I remember when I was shot down in that war. I remember how terrified …

George H. W. Bush
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I remember when I was shot down in that war. I remember how terrified I was. And it made me feel close to my family, and to God, and to life, and I was scared. ✨ George H. W. Bush on Courage. The Academy of Achievement Intreview, www.achievement.org. June 2, 1995.
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I remember when I was shot down in that war. I remember how terrified I was. And it made me feel close to my family, and to God, and to life, and I was scared. ✨ George H. W. Bush on Courage. The Academy of Achievement Intreview, www.achievement.org. June 2, 1995.

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