I went to U.S. Army to serve 20 years active duty, 24-7, and retire, okay?

For too long, you know, we have, I have put up, put up with a lot of s*** in silence.

Excuse me, the language.

Too afraid to speak out.

Fearing more abuse and discrimination.

Yeah.

And when I come out of the Army, I say, I'm going to make it a better community where

I go to, wherever I live, to serve.

I mean, I do my best, do what is right.

And then, you know, in the last few years, things are just getting worse and worse.

But there are some ignorant people that will come up to me and say that I don't look American or patriotic enough.

People question my patriotism, that I don't look American enough, they cannot get over this face.

I want to show you something, I want to tell you, because I'm not afraid.

I don't have to live in fear, intimidation, or insults.

I'm 69 years old, and I'm going to show you what patriotism, the questions about patriotism looks like.

Here is my proof.

This is sustained from my service in the U.S. military.

Now, is this patriot enough?

I'm not ashamed to walk around anymore.

Before I was very inhibited, people looked at me strange.

And they would question me, my loyalty to this country, I don't look American enough.

Now, last I read the U.S. Constitution, we the people, we are all the same, we are equal, not this.

You are more superior, you are not.

We are all the same, we are all, we all have, even I have some mindless prejudice sometimes that I caught myself.

Oh, I don't like the way you dress, we are not the same, but you know, prejudice is hate.

And that hate, it can be changed.

We are human.

We need to be kinder, gentler to one another, because we are all the same, we are one human being on this earth.