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John F. Kelly: “When I was a kid growing up, a lot of things were sacred in our country. Women were sacred, looked upon with great…”

On the recordOctober 18, 2017
When I was a kid growing up, a lot of things were sacred in our country. Women were sacred, looked upon with great honor. That's of course not the case anymore as we see from recent cases. Life, the dignity of life is sacred. That's gone. Religion, that seems to be gone as well. Gold Star families, I think that left in the convention over the summer. I just thought the selfless devotion that brings a man or woman to die on the battlefield, I just thought that that might be sacred.
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John F. Kelly

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John Kelly reflects on the changing values in society and emphasizes the sacredness of life and Gold Star families.

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