I went to U.S. Army to serve 20 years active duty, 24-7, and retire, okay?

我去美國陸軍服役 20 年，全天候服役，然後退役，好嗎？

For too long, you know, we have, I have put up, put up with a lot of s*** in silence.

長期以來，我一直在默默地忍受著這些。

Excuse me, the language.

對不起，語言問題。

Too afraid to speak out.

不敢說出來。

Fearing more abuse and discrimination.

害怕受到更多的虐待和歧視。

Yeah.

是啊

And when I come out of the Army, I say, I'm going to make it a better community where

當我退伍時，我說，我要讓這裡成為一個更好的社區。

I go to, wherever I live, to serve.

無論我住在哪裡，我都要去服務。

I mean, I do my best, do what is right.

我的意思是，我盡我所能，做正確的事。

And then, you know, in the last few years, things are just getting worse and worse.

最近幾年，情況越來越糟。

But there are some ignorant people that will come up to me and say that I don't look American or patriotic enough.

但有些無知的人會走到我面前，說我看起來不夠美國或不夠愛國。

People question my patriotism, that I don't look American enough, they cannot get over this face.

人們質疑我的愛國主義，說我看起來不夠美國，他們無法接受這張臉。

I want to show you something, I want to tell you, because I'm not afraid.

我想給你看點東西，我想告訴你，因為我不怕。

I don't have to live in fear, intimidation, or insults.

我不必生活在恐懼、恐嚇或侮辱中。

I'm 69 years old, and I'm going to show you what patriotism, the questions about patriotism looks like.

我今年 69 歲，我將向你們展示什麼是愛國主義，什麼是關於愛國主義的問題。

Here is my proof.

這就是我的證據。

This is sustained from my service in the U.S. military.

這是我在美國軍隊服役時留下的。

Now, is this patriot enough?

現在，這樣的愛國還不夠嗎？

I'm not ashamed to walk around anymore.

我不再羞於四處走動。

Before I was very inhibited, people looked at me strange.

以前我很內向，別人看我的眼神很奇怪。

And they would question me, my loyalty to this country, I don't look American enough.

他們會質疑我，質疑我對這個國家的忠誠，質疑我看起來不夠美國。

Now, last I read the U.S. Constitution, we the people, we are all the same, we are equal, not this.

我最後一次閱讀美國憲法時，看到的是 "我們人民"，我們都是一樣的，我們是平等的，而不是這樣。

You are more superior, you are not.

你更優越，你不是。

We are all the same, we are all, we all have, even I have some mindless prejudice sometimes that I caught myself.

我們都是一樣的，我們都有，甚至我有時也會有一些無意識的偏見，我自己也發現了。

Oh, I don't like the way you dress, we are not the same, but you know, prejudice is hate.

哦，我不喜歡你的穿著打扮，我們不一樣，但你知道，偏見就是仇恨。

And that hate, it can be changed.

這種仇恨是可以改變的。

We are human.

我們是人類。

We need to be kinder, gentler to one another, because we are all the same, we are one human being on this earth.

我們需要更友善、更溫和地對待彼此，因為我們都是一樣的，我們是地球上的一個人。