María-Elena Dunn marches because...

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I march for all of us, and for our children's children, but, most importantly, I march for my son and daughter-in-law who are active duty US Air Force pilots. They are out there, every day, defending our nation. I want to make sure that the nation that they are defending is one worth fighting for: an America which respects the tenets of our democracy, which is inclusive, which has a moral compass--a U S of A which we are ALL proud to call home.


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