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On the recordMarch 1, 2022
As Senator Capito knows, and some of our colleagues know as well, I ended up moving to Delaware when I got out of the Navy at the end of the Vietnam war.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Carper reflects on his move to Delaware after serving in the Navy.

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