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JN: Do you think the interaction between the generations this week has been a good thing, in general?

RT: Well, yes and no. Now let me -- that's a crazy answer to give you guys. But let me -- as I throw the things that went through my mind -- this is while I was here this time. And most of the people were real good. But, it's like I say. Some of 'em up on top, I didn't like the way they tried to handle things. Because I've always said -- and I've always thought this way, even in my business -- that you're not too good to have to go pull that piece of grass up. If somebody else can go over there and pull that piece of grass up, then you should be able to do it, too. And if somebody over there says, "Oh yes, I've already worked on that section," and I walk through and I feel that it wasn't worked on, I'm not going to tell him, "Hey, how come you're lying to me?" I will wait 'til the proper time and I would tell whoever's in charge of that group, "You better show him how to do it a little better."

TI: Right. And so you feel like that same sensitivity -- that same feeling isn't carried over with some of these other people at the conference?

RT: Yeah.

TI: That's what's going on.

RT Yeah, I've felt -- I was pretty perturbed there for a while.

TI: And this is probably indicative -- I know that during the redress movement, there was some friction between the various organizations and it sounds like those are similar sentiments that were being felt eight to ten years ago also.

RT: Yeah. And I could, maybe -- I could never understand these things. And the reason I think I can't understand them is, I look at things in the front lines. I had a real odd job when I was in the army.

TI: Rudy, I'm going to have to interrupt you because we're going to have to end the interview right now because we have another one coming in but we're going to interview you more later, especially about the wartime experiences and the Medal of Honor question. I wanted to do that. So, why don't we stop? Thank you very much.

RT: Okay. Yeah.

TI: This was a very good one, and thank you, Judy.

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