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BIDEN: "I know, having had a house burn down with my wife in it — she got out safely, God willing. (...) When I was vice president, the Secret Service didn’t like me traveling on Amtrak because there were too many options for people to cause trouble along the way. But I insisted I do it. (...) One of the senior guys on Amtrak, Angelo Negri, Angelo walks up to me and goes, 'Joey, baby,' grabs my cheek. I thought the Secret Service was going to blow his head off. I swear to God, true story. I said, 'No, no, he is a friend.' (...) He said, 'Big deal, Joey. You know how many miles you traveled on Amtrak, Joey?' (...) This day 30 years ago, Nelson Mandela walked out of prison. I had the great honor of being arrested with our U.N. Ambassador on the streets of Soweto trying to get to see him on Robin’s Island. (...) I pinned medals on — Silver Stars on soldier up in the Upper Kunar Valley in the middle of a firestorm. (...) This guy climbed down a ravine, carried this guy up on his back under fire, and the general wanted me to pin the Silver Star on him."
