while also learning english, right? >> correct. >> your father stressed the importance of embracing what it means to be an american, correct? >> that is correct. >> all of your childhood memories relate to being an american, correct? >> that is correct. >> you and your family faced difficult times during your childhood, correct? >> yes. >> i can relate. that's my story, too. but your father went on to become an engineer, right? >> he reestablished himself in his former profession in the united states. >> i can relate. i got a bs in engineering. of course, some people claim i practice the bs part now. >> your father never gave up working hard to build his very own american dream, did he? >> he did not. >> well, lieutenant colonel vindman, your father achieved the american dream and so did you and your family. from one immigrant american to another immigrant american, i