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But it was still a poignant moment to see him and the rest of the club don bright orange shirts with the words END GUN VIOLENCE on the front as the Union played — and tied, 1-1 — the New England Revolution on Saturday. Bedoya, the team’s captain, was vocal about his efforts to call out gun violence, all in response toin Uvalde, Texas, on May 24 that left 21 people dead, including 19 children.
Bedoya sounded off during the postgame news conference, with powerful statements our reporter Jonathan Tannenwald transcribed. It’s worth takingAs a father myself, I found that what the Union captain had to say really stuck with me: “I hugged and kissed my kids, held them real close, [as] many other Americans did … when we talk about American exceptionalism, is this truly what it looks like?… There needs to be something done about this. We can’t keep standing idly by, just sending thoughts and prayers and seeing words. I’m sure [the parents of the fallen in Uvalde] would have much rather had their kids, rather than prayers.
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