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doms. As a father and a husband, there are questions I ponder such as: Could I move forward knowing that my son was lost because of a war? Would I be able to give my life for a brother in arms? How would I respond under horrific violence and could I recover?” These questions I feel should be asked by everyone so that we can have a better understanding of our veterans and their families. I believe we have a duty to tell their stories and to hear their stories so that we can honor them and help them. grateful to be an American and to feel honored and proud that I am an American. My father was an immigrant from Argentina who recently passed away. He was self made and se lf taught and every day he would tell me that this country was the greatest country in the world. He loved the United States. When I think about where I came from, being the son of immigrants and being able to get a college education at Ole Miss, to have worked with the incredibly talented and famous artists I have worked with and to be on TV, film and to grace some Do you think being the son of His- of New York’s most famous stages, panic parents and living in South I would say that only in America America helped give you a better could all of this happen. Thank sense of what it is like to be Amer- you Dad! ican? Has your upbringing helped you to be the voice to those who Finally, a little about yourself. Your are silent? bio says taking on huge challengYes. Great question! I think it es is in your DNA. You’ve been a has helped me very much. It has boxer, ran marathons, climbed Mt. taught me to feel empathy, to be Kilimanjaro, and ran with the bulls NJ STAGE 2016 - ISSUE 9 INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 28