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-An important goal of the Postal Service’s stamp program
is to honor the people, places
and things that represent the very best of our nation.
[clapping]
♪♪​ Oh, say can you see ♪♪​
♪♪​ by the dawn's early light. ♪♪​
-Each step is a small work of art
that has elements of the monumental
which connect us to the larger story of our nation.
♪♪​ Whose broad stripes and bright stars ♪♪​
♪♪​ through the perilous fight. ♪♪​
-Bruce Lee has earned this special tribute.
-The amazing stamp artist,
Kam Mak
Kam, where are you?
[clapping]
-For a long time,
I always wondered why there is not a Bruce Lee stamp.
And then I got a call...
[cheering and clapping]
I, of course, said immediately, yes!
Yeah, yeah.
I painted it. It’s not a photograph.
-He wasn't just an action film star who could fight.
He was a philosopher who could think and a teacher who inspired millions.
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-I love everything about Bruce Lee.
Everything about him.
I love the way he made me feel when I was a kid.
Being bullied
as a little kid in elementary school.
It empowered me.
I wasn't bullied anymore after that.
-You know, the flying kick comes from the movie: The Big Boss.
And it was the most difficult job I ever did because because he is very famous
and everybody had an idea of what he's supposed to look like.
So. Yeah.
-My father wrote many letters.
It's how he communicated with his friends
when he was overseas, with his family, when he was away from his family.
So, I think it is just really fitting
that he is on a postage stamp
because he was a connector of people.
He brought cultures together.
-It’s amazing, amazing!
-The way he moved,
the way he fought, the way he spoke,
the way he looked at you,
and you still feel his presence
urging you to cultivate yourself.
♪♪​ And the home ♪♪​
♪♪​ of the brave. ♪♪​
[clapping and cheering]