Gabe Evans: “I am a retired colonel, a combat veteran.”

“Do you know how close we are? Danger close. So what do you need as a congressman? You need veteran leadership. You need I am a retired colonel, a combat veteran. someone who's tempered in the battlefields of Afghanistan, not somebody in soft shoes or who changes their mind when they make a commitment. Okay, to do something.” (1:11:41–1:11:45)

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