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Derrick Van Orden: “I dropped out of high school when I was 16, joined the Navy…”

Featuring: Derrick Van Orden, Republican | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 3

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DERRICK VAN ORDEN Navy SEAL Interview on First Class Fatherhood

Published | Video Starts at 01:52

Sure. I was raised by a single mom, my brother and I, in abject rural poverty. Rural. And there's a difference between that. Urban poverty, believe it or not. I dropped out of high school when I was 16, joined the Navy when I was 18, got a GED. thought I was going to be in for four That turned into 26, 21 of those But my mom taught us about a work ethic. You got to have one. (01:52–02:02)

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