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May 15 , 1984 , I tried to escape from

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Vietnam . USS Blue Ridge rescue me ,

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changed my life . I have a chance to go

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to America . Blue Ridge is part of my

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life . I always dream

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that if I have a chance to go to visit

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Blue Ridge one time in my life , then

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that's my wish list . If

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I don't have a good chance that Blue

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Ridge rescue me , I don't have a good

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chance that I have my two beautiful

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daughters . Growing up , we would

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always hear stories about she's so

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grateful that the ship rescued her ,

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and we would grow up kind of

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understanding that impact . Without the

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blue word , we don't know what would

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have happened . Being here , being in

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the halls , feels a little surreal , I

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think . And USS Blue Ridge

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is . Is my life .