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On the recordJuly 6, 2009
To the Guard force families who may be listening, what your loved one goes through every day at Guantanamo Bay is a real sacrifice.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Graham acknowledges the sacrifices of military personnel at Guantanamo.

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