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Excerpts of the speech of General Chuck Wald, Former Deputy Commander of the United States European Command, at the Free Iran 2022, is as follows:
President, Madame Rajavi, I could never say half the things that most of the people said here’s. Eloquent from the heart, Ukrainians.
That’s impressive. I was lucky last night to spend time here at Camp Ashraf. Now, Ashraf-3 with Unit Two from Ashraf are as impressive as you can get. I was really lucky. I didn’t realize I was going to spend time there.
And six of them spoke, and they spoke about their experiences and why they’re here and their life story and the people in their families that have sacrificed for their freedom, really, and the future freedom for the MEK. And two of them actually gave me a present. One, Shaghayegh, which means Poppy Flower, gave me a card in a written handwritten letter. The card was beautiful. I told her, you need to set up a Hallmark store in the United States.
It’s impressive. But it was a very wonderfully written note. It meant a lot to me. The other young lady was named Neda, and she had made a beautiful keychain for me. Handmade.
Impressive. And I’ll cherish those. But, you know, I’ve got a lot of stuff. I live in America, live a good life. And I think the one thing I would wish for is that most Americans could spend 15-20 minutes here seeing what you do and who you are and what you’re doing to make the life for the people in your country better and to be free.
It’s impressive and I commend you for it. So, all I can say is, you can, and you will. Hazer! (I’m ready)
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