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Nathan Mitchell

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"Hurt a lot of times, but I had a duty and responsibility to this nation, to protect this land. And I think it's something that goes back a millennia, right? Us, you know, combat arms, not in a modern sense, but, you know, an ancient, we have that duty to protect these lands, what we have. It's very special. I've been all over the world, but there's nothing like Southeast Alaska."

“Hurt a lot of times, but I had a duty and responsibility to this nation, to protect this land. And I think it's something that goes back a millennia, right? Us, you know, combat arms, not in a modern sense, but, you know, an ancient, we have that duty to protect these lands, what we have. It's very special. I've been all over the world, but there's nothing like Southeast Alaska.”
Speaker
Nathan Mitchell
Community
Alaska News
Location
Juneau
Captured at
June 6, 2026

From the transcript

Hurt a lot of times, but I had a duty and responsibility to this nation, to protect this land. And I think it's something that goes back a millennia, right? Us, you know, combat arms, not in a modern sense, but, you know, an ancient, we have that duty to protect these lands, what we have. It's very special. I've been all over the world, but there's nothing like Southeast Alaska.

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