James Byrd
James Byrd
heck hunting morning supposed
(We) were supposed to go hunting the morning he got killed. He was a heck of a hunter, a heck of a fisherman.
We win...yet we lose, because we don't have him back
against black crime
It was a crime against black Americans, and it was also a crime against humanity,
asking camera night police privacy rough shoot shooting sign
It was pretty rough We had to sign privacy statements, and then the night of the shoot we had camera crews out on the lot, which made the police show up asking what was going on. We just told them we were shooting a commercial.
anxious family toughest
I'm anxious to get over there and do my part. Being away from my family, that's probably going to be the toughest part.
anxious family toughest
I'm anxious to get over there and do my part, ... Being away from my family, that's probably going to be the toughest part of the deployment.
decided family gave great people support talked talking time wife
I gave it a lot of thought, and I talked it over with my family. I got a lot of great support from people in the community, but after talking to my wife and family, we just decided it would take too much time away from my family.
basically departure earliest found homes luck seven teams
Basically we had the homes set up with seven different departure times in them, and you wanted to find the earliest one. Most said 'try again,' but when teams found a time, they could take that or try their luck with another.