bases,
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ืžื›ืœ ืจื—ื‘ื™ ืืคื’ื ื™ืกื˜ืŸ, ืžื”ื‘ืกื™ืกื™ื ื”ืฉื•ื ื™ื ืฉืœื”ืŸ,
05:09
and they would talk about what it was like
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ื•ืžื“ื‘ืจื•ืช ืขืœ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื
05:11
to be one of the only women doing what they were doing.
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ื›ื ืฉื™ื ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ื•ืช ืฉืขื•ืฉื•ืช ืืช ืžื” ืฉื”ืŸ ืขื•ืฉื•ืช.
05:14
They would swap jokes,
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ื”ืŸ ื”ื™ื• ืžืกืคืจื•ืช ื‘ื“ื™ื—ื•ืช,
05:15
they would talk about what was working, what wasn't,
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ื”ืŸ ื”ื™ื• ืžื“ื‘ืจื•ืช ืขืœ ืžื” ืขื•ื‘ื“ ื•ืžื” ืœื ืขื•ื‘ื“,
ื‘ืžื” ื”ืŸ ื”ืชืžืงืฆืขื• ื•ืžื” ื”ืŸ ืฆืจื™ื›ื•ืช ืœืฉืคืจ.
05:18
what they had learned to do well, what they needed to do better.
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05:21
And they would talk about some of the lighter moments of being women
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ื”ืŸ ื”ื™ื• ืžื“ื‘ืจื•ืช ืขืœ ื”ืฆื“ื“ื™ื ื”ืงืœื™ืœื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืืฉื”
05:24
out on the Special Operations front lines,
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ื‘ืงื• ื”ื—ื–ื™ืช ืฉืœ ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ื•ืช ื”ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ื•ืช,
05:27
including the Shewee,
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ื›ื•ืœืœ ื”"ืฉื™ื•ื•ื™",
05:28
which was a tool that let you pee like a guy,
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ื›ืœื™ ืฉื ื•ืขื“ ืœืืคืฉืจ ืœืš ืœื”ืฉืชื™ืŸ ื›ืžื• ื’ื‘ืจ,
05:30
although it's said to have had only a 40 percent accuracy rate out there.
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ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉื ืืžืจ ืขืœื™ื• ืฉื‘ืฉื˜ื— ื™ืฉ ืœื• ืจืง 40 ืื—ื•ื–ื™ ื“ื™ื•ืง.
05:35
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
05:38
These women lived in the "and."
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ื”ื ืฉื™ื ื”ืืœื• ื—ื™ื• ื‘"ื’ื ื•ื’ื".
05:41
They proved you could be fierce and you could be feminine.
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ื”ืŸ ื”ื•ื›ื™ื—ื• ืฉืืช ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืื›ื–ืจื™ืช ื•ื’ื ื ืฉื™ืช
05:44
You could wear mascara and body armor.
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ืืช ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœืฉื™ื ืžืกืงืจื” ื•ื’ื ืœืœื‘ื•ืฉ ืืคื•ื“ ืžื’ืŸ.
05:47
You could love CrossFit, and really like cross-stitch.
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ืืช ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœืื”ื•ื‘ ืื™ืžื•ื ื™ ื›ื•ืฉืจ ื•ื’ื ืชืคื™ืจื”
05:51
You could love to climb out of helicopters and you could also love to bake cookies.
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ืืช ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœืื”ื•ื‘ ืœื˜ืคืก ืœืžืกื•ืงื™ื ื•ืืช ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ื’ื ืœืื”ื•ื‘ ืœืืคื•ืช ืขื•ื’ื™ื•ืช.
05:56
Women live in the and every single day,
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ื ืฉื™ื ื—ื™ื•ืช "ื’ื ื•ื’ื" ื‘ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื,
ื•ื”ื ืฉื™ื ื”ืืœื” ื”ื‘ื™ืื• ืืช ื–ื” ื’ื ืœืชืขืกื•ืงื” ื”ื–ืืช.
06:00
and these women brought that to this mission as well.
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06:04
On this life and death battlefield they never forgot
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ื‘ืฉื“ื” ื”ืงืจื‘ ื”ืงื˜ืœื ื™ ื”ืŸ ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ืฉื›ื—ื•
06:07
that being female may have brought them to the front lines,
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ืฉื”ื™ื•ืชืŸ ื ืฉื™ื ืื•ืœื™ ื”ื™ืชื” ื”ืกื™ื‘ื” ืฉื”ื‘ื™ืื” ืื•ืชืŸ ืœืงื• ื”ื—ื–ื™ืช,
06:10
but being a soldier is what would prove themselves there.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื™ื•ืชืŸ ื—ื™ื™ืœื•ืช ื”ื™ื ืžื” ืฉืชื•ื›ื™ื— ืืช ื ื—ื™ืฆื•ืชืŸ ืฉื.
06:14
There was the night Amber went out on mission,
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ืœื™ืœื” ืื—ื“ ืืžื‘ืจ ื™ืฆืื” ืœืžืฉื™ืžื”,
06:16
and in talking to the women of the house,
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ื•ืชื•ืš ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื™ื—ื” ืขื ื”ื ืฉื™ื ื‘ื‘ื™ืช,
06:18
realized that there was a barricaded shooter lying in wait
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ื”ื‘ื™ื ื” ืฉื™ืฉ ืฆืœืฃ ืžื‘ื•ืฆืจ ืฉืื•ืจื‘ ื‘ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื”
06:21
for the Afghan and American forces who were waiting to enter the home.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื™ืจื•ืช ื‘ื›ื•ื—ื•ืช ื”ืืคื’ื ื™ื™ื ื•ื”ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ื ืฉื”ืชื›ื•ื ื ื• ืœื”ื™ื›ื ืก ืœื‘ื™ืช.
06:25
Another night it was Tristan who found out
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ื‘ืœื™ืœื” ืื—ืจ ื”ื™ืชื” ื–ื• ื˜ืจื™ืกื˜ืŸ ืฉื’ื™ืœืชื”
06:28
that there were pieces that make up explosives
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ืฉืžื˜ืขื ื™ ื ืคืฅ ืžืื•ืœืชืจื™ื ืคื•ื–ืจื• ืžืกื‘ื™ื‘ ืœื‘ื™ืช ื‘ื• ื”ื ืขืžื“ื•,
06:30
all around the house in which they were standing,
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06:32
and that in fact, explosives lay all the way between there
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ื•ืฉืœืžืขืฉื”, ื”ืžื˜ืขื ื™ื ืคื•ื–ืจื• ืœืื•ืจืš ื›ืœ ื”ื“ืจืš ื‘ื™ื ื
06:35
and where they were about to head that night.
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ื•ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืžืงื•ื ืืœื™ื• ื”ืชื›ื•ื•ื ื• ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ื‘ืื•ืชื• ืœื™ืœื”.
06:38
There was the night another one of their teammates proved herself
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ื”ื™ื” ื”ืœื™ืœื” ื‘ื• ื—ื‘ืจื” ืื—ืจืช ื”ื•ื›ื™ื—ื” ืืช ืขืฆืžื”
ืžื•ืœ ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ืกืคืงื ื™ืช ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ืฉืœ "ืืจื™ื•ืช ื™ื",
06:41
to a decidedly skeptical team of SEALs,
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06:43
when she found the intel item they were looking for
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ื›ืฉืžืฆืื” ืืช ืคืจื™ื˜ ื”ืžื•ื“ื™ืขื™ืŸ ืื•ืชื” ื—ื™ืคืฉื•
ืขื˜ื•ืฃ ื‘ื—ื™ืชื•ืœ ืจื˜ื•ื‘ ืฉืœ ืชื™ื ื•ืง.
06:46
wrapped up in a baby's wet diaper.
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06:49
And there was the night that Isabel, another one of their teammates,
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ื•ื”ื™ื” ื”ืœื™ืœื” ื‘ื• ืื™ื–ื‘ืœ, ืขื•ื“ ื‘ื—ื•ืจื” ืžื”ืฆื•ื•ืช,
06:52
found the things that they were looking for,
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ืžืฆืื” ืืช ื”ื—ืคืฆื™ื ืื•ืชื ื—ื™ืคืฉื•,
06:54
and received an Impact Award from the Rangers
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ื•ืงื™ื‘ืœื” ืขืœ ื›ืš ืขื™ื˜ื•ืจ "ืื™ืžืคืงื˜" ืžื”"ืจื™ื™ื ื’'ืจืก",
06:56
who said that without her,
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ืฉืืžืจื• ืฉื‘ืœืขื“ื™ื”,
06:58
the things and the people they were looking for that night
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ื”ื—ืคืฆื™ื ื•ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืื•ืชื ื”ื ื—ื™ืคืฉื• ื‘ืื•ืชื• ืœื™ืœื”
ืœื ื”ื™ื• ื ืžืฆืื™ื ืœืขื•ืœื.
07:01
would never have been found.
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07:03
That night and so many others,
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ื‘ืื•ืชื• ืœื™ืœื”, ื›ืžื• ื‘ืœื™ืœื•ืช ืจื‘ื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื,
07:05
they went out to prove themselves, not only for one another,
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ื”ืŸ ื™ืฆืื• ืœื”ื•ื›ื™ื— ืืช ืขืฆืžืŸ, ืœื ืจืง ื–ื• ื‘ืคื ื™ ื–ื•,
07:08
but for everybody who would come after them.
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ืืœื ืœืžืขืŸ ื›ืœ ืžื™ ืฉืชื‘ื•ื ืื—ืจื™ื”ืŸ.
07:11
And also for the men alongside whom they served.
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ื•ื’ื ื‘ืคื ื™ ื”ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืœืฆื™ื“ืŸ ื”ืŸ ืฉื™ืจืชื•.
07:15
We talk a lot about how behind every great man is a good woman.
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ืื ื• ืื•ืžืจื™ื ื”ืจื‘ื” ืฉืžืื—ื•ืจื™ ื›ืœ ื’ื‘ืจ ืžืฆืœื™ื— ืขื•ืžื“ืช ืื™ืฉื” ื˜ื•ื‘ื”.
07:20
And in this case,
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ื•ื‘ืžืงืจื” ื”ื–ื”,
07:21
next to these women stood men who wanted to see them succeed.
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ืœืฆื“ ื”ื ืฉื™ื ื”ืืœื• ืขืžื“ื• ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืจืฆื• ื‘ื”ืฆืœื—ืชืŸ.
07:25
The Army Ranger who trained them had served 12 deployments.
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ืžืคืงื“ ื”"ืจื™ื™ื ื’'ืจืก" ืฉืื™ืžืŸ ืื•ืชืŸ ืฉื™ืจืช ื‘-12 ืชืขืกื•ืงื•ืช ืžื‘ืฆืขื™ื•ืช.
07:29
And when they told him that he had to go train girls,
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ื•ื›ืืฉืจ ืืžืจื• ืœื• ืฉื”ื•ื ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืืžืŸ ื‘ื ื•ืช,
07:32
he had no idea what to expect.
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ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืœื• ืฉื•ื ืžื•ืฉื’ ืœืžื” ืœืฆืคื•ืช.
07:35
But at the end of eight days with these women in the summer of 2011,
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ืื‘ืœ ืื—ืจื™ ืฉืžื•ื ื” ื™ืžื™ื ืขื ื”ื ืฉื™ื ื”ืืœื” ื‘ืงื™ืฅ 2011,
07:39
he told his fellow Ranger, "We have just witnessed history.
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ื”ื•ื ืืžืจ ืœ"ืจื™ื™ื ื’'ืจ" ืื—ืจ: "ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืขื“ื™ื ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืœืžืื•ืจืข ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™,
07:44
These may well be our own Tuskegee Airmen."
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"ื™ื™ืชื›ืŸ ืฉืืœื• ื”ืŸ ื˜ื™ื™ืกื™ ื”'ื˜ืกืงื™ื’ื™' ืฉืœื ื•"
07:49
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
07:56
At the heart of this team was the one person
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ื‘ืœื‘ ื”ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ื”ื–ืืช ืขืžื“ื” ื”ืืฉื” ื”ืื—ืช
ืฉื›ื•ืœืŸ ืงืจืื• ืœื” "ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ืฉื‘ื›ื•ืœื ื•".
07:59
who everyone called "the best of us."
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08:01
She was a petite blonde dynamo,
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ื”ื™ื ื”ื™ืชื” ื“ื™ื ืžื• ื‘ืœื•ื ื“ื™ื ื™ ืงื˜ื ื˜ืŸ
08:04
who barely reached five-foot-three.
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ืฉื‘ืงื•ืฉื™ ื”ื’ื™ืขื” ืœืžื˜ืจ ืฉืฉื™ื
08:06
And she was this wild mix of Martha Stewart,
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ื•ื”ื™ืชื” ื”ืฉื™ืœื•ื‘ ื”ืคืจื•ืข ืฉืœ ืžืจืชื” ืกื˜ื™ื•ืืจื˜,
08:09
and what we know as G.I. Jane.
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ื•ื’'ื™-ืื™ื™-ื’'ื™ื™ืŸ.
08:12
She was someone who loved to make dinner for her husband,
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ื”ื™ื ื”ื™ืชื” ืžื™ืฉื”ื™ ืฉืื”ื‘ื” ืœื”ื›ื™ืŸ ืืจื•ื—ืช ืขืจื‘ ืœื‘ืขืœื”,
08:15
her Kent State ROTC sweetheart who pushed her to be her best,
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ืื”ื•ื‘ื” ืžื”ืขืชื•ื“ื” ื”ืืงื“ืžื™ืช ืฉืœ ืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ืช ืงื ื˜
ืฉื“ื—ืฃ ืื•ืชื” ืœื”ืฆื˜ื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ื‘ืจ, ืœื‘ื˜ื•ื— ื‘ืขืฆืžื”
08:19
and to trust herself,
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08:20
and to test every limit she could.
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ื•ืœืžืชื•ื— ื›ืœ ื’ื‘ื•ืœ ืฉื”ื™ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื”.
08:23
She also loved to put 50 pounds of weight on her back and run for miles,
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ื”ื™ื ื’ื ืื”ื‘ื” ืœื”ืขืžื™ืก 22.5 ืงื™ืœื• ืžืฉืงืœ ืขืœ ื”ื’ื‘, ื•ืœืจื•ืฅ ืงื™ืœื•ืžื˜ืจื™ื.
08:28
and she loved to be a soldier.
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ื•ื”ื™ื ืื”ื‘ื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื—ื™ื™ืœืช.
08:31
She was somebody who had a bread maker in her office in Kandahar,
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ื”ื™ื ื”ื™ืชื” ื–ืืช ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื” ืžื›ืฉื™ืจ ืœืืคื™ื™ืช ืœื—ื ื‘ืžืฉืจื“ ื‘ืงื ื“ื”ืืจ,
08:34
and would bake a batch of raisin bread, and then go to the gym
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ื”ื™ื ื”ื™ืชื” ืื•ืคื” ืœื—ื ืฆื™ืžื•ืงื™ื ื•ืื– ื”ื•ืœื›ืช ืœืžื›ื•ืŸ ื›ื•ืฉืจ
ื•ืžืจื‘ื™ืฆื” 25 ืื• 30 ืขืœื™ื•ืช-ืžืชื— ื‘ืชืœื™ื™ืช ืื•ืŸ.
08:37
and bust out 25 or 30 pull-ups from a dead hang.
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ื”ื™ื ื”ื™ืชื” ืžื™ืฉื”ื™ ืฉืื ืืช ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ื–ื•ื’ ื ืขืœื™-ืฆื‘ื ื ื•ืกืฃ
08:41
She was the person who, if you needed an extra pair of boots
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08:44
or a home-cooked dinner, would be on your speed dial.
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ืื• ืืจื•ื—ืช ืขืจื‘ ื‘ื™ืชื™ืช, ื›ื“ืื™ ืฉื”ื™ื ืชื™ืžืฆื ืืฆืœืš ื‘ื—ื™ื•ื’ ื”ืžื”ื™ืจ.
08:47
Because she never, ever would talk to you
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื”ื™ื ืืฃ ืคืขื ืœื ืชืกืคืจ ืœืš
08:49
about how good she was,
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ื›ืžื” ื”ื™ื ืžืขื•ืœื”,
08:50
but let her character speak through action.
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ืืœื ืชื ื™ื— ืœืื•ืคื™ ืฉืœื” ืœื”ืชื‘ื˜ื ื‘ืžืขืฉื™ื”,
08:54
She was famous for taking the hard right over the easy wrong.
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ื”ื™ื ื ื•ื“ืขื” ื‘ื›ืš ืฉื”ืขื“ื™ืคื” ืืช ื”ื“ืจืš ื”ื ื›ื•ื ื” ื•ื”ืงืฉื” ืขืœ ื–ื• ื”ืฉื’ื•ื™ื” ื•ื”ืงืœื”.
09:00
And she was also famous for walking up to a 15-foot rope,
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ื•ื”ื™ื ื’ื ื”ื™ืชื” ื ื•ื“ืขื” ื‘ื›ืš ืฉื”ื™ืชื” ื ื™ื’ืฉืช ืœื—ื‘ืœ ื‘ืื•ืจืš 5 ืžื˜ืจื™ื,
09:03
climbing it using only her arms,
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ื•ืžื˜ืคืกืช ืขืœื™ื• ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื–ืจื•ืขื•ืชื™ื” ื‘ืœื‘ื“,
09:06
and then shuffling away and apologizing,
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ื•ืื– ื™ื•ืจื“ืช ื•ืžืชื ืฆืœืช
09:08
because she knew she was supposed to use both her arms and her legs,
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ื›ื™ ื™ื“ืขื” ืฉื”ื™ืชื” ืืžื•ืจื” ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ื™ื“ื™ื” ื•ื’ื ื‘ืจื’ืœื™ื”,
09:11
as the Rangers had trained them.
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ื›ืžื• ืฉื”"ืจื™ื™ื ื’'ืจืก" ืื™ืžื ื• ืื•ืชืŸ.
09:13
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
09:15
Some of our heroes return home to tell their stories.
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ื—ืœืง ืžื”ื’ื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ื—ื•ื–ืจื™ื ื”ื‘ื™ืชื” ืœืกืคืจ ืืช ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื”ื,
09:19
And some of them don't.
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ื•ื—ืœืงื ืœื ื—ื•ื–ืจื™ื.
09:21
And on October 22, 2011,
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ื•ื‘-22 ื‘ืื•ืงื˜ื•ื‘ืจ 2011,
09:24
First Lieutenant Ashley White was killed alongside two Rangers,
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ืกืžืœืช ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืืฉืœื™ ื•ื•ื™ื™ื˜ ื ื”ืจื’ื” ื™ื—ื“ ืขื ืฉื ื™ ื—ื™ื™ืœื™ "ืจื™ื™ื ื’'ืจืก",
09:28
Christopher Horns
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ื›ืจื™ืกื˜ื•ืคืจ ื”ื•ืจื ืก
09:29
and Kristoffer Domeij.
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ื•ื›ืจื™ืกื˜ื•ืคืจ ื“ื•ืžื™ื™ื’'.
09:31
Her death threw this program built for the shadows
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ื”ืžื•ื•ืช ืฉืœื” ื”ืฆื™ื‘ ืืช ื”ืชื›ื ื™ืช ื”ื–ืืช ืฉื ื•ืขื“ื” ืœืคืขื•ืœ ื‘ืฆืœืœื™ื
09:35
into a very public spotlight.
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ื‘ืื•ืจ ื”ื–ืจืงื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจ.
09:37
Because after all,
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉืœืžืจื•ืช ื”ื›ืœ
09:38
the ban on women in combat was still very much in place.
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ื”ื“ืจืช ื”ื ืฉื™ื ืžืชืคืงื™ื“ื™ ืœื—ื™ืžื” ื”ื™ืชื” ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืžืงื•ื‘ืœืช.
09:42
And at her funeral,
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ื•ื‘ื”ืœื•ื•ื™ื” ืฉืœื”,
09:44
the head of Army Special Operations came, and gave a public testimony
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ื”ื•ืคื™ืข ืจืืฉ ื”ืžื‘ืฆืขื™ื ื”ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ื™ื ื•ื ืชืŸ ืขื“ื•ืช ืคื•ืžื‘ื™ืช
09:48
not just to the courage of Ashley White,
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ืœื ืจืง ืœืื•ืžืฅ ื”ืœื‘ ืฉืœ ืืฉืœื™ ื•ื•ื™ื™ื˜,
09:50
but to all her team of sisters.
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ืืœื ืœื–ื” ืฉืœ ื›ืœ ืื—ื™ื•ืชื™ื” ืœืฆื•ื•ืช.
09:53
"Make no mistake about it," he said, "these women are warriors,
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"ืืœ ืชื˜ืขื•", ื”ื•ื ืืžืจ, "ื”ื ืฉื™ื ื”ืืœื” ื”ืŸ ืœื•ื—ืžื•ืช,
09:58
and they have written a new chapter in what it means to be a female
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"ื•ื”ืŸ ื›ืชื‘ื• ืคืจืง ื—ื“ืฉ ื‘ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ืฉืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืืฉื”
10:01
in the United States Army."
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"ื‘ืฆื‘ื ืืจืฆื•ืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ืช".
10:04
Ashley's mom is a teacher's aide and a school bus driver,
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ืืžื ืฉืœ ืืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื ืกื™ื™ืขืช ื”ื•ืจืื” ื•ื ื”ื’ืช ื”ืกืขื•ืช,
10:08
who bakes cookies on the side.
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ืฉืื•ืคื” ืžื™ื“ื™ ืคืขื ืขื•ื’ื™ื•ืช.
10:11
She doesn't remember much about that overwhelming set of days,
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ื”ื™ื ืœื ื–ื•ื›ืจืช ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžืื•ืชื ื™ืžื™ื ืงืฉื™ื
10:14
in which grief -- enormous grief --
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ื‘ื”ื ื”ืื‘ืœ - ืื‘ืœ ืขืฆื•ื -
10:17
mixed with pride.
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ื”ื™ื” ืžืขื•ืจื‘ื‘ ื‘ื’ืื•ื•ื”.
10:19
But she does remember one moment.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื™ื ื›ืŸ ื–ื•ื›ืจืช ืจื’ืข ืื—ื“.
10:21
A stranger with a child in her hand came up to her
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ืืฉื” ื–ืจื” ืฉื”ื—ื–ื™ืงื” ื™ืœื“ื” ื‘ื™ื“ื™ื” ื ื™ื’ืฉื” ืืœื™ื”
10:25
and she said, "Mrs. White,
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ื•ืืžืจื”, "ื’ื‘ืจืช ื•ื•ื™ื™ื˜,
"ื”ื‘ืืชื™ ื”ื™ื•ื ืืช ื”ื‘ืช ืฉืœื™ ืœื›ืืŸ
10:28
I brought my daughter here today,
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10:30
because I wanted her to know what a hero was.
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"ื›ื™ ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืฉื”ื™ื ืชื“ืข ืžื” ื–ืืช ื’ื™ื‘ื•ืจื”.
10:34
And I wanted her to know that heroes could be women, too."
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"ื•ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืฉืชื“ืข ืฉื’ื™ื‘ื•ืจื•ืช ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื’ื ื ืฉื™ื".
10:39
It is time to celebrate all the unsung heroines
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ื–ื” ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืœื”ืขืœื•ืช ืขืœ ื ืก ืืช ื›ืœ ืื•ืชืŸ ื’ื™ื‘ื•ืจื•ืช ืืœืžื•ื ื™ื•ืช
10:43
who reach into their guts
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ืฉืžื•ืฆืื•ืช ื‘ืชื•ืš ืขืฆืžืŸ
10:45
and find the heart and the grit to keep going and to test every limit.
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ืืช ื”ืื•ืžืฅ ื•ื”ื›ื•ื— ืœื”ืžืฉื™ืš ื‘ื“ืจื›ืŸ ื•ืœืžืชื•ื— ื›ืœ ื’ื‘ื•ืœ.
ืื—ื•ื•ืช ืื—ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืœืชื™-ืกื‘ื™ืจื” ื–ื•, ื”ืžืื•ื—ื“ื•ืช ืœืขื“ ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื ื•ื’ื ืื—ืจื™ื”ื
10:50
This very unlikely band of sisters bound forever in life and afterward
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10:55
did indeed become part of history,
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ืื›ืŸ ื”ืคื›ื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื—ืœืง ืžื”ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™ื”
10:58
and they paved the way for so many who would come after them,
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ื•ื”ืŸ ืกืœืœื• ืืช ื”ื“ืจืš ืœืจื‘ื•ืช ืื—ืจื•ืช ืฉื™ื‘ื•ืื• ื‘ืขืงื‘ื•ืชื™ื”ืŸ,
11:01
as much as they stood on the shoulders of those who had come before.
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ื›ืžื• ืฉื”ืŸ ืขืžื“ื• ืขืœ ื›ืชืคื™ื”ืŸ ืฉืœ ื›ืœ ืืœื• ืฉืงื“ืžื• ืœื”ืŸ
11:06
These women showed that warriors come in all shapes and sizes.
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ื”ื ืฉื™ื ื”ืืœื” ื”ืจืื• ืฉื™ืฉ ื›ืœ ืžื™ื ื™ ืœื•ื—ืžื™ื ื•ืœื•ื—ืžื•ืช
11:11
And women can be heroes, too.
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ื•ืฉื ืฉื™ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื•ืช ื’ื ื”ืŸ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื’ื™ื‘ื•ืจื•ืช.
11:14
Thank you so much.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื”.
11:15
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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