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Wesley Hunt: “My dad did 23 years in the Army. He retired as a lieutenant…”

Featuring: Wesley Hunt, Republican | U.S. House, Texas, District 38

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Published | Video Starts at 02:44

And while certainly we have a checkered past, in many ways, as we all do, this country is where it is because of the progress of those that gave their lives for the preservation of this amazing country. And My dad did 23 years in the Army. He retired as a lieutenant colonel. My sister went to West Point in my family first, so she did 23 years in the army, all active duty. She retired as a lieutenant colonel, military intelligence officer. (02:44–02:49)

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