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FROM: SPC. Patsy Ortiz
Age 20, Hilo, Hawai'i Army National Guard, 29th Support Battalion Civilian job: Wal-Mart cashier

I miss my family and I can’t wait to come home. To my goddaughter Raven, I love you. To my Grandma, thanks for everything, and I’ll be home soon. It’s not so bad here. A lot of things are really different. It makes me appreciate everything that we have, that we get to do at home, the freedom.




Richard Ambo • The Honolulu Advertiser

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