my name is Boyd Allen I’m a master sergeant United States Marine Corps from
sergeant United States Marine Corps from
sergeant United States Marine Corps from 2009 on a local interpreter named Zia
2009 on a local interpreter named Zia
2009 on a local interpreter named Zia risked his life helping units like
risked his life helping units like
risked his life helping units like Boyd’s in Afghanistan for almost three
Boyd’s in Afghanistan for almost three
Boyd’s in Afghanistan for almost three years since coalition forces came to
years since coalition forces came to
years since coalition forces came to Afghanistan like by 2001 everybody was
Afghanistan like by 2001 everybody was
Afghanistan like by 2001 everybody was trying to learn English in that time
trying to learn English in that time
trying to learn English in that time English had good business then a couple
English had good business then a couple
English had good business then a couple of my friends came to me and asked me to
of my friends came to me and asked me to
of my friends came to me and asked me to join with the coalition forces as a
join with the coalition forces as a
join with the coalition forces as a translator my demo joined as an
translator my demo joined as an
translator my demo joined as an interpreter with the United States
interpreter with the United States
interpreter with the United States Marines he did so with the understanding
Marines he did so with the understanding
Marines he did so with the understanding of he was risking his life every day for
of he was risking his life every day for
of he was risking his life every day for an opportunity to become an American
an opportunity to become an American
an opportunity to become an American just being in that part of Afghanistan
just being in that part of Afghanistan
just being in that part of Afghanistan that the Taliban controlled doesn’t
that the Taliban controlled doesn’t
that the Taliban controlled doesn’t matter if you’re an interpreter or a
matter if you’re an interpreter or a
matter if you’re an interpreter or a civilian it’s like you live in the fear
civilian it’s like you live in the fear
civilian it’s like you live in the fear of okay am I gonna step on a pressure
of okay am I gonna step on a pressure
of okay am I gonna step on a pressure plate and get blown to bits because
plate and get blown to bits because
plate and get blown to bits because somebody gonna shoot me from across the
somebody gonna shoot me from across the
somebody gonna shoot me from across the field
field
field [Music]
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