Instead, a typically broke student, I stayed at home and spent the day with my little brother.

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The video was recorded yesterday by my little brother, Joe, who happens to be the athletic director at Oberlin College.

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In February of 2010, my little brother, John, and I got the opportunity to audition for the Wheel of Fortune.

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They say that my little brother will join me here eventually.

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My little brother even raised eight baby possums after their mother was hit by a car (all named Henry, so it was hard to tell them apart).

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It was no surprise, then, when about six years later, my little brother (who I will continue to refuse to admit is a grown-up) also signed up to join the Navy.

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Oh, my dear little brother!

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So after a few months, my mother's people sent me and my brother back to this little village in Arkansas to my grandmother, my father's mother who was raising me, and she used to braid my hair.

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By being present and conscious, aware and awake, I believe that I can honor my brother, just a little bit, every day.

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