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I think those are already well known.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=64.4,71.1"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/15","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"But I took my basic training at Wichita Falls,  Shepherd Air Force Base.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=71.1,83.23"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/16","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And from there, they sent me to school in Pennsylvania.  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=83.23,94.15"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/17","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And after we finished there, we went to serve with the  Royal Canadian Air Force in Gimli, Manitoba, Canada.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=94.15,104.83"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/18","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And after we were there for a while,  they sent us to 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And you said that you served two years overseas. Where were you?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=269.24,273.62"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/45","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Right there— Well, at that time, Canada was  considered overseas, and Alaska was too.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=273.62,282.1"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/46","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Okay","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=282.1,282.88"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/47","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"So— And then Cold Bay, of course, it's almost near the  Aleutian Islands. That definitely was overseas.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=282.88,289.18"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/48","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Two years.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=289.18,291.08"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/49","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"So they had you on a lot of cold weather, huh?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=291.08,293.974"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/50","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"They sent this Southern boy to the coldest weather—","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=293.974,297.87"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/51","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"In fact, even today, I tell my wife.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=297.87,301.08"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/52","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"She wants to see snow and, \"Oh, it's going to snow.\"","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=301.08,303.79"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/53","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"I say, \"Hey, I saw enough snow to last a lifetime. I don't want to see any more snow.\"","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=303.79,309.15"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/54","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Almost got lost in a blizzard.  I mean, the good lord saved my life. I—","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=309.15,314.09"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/55","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"I was on my way to a remote Radio Shack,  which we had near that Air Force base,","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=314.09,319.98"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/56","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And blizzards occur just without warning.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=319.98,324.84"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/57","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And a terrific blizzard came up.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=324.84,328.1"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/58","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And my jeep wouldn't go any more. Because of the— all the snow.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=328.1,335.78"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/59","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And I got out. And the worst thing that can  happen to you in a blizzard or","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=335.78,340.82"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/60","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"in that part of the country  is what they call whiteouts.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=340.82,345.46"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/61","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"If you lose your sense of direction,  then you don't really know which way you're going.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=345.46,350.88"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/62","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"The only thing that saved me is that I was close  to the entrance to the Radio Shack.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=350.88,356.34"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/63","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And I was able to feel— I had snow shoes on,  I was able to feel the hard ridges on each side.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=356.34,362.08"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/64","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Because, as they plow the snow, it builds up on the side of the driveway or walk or whatever.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=362.08,368.86"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/65","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And then I followed that all the way up  to the Radio Shack.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=368.86,371.62"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/66","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Wow.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=371.62,372.03"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/67","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"But— No, we lived in Quonset huts and  the snow covered the huts completely.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=372.03,378.65"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/68","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"It's just all the way up to the ceiling, the top of the— And we used fuel oil for— to warm the Quonset huts,","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=378.65,389.66"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/69","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And sometimes they run out of fuel.  And those mornings were very, very cold.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=389.66,394.61"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/70","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"So no, I've seen very cold weather.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=394.61,397.13"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/71","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"I think I— if I remember correctly, it's been a long  time ago, but I think it was in the -60°F below zero.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=397.13,402.65"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/72","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"I mean, it really, really gets cold.  So I don't want to see any more of it.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=402.65,408.53"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/73","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"But you formed a lot of friendships  while you were in the military?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=408.53,413.46"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/74","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"No, because the rotation,  they move them around quite a bit.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=413.46,419.79"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/75","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"I saw a lot of my friends there, believe it or not.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=419.79,423.54"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/76","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Some people from Fifth Ward, here in Houston. If they  divide it by wards, I think they call this Second Ward.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=423.54,430.5"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/77","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"I lived in the Fifth Ward, and there's Sixth Ward.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=430.5,434.31"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/78","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And I ran into two friends of mine from Fifth Ward  up there. I couldn't believe it.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=434.31,439.27"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/79","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"It's really unusual that you would run into people from— From your barrio, so to speak.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=439.27,447.01"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/80","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"But I did.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=447.01,448.78"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/81","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And you brought some things with you today.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=448.78,450.58"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/82","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Pardon?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=450.58,451.36"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/83","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"You brought some things with you today.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=451.36,452.98"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/84","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Yes. I have two missions in life.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=452.98,457.0"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/85","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And one mission, my primary mission, of course,  is to support and take care of my family.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=457.0,464.02"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/86","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"My second mission is to ensure that the service,  the great service has been rendered to this country","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=464.02,471.25"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/87","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"by veterans, will never be forgotten.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=471.25,482.13"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/88","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"I was a construction auditor after I graduated from  U of H with Sinclair-Koppers Company.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=482.13,488.2"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/89","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"But eventually, I wound up with a company called SCI.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=488.2,492.61"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/90","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And they are the largest funeral home and  cemetery company in the United States.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=492.61,501.06"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/91","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And after being there about five or six years,  I got promoted to Director of Veterans Affairs.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=501.06,507.33"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/92","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"My primary work was working with veterans, going out  and speaking to organizations about veterans benefits.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=507.33,514.773"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/93","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And I enjoyed that very much. Because that helped me accomplish my second mission,","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=514.773,519.75"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/94","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"which is to ensure that service  to this country was not forgotten.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=519.75,525.49"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/95","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Because freedom is not free.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=525.49,527.8"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/96","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Somebody had to pay a price.  Some pay more than others.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=527.8,532.4"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/97","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And so those of us that lived through the conflicts, it's incumbent upon us to spread the word.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=532.4,542.78"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/98","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And one of the projects that I had was to put  a monument in Fifth Ward with all of the","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=542.78,553.7"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/99","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"individuals that served during World War II.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=553.7,558.38"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/100","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And Fifth Ward is a very small, small ward.  It's not like Sixth Ward or Second Ward.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=558.38,565.32"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/101","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"It's very, very small.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=565.32,567.6"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/102","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"But as you can see,  there's quite a few names on this monument.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=567.6,572.71"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/103","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"I think the last time I counted, it was something like  three hundred and twenty, out of a small, small group.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=572.71,581.08"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/104","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And we've had quite a few KIAs, those Killed In Action,  that were killed in action from Fifth Ward.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=581.08,593.29"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/105","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And I've been working at it a long time.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=593.29,596.32"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/106","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"But like I told somebody else, look how long it took  to get the World War II memorial erected.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=596.32,603.64"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/107","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"So I've been working on this thing for about—  Oh, I guess twenty-odd years. But I've not given up.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=603.64,614.57"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/108","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"I'm going to see to it that it gets erected somewhere.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=614.57,619.447"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/109","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And then, I've 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II.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=640.26,642.78"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/114","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And this figure varies,  depends on what source you're using.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=642.78,648.66"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/115","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Some people say about 300,000, some people say 400,000.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=648.66,654.51"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/116","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And I think whatever number you use, it's significant to to know that that many Mexican Americans—","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=654.51,663.6"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/117","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"that's first generation Mexican-American people,  who were born first generation—served in World War 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I think he was their cousin.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=685.54,688.0"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/122","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"These four individuals were brothers.  It's the Flores family.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=688.0,692.38"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/123","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And this individual here, his name was George.  He married my aunt.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=692.38,696.73"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/124","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And my aunt was one of the first— if not the first—Hispanic woman to","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=696.73,703.71"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/125","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"join the WACs, Women's Army Corps, during World War II.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=703.71,708.87"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/126","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And she was stationed at Aberdeen Proving Grounds,  which is near Washington, D.C.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=708.87,715.62"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/127","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And just this past May, I went to Aberdeen Proving Grounds while I was in Washington.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=715.62,720.33"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/128","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And I bought her a cup from Aberdeen Proving Grounds  and presented to her on her ninety-fourth birthday,","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=720.33,728.82"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/129","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"which she celebrated about two months ago.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=728.82,731.92"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/130","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And she was really surprised to get a cup from Aberdeen Proving Grounds.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=731.92,737.47"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/131","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"She's never returned. She never went back.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=737.47,740.36"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/132","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"But when I went to see my grandson,  who's in the Marine Corps in Washington, D.C.,","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=740.36,746.15"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/133","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"I asked him if he could drive me to Aberdeen because  I landed at the Baltimore airport and it's real close to there.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=746.15,752.347"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/134","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"So he said, \"Oh Grandpa, it's just right around the corner.\"  So he took me to Aberdeen Proving Grounds.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=752.347,758.09"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/135","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And what was your aunt's name?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=758.09,760.43"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/136","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joyce Serta Flores.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=760.43,765.56"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/137","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Joyce Serta Flores.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=765.56,768.62"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/138","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And the reasons she went in is because my uncle  had been accepted into the Air Force. He wanted to go.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=768.62,776.56"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/139","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Well during World War II, you can ask your grandparents, it was almost a shame— we were almost ashamed","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=776.56,783.07"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/140","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"to walk down the street and you didn't have  a uniform on. Because everybody served.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=783.07,789.19"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/141","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Poor people, rich people, educated people, Black, White, Hispanic, Native Americans,","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=789.19,796.21"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/142","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Everybody wanted to serve.  And so my uncle wanted to serve.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=796.21,801.91"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/143","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"So he volunteered for the Air Force  and he was accepted.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=801.91,806.12"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/144","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"So he called one day and said, \"I've been accepted  and I'm going to take my physical tomorrow.\"","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=806.12,811.43"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/145","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And he was a very happy camper.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=811.43,814.63"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/146","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Well, the following day, we heard a knock on  the door and there he was.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=814.63,820.28"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/147","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And we all said, \"What happened?\"","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=820.28,823.13"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/148","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\"They sent me home. They said I had too many kids.\"","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=823.13,827.54"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/149","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"I think he had, at that time, about eight.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=827.54,829.91"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/150","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Wow.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=829.91,831.45"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/151","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"So he said, \"They sent me home, they said,  'No, you go home and take care of your kids.'\"","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=831.45,837.39"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/152","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\"'That would be better for you.'\"","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=837.39,839.46"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/153","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"So my aunt, she was about eighteen,  I guess. Miss Flores.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=839.46,847.14"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/154","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"maybe she should go.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=847.14,852.86"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/155","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And you know, in those days, Hispanic women,  they used to— had to have a chaperon","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=852.86,856.94"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/156","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"if they dated somebody or they wouldn't be allowed  to go out alone, what have you.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=856.94,863.33"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/157","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"So she didn't tell her parents that she went up  and signed up, until it was all said and done.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=863.33,871.27"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/158","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And my grandparents had a fit, especially  my grandpa. 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She's 94 years old.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=888.64,894.04"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/162","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And she's very proud.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=894.04,896.35"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/163","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Oh, by the way, about three or four years ago, they awarded WACs veterans benefits.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=896.35,903.1"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/164","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"As you know, they didn't have benefits before.  But now she's got all her V.A. benefits.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=903.1,907.31"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/165","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"She goes to the V.A. hospital.  And so she's very, very happy.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=907.31,914.29"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/166","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And so what I try to do is make sure  that these people are not forgotten.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=914.29,922.21"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/167","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"This is the World War II Memorial, which,  as you know, is in Washington, D.C.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=922.21,928.99"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/168","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"It was just opened up, I believe.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=928.99,930.97"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/169","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And I'm going to have to check this.  I want to make sure I get my dates right.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=930.97,935.05"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/170","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"They dedicated it in the spring of 2004.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=935.05,939.68"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/171","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And that's me right here.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=939.68,943.76"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/172","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"I was able— my grandson took me while I was up there visiting him.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=943.76,948.32"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/173","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And it is a very, very impressive memorial.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=948.32,953.24"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/174","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And they have what they call the  Freedom Flights or Honor Flights.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=953.24,962.19"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/175","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"They're flights that are paid by this foundation.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=962.19,966.51"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/176","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And they take the World War II veterans, at no cost,  to visit the World War II Memorial.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=966.51,974.95"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/177","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"So, with the shutdown, as you know, it was closed.  But somehow or other, those World War II vets got in.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=974.95,983.47"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/178","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"They were not to be denied. And it was on TV  and I'm glad they did. They went to the—.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=983.47,992.23"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/179","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And, of course, here was the person most responsible  for it, was Senator Bob Dole.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=992.23,999.19"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/180","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"He was a World War II veteran and  he was a very decorated veteran.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=999.19,1006.24"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/181","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And here— here is the president roll.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=1006.24,1011.34"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/182","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"I've got a picture of President Bush.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=1011.34,1014.55"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/183","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"I took this picture at the— It's called the  Nimitz Museum in Fredericksburg, Texas,","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=1014.55,1024.71"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/184","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"and they were dedicating a new wing for  President Bush because it's named in his honor.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=1024.71,1030.53"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/185","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And so I got a little too close to him. I got a little overzealous.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=1030.53,1035.63"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/186","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And I want to get a good picture of him. And the Secret Service let me know that I wasn't supposed to do that.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=1035.63,1042.44"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/187","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And they got me off to the side. But I did  take a very good picture of President Bush.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=1042.44,1048.83"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/188","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And then I got to see President Kennedy, when he came,  when he was running for election as president in 1960.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=1048.83,1060.57"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/189","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"I got to see President Kennedy and  I got to see President Nixon.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=1060.57,1066.66"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/190","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Nixon was a Navy.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=1066.66,1068.91"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/191","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And it's really something, but all of these  presidents were Navy, United States Navy.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=1068.91,1074.88"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/192","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"President Bush was a Navy pilot.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=1074.88,1077.76"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/193","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And President Kennedy, as you know,  was the skipper of a P.T. 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He got funeral for heroes, military honors. And that's where he is.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=1185.94,1193.98"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/211","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And so—","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=1193.98,1196.26"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/212","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"So is that what started the G.I. 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They worked together.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=1219.27,1223.64"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/221","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Maybe I shouldn't— I should say they've set a good example, that maybe some people up in Washington should","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=1223.64,1230.63"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/222","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"be working together now.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=1230.63,1233.69"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/223","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And I want to quote Senator Chase. She was a Republican from the state of Maine who said, \"I long for the day\"","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=1233.69,1243.61"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/224","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\"when we can work together against the enemy  instead of fighting among ourselves.\"","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=1243.61,1253.22"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/225","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"That's what Senator Chase said. I may not be exact quotation, but you can look it up.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=1253.22,1260.6"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/226","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"So—","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=1260.6,1261.36"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/227","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And then, what I've done with this calendar is  I've tried to place pictures that are 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Organization.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=1295.99,1299.05"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/234","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And I'm very proud and honored that  I was able to go there.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=1299.05,1302.65"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/235","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"I've been at the Pearl Harbor Memorial.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=1302.65,1306.06"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/236","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And it is very, very touching.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=1306.06,1309.2"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/237","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And something that every American,  if they can, should visit.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=1309.2,1317.49"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/238","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Because that is where the World War II started.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=1317.49,1324.48"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/239","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And by the way, I've also visited the USS Missouri, which is moored nearby, moored real close to the 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veterans.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=1367.46,1369.47"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/246","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"That's me with all World War Two veterans.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=1369.47,1373.71"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/247","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And everyone says, \"Well, why just World War 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The Korean veterans are next.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=1403.69,1407.02"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/252","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"But they're the ones that we have to honor right now.  That's the reason that I show them up.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=1407.02,1413.26"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/253","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And here's a picture of my aunt, if you want to hold that up. That's her right here.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=1413.26,1419.65"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/254","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"I want to make sure she gets in the photo.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=1419.65,1421.87"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/255","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"That's her. And that's Sheila Jackson.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=1421.87,1425.5"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/256","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And there she is placing a wreath at the— during Memorial Day.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=1425.5,1435.2"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/257","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"So—","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=1435.2,1436.79"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/258","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And then over here, we have— I don't know, he's too small, but that's our Uncle Luke.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=1436.79,1444.56"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/259","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"He fought in Europe at the battle of the [...],","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=1444.56,1449.37"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/260","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"which was the first time that our troops crossed  the Rhine to get into Germany. 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I need to say something about them.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=1519.01,1525.28"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/272","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Because this is in Detroit and I went to the museum  that they have there in Detroit.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=1525.28,1533.15"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/273","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And most people have never flown an airplane.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=1533.15,1538.4"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/274","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"I'll have been— I happen to have flown an airplane.  A very small airplane, but I flew it.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=1538.4,1546.11"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/275","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And for them to be told that they couldn't fly the P-51, which is a very powerful, powerful fighter plane,","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=1546.11,1559.19"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/276","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And for them to prove them wrong was  a very significant accomplishment.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=1559.19,1568.45"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/277","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Because that is a machine that— It's really, really  takes a lot of ability, a lot of talent to fly.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=1568.45,1579.22"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/278","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And they flew it. 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It coalesced the people as never before.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=1901.72,1913.25"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/337","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And here you have a picture of Joe Louis.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=1913.25,1917.16"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/338","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Everybody's heard of Joe Louis, right?  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And they are so proud.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2034.08,2039.81"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/365","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Because when the plane was in Arizona,  it flies all over the country.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2039.81,2043.8"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/366","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"The daughter didn't have to come to Houston to see it.  She got to see it over there.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2043.8,2047.43"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/367","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"That's great.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2047.43,2049.3"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/368","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"So those— that's what I'm talking about.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2049.3,2051.89"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/369","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"is to ensure that their service is not forgotten.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2051.89,2061.957"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/370","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"I used to be backup chaplain for VF— for VFW Post 8930.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2061.957,2068.01"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/371","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"But it is so hard to do military services  for young men killed in Afghanistan and Iraq.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2068.01,2078.1"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/372","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"So when my grandson was in Afghanistan, it got real rough.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2078.1,2084.637"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/373","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"So I told them, I says, \"You know, I've done this for  a long time, but I won't be able to do it anymore.\"","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2084.637,2093.42"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/374","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And my other grandson was— He was in a nuclear sub. They fired missiles into Iraq.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2093.42,2102.16"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/375","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"So both of them are combat veterans.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2102.16,2105.02"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/376","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And here's a good example of what the  people accomplished with the GI Bill.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2105.02,2112.2"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/377","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"This is Alfred Hernandez.  He lived right across the street from us.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2112.2,2117.027"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/378","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And he came back, used the GI Bill, went to  law school, and became a very successful judge.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2117.027,2127.04"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/379","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And he, I think— Since I'm not a member of LULAC,  but I think he was National President of LULAC.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2127.04,2137.63"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/380","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"I believe he was.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2137.63,2139.97"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/381","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And these are Zermeno boys. These are— these are also Air Force veterans.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2139.97,2145.93"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/382","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And they were in the service at the same time. And they have a brother, Witty— Witty Zermeno.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2145.93,2155.8"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/383","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"He's also a veteran. He lives in Goliad, Texas.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2155.8,2158.77"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/384","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"He served in the—  I believe he served in the Air Force as well.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2158.77,2162.76"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/385","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And they were very instrumental because when I went—","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2162.76,2165.97"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/386","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"When I was going to volunteer,  I wanted to join the Marine Corps.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2165.97,2170.37"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/387","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And my friend, who is their brother—  His name is Adolf. He's passed away.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2170.37,2178.08"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/388","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"He says, \"No, you don't want to join the Marine Corps. You want to join the Air Force.\"","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2178.08,2183.36"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/389","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"But at that time— No, I was already Air Force. He said, \"My brothers told me to join the Air Force.\"","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2183.36,2189.9"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/390","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"So sure enough, he talked me into going,  so we went down there to take our physical.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2189.9,2198.623"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/391","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"I was real thin at the time. I think I weighed one  hundred and thirty-eight pounds. I was almost six foot.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2198.623,2203.94"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/392","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"I barely made the weight. But Doc— he was a  little under weight so they told him to go home and","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2203.94,2213.99"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/393","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"eat a lot of bananas and gain weight and come back  in two or three weeks, whatever.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2213.99,2218.07"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/394","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And he did and he passed. And so he became  a member of the Air Force as well.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2218.07,2224.58"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/395","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"So. And these are other— two veterans from the  Fifth Ward, Alfonso Galván and Jose Galván.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2224.58,2238.17"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/396","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Okay. Here's a picture of me right here at the Wesley House collecting old newspapers for the war effort.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2238.17,2246.15"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/397","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"I don't know if you can—  I don't know if you can get that or not.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2246.15,2250.49"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/398","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"But when I said everybody was doing their share,  their part, everybody was trying to do their part.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2250.49,2256.28"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/399","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"So there we are collecting newspapers  for the war effort.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2256.28,2262.64"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/400","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"What did they use the newspapers for?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2262.64,2264.29"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/401","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Pardon?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2264.29,2264.92"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/402","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"What did they use the newspapers for?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2264.92,2266.63"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/403","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Oh, they recycled, like they do now and  make paper for copiers or whatever.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2266.63,2273.2"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/404","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Oh yeah, they still— Well, they're doing it more now.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2273.2,2276.53"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/405","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"But back then, nobody saved papers like they do now. Now everything is, you know, is recycled.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2276.53,2282.56"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/406","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"But back then, it took a special effort.  And we also collected grease.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2282.56,2288.92"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/407","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"We'd go on a truck —well they've got a big truck  for the restaurants— and collected grease,","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2288.92,2294.24"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/408","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"for, again, munitions. I really don't know  what they use it for, but—.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2294.24,2299.25"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/409","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And they collected tin foil and all.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2299.25,2302.46"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/410","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And that's a picture of World War 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He said, \"I have returned.\"","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2371.79,2376.53"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/428","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Well, we also went to Corregidor,  which is where he said, \"I shall return.\"","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2376.53,2380.7"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/429","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"So we were very blessed that we were able to go to  Corregidor, which is an island there in Manila Bay.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2380.7,2388.08"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/430","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And that's where he said, \"I shall return.\"","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2388.08,2391.38"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/431","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And as you know. 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It really gets to you.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2425.79,2430.89"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/437","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And so I said, as long as I'm breathing,  I want to continue to make sure","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2430.89,2436.56"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/438","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"that they are not forgotten.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2436.56,2439.11"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/439","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And this is my Uncle Al. 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He's Marine Corps.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2451.737,2460.083"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/441","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And he was one of the first  Hispanic commentators on TV.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2460.083,2465.17"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/442","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"He had a program called, \"Cita con Carlos,\"  I believe was the name of this.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2465.17,2469.16"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/443","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And this is another gentleman who fought in the  Philippines. 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He was a main speaker.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2531.57,2533.99"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/458","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"I spoke, but he was the main speaker.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2533.99,2536.78"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/459","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And this gentleman, his name is David Loredo.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2536.78,2539.9"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/460","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"David Loredo is a hero.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2539.9,2545.54"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/461","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"He fought in World War II.  He was awarded the Silver Star.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2545.54,2550.16"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/462","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And this gentleman right here. His name is Ed Panichi. 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And they had quite a bit to talk about.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2651.1,2655.29"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/481","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"They were both European—  They were both ETO veterans, European.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2655.29,2660.36"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/482","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And then, so was him. He was an ETO veteran,  name was Joshua Valdez.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2660.36,2665.22"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/483","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"He said, \"We took this German base.  This flag was flying.\"","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2665.22,2670.81"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/484","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\"And I don't know why, I couldn't stand to see that flag flying over that base, so I took it down personally.\"","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2670.81,2677.74"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/485","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"He said, \"I just hauled that flag down myself.\"","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2677.74,2682.04"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/486","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Can you imagine? He was a little bitty guy and  he brought that flag down.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2682.04,2691.68"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/487","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"So that is my conclusion. In conclusion, I would just like to say that I appreciate what y'all are","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2691.68,2701.4"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/488","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"doing and that's making sure that that you do  these interviews and for generations to come.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2701.4,2711.5"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/489","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Because once we're gone, there's got to be  somebody somewhere that people can go","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2711.5,2718.64"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/490","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"and see some of the things that happened.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2718.64,2722.54"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/491","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Because. I don't want to get into it right now, but.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2722.54,2728.88"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/492","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"If you really— if you really research the  World War II and war against Japan,","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2728.88,2735.74"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/493","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"It was very close.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2735.74,2738.19"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/494","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Their weapons were almost as good, if not better,  than some of our weapons.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2738.19,2743.08"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/495","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And they were— they were working on awesome weapons.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2743.08,2747.16"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/496","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"So, and it was just that—","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2747.16,2752.87"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/497","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Well, somebody said it, and I'm going to say it too—  We had God on our side.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2752.87,2758.3"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/498","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"But it was tough. It was really, really tough.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2758.3,2763.17"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/499","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And so, I would hope that no one forgets that.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2763.17,2769.207"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/500","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Freedom is not free.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2769.207,2771.17"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/501","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Somebody has to pay a price for it.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2771.17,2773.41"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/502","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"But we live in the greatest country in the world.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2773.41,2777.66"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/503","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And all people have today, if they're not sure,  is just manage it or govern it.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2777.66,2783.29"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/504","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Because the price has been paid.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2783.29,2786.15"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/505","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And it's continuing to be paid. We're still at war.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2786.15,2788.68"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/506","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"I can't believe it. I couldn't believe it, I told my wife,  \"I can't believe it. My grandsons are going to war.\"","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2788.68,2795.18"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/507","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"I mean, that's what we served for in the—  his uncles and my uncles.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2795.18,2801.74"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/508","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"So, it has to be done. Somebody has to do it.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2801.74,2805.46"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/509","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"So. And we can't take our liberties for granted.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2805.46,2815.76"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/510","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"You've heard some people say that,  \"Let's take our country back.\"","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2815.76,2821.98"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/511","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Have you heard that expression?","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2821.98,2824.56"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/512","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"I told my neighbor.  He had a bumper sticker on his truck.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2824.56,2827.68"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/513","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"I said, \"Hey. What do you mean take your country back?\"","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2827.68,2831.29"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/514","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"\"That's an insult to those veterans and  those that died for this country.\"","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2831.29,2835.04"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/515","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"We've never lost our country.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2835.04,2837.87"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/516","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"If you want to talk to people that lost their country,  I've talked to people from France, people from Italy,","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2837.87,2844.47"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/517","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"that were dominated and ruled by German— by the Nazis.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2844.47,2849.78"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/518","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Those people lost their country. Tears come down  their eyes when they talk about it.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2849.78,2855.59"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/519","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"We have never lost our country and we never will.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2855.59,2860.6"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/520","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Well, thank you very much for sitting  and interviewing with us.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2860.6,2862.7"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/521","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Well, my pleasure. I hope I've given you something  that you can use in your archives.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2862.7,2867.89"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/522","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Yes, you have.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2867.89,2869.25"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/523","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Maybe I talked too much.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2869.25,2870.29"},{"id":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494/transcript/60526/annotation/524","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"No, you're fine.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://houstonlibrary.aviaryplatform.com/collections/2451/collection_resources/109052/file/210494#t=2870.29,2870.89"}]}]}]}