I don't remember, either. I know I spent time in Russia, maybe a lot of time, before I was moved to Washington DC. Before that, I was in the army, but I don't know for sure which country. Possibly America.

[The Soldier makes a small, almost pained smile, and admits,]

I've been told sometimes I sound like I'm from Brooklyn.

[Right now, the English is a very standard middle-American non-accent. Not Brooklyn in the slightest.]