I have been uncomfortable for almost 30 years to be introduced as a hero, and it made me somewhat uncomfortable in part because I did do something that was simply my duty; I didn't feel that evening that I had done anything necessarily out of the ordinary.
Bob Kerrey: “I have been uncomfortable for almost 30 years to be introduced as a hero, and it made me somewhat uncomfortable in part…”
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Reflecting on his experiences and feelings about being labeled a hero after 30 years.
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