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  1. ICYMI: Check out 's interview with producer Kris Thykier:

  2. Live at : Film critic interviews producer Kris Thykier

  3. On talking about missing an arm "Opening jars is tough. I don't have pickles in my house for that reason" -

  4. ., an advocate and double amputee, on why he did and wrote a book.

  5. . saw in the military: "We could have political differences but then we moved on ... Instead of red or blue, there was green."

  6. . was scared his book about his time in combat would scare his fans on . But he realized the book, "isn't for me."

  7. When returned home to Alabama after combat with one arm, it made the war seem "more real" to his community.

  8. . never thought he'd be injured. "I was under the impression that I was going to die in combat or wake up as an old man."

  9. . says he remembers watching the second plane hit on 9/11 inspired him to enter military service.

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  11. . "I don't think that we should expect people should believe our sacrifice allowed them to have their freedom."

  12. .: By getting vets' stories out, you help people see there's a "kaleidoscope" of experiences, not just the story

  13. .: This generation of vets is different b/c service members volunteer. "They weren't drafted ... Service is in their blood."

  14. NEXT: interviews & Jackie Clayton about the youngest generation of vets WATCH:

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  16. Vietnam vets could've been angry at us for all of the attention that we get. Instead, they are our number one supporters. -

  17. ., a , on speaking at the DNC this summer. "I still go to sleep at night like a baby. I'm ok with it."

  18. .: "I have not met a single service member that wants this medal. It represents people not coming home."

  19. . says he is thankful for the nurses and doctors at Walter Reed. "They took the time not to quit on me."

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