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>> It's very emotional
to be here to walk the ground

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where this this took place.
My name is Aaron Andrews.

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I'm a Supervisory Detention
and Deportation Officer

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with the Denver field office,

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and I work for the Department of
Homeland Security,

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>> Immigration and
Customs Enforcement.

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>> It's very well put together.

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They took time and effort
to put together

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a beautiful rendition
of the day.

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It's a lot to take in
at one time

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down to bicycles
that were on the street,

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papers that were burned,
people running out

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and videos of officers
getting ready to go in.

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It's an emotional journey
back to that time, 10 years ago.

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Trying to remember the colors
of the sky that September morning.

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That's powerful.

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Oh, yeah.
It brings back 20 years ago

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when I was a young officer
at the Police Academy in Dallas.

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On that day,
we got word that

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there might be
an attack on Dallas

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and we would have to
probably respond as cadets.

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We then went to the news
and, you know,

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multiple class
mates were sobbing.

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Most of them
were consoling each other.

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But for me, it solidified
what we were trying to do,

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what my choice was
to become a first responder,

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a Dallas police officer.

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And that's been something
that's motivated me

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throughout my career.

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You know, I dedicate myself
every day,

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I wake up every morning
to honor

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these people who were affected
by this event.

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The first responders,
they're patriots.

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They're heroes.
They signed up to do a task,

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and they follow through with it
to the best of their ability.

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I serve for many reasons.
I serve for my family.

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I serve for myself,
for you, and I serve for,

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you know, everyone here
in the United States.

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I just want to honor
these people as best I can.