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Hello . Hi , I'm start Major Lester 

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Williams , Marine Corps Base , Hawaii 

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saw me . I was raised by my grand 

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parents . Have taught me dedication and 

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hard work would get you a long way in 

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this world . I was raised in Georgia in 

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a small town called Portal . As an 

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African American in the Marine Corps , 

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the Marine Corps has presented me with 

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a lot of advantages that I am blessed 

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to receive and continue to receive . 

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But I would not have had those 

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opportunities if it wasn't for 

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America's first African American 

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Marines and those giants , part of 

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mouthful , part Marines . I owe a 

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mountain of gratitude to the mouth , 

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part Marines for setting example and 

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blazing the trail for me . I am So it 

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made you Lester Williams , and I'm 

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proud to be an African American Marine 

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Semper Fidelis .