1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:02,240 Speaker 1: All right, here we go. I gotta I gotta gear 2 00:00:02,279 --> 00:00:06,360 Speaker 1: myself up for this. There's nothing more fulfilling than hooking 3 00:00:06,400 --> 00:00:10,120 Speaker 1: these very deserving military members up with the military Christmas Bonus. 4 00:00:10,560 --> 00:00:12,760 Speaker 1: But it is hard to listen to. It's it's a lot. 5 00:00:13,480 --> 00:00:16,440 Speaker 1: What yesterday was a prime example, you know, we were 6 00:00:16,480 --> 00:00:19,640 Speaker 1: talking about and the reason why we created the military 7 00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:22,400 Speaker 1: Christmas Bonus is we heard a lot of our military 8 00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:24,600 Speaker 1: members don't make a lot of money. You know, maybe 9 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:27,800 Speaker 1: the higher higher ups make some money, but if you're 10 00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:30,440 Speaker 1: just you know, serving, you're not making a ton of money. 11 00:00:30,640 --> 00:00:34,320 Speaker 1: And so, like Ian was saying yesterday, if stuff happens, 12 00:00:34,720 --> 00:00:37,520 Speaker 1: then that's it. There goes Christmas and you go, what, 13 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:42,040 Speaker 1: like you you're sacrificing all this already, and then you know, 14 00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:45,000 Speaker 1: your car breaks down or God forbid, you get cancer 15 00:00:45,120 --> 00:00:48,000 Speaker 1: or something happens like that, and then that's it. That's it, 16 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:50,599 Speaker 1: that's it. Christmas is out the window. His kids, you know, 17 00:00:51,159 --> 00:00:53,479 Speaker 1: had autism, and then he's running them back and forth 18 00:00:53,640 --> 00:00:56,480 Speaker 1: to therapy appointments and special schooling and all that stuff, 19 00:00:56,560 --> 00:00:59,640 Speaker 1: and he's like, yeah, I just don't have time or 20 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:02,640 Speaker 1: money to do anything. And we're like what, So that's 21 00:01:02,720 --> 00:01:04,319 Speaker 1: the kind of stuff you hear about and you just say, 22 00:01:04,319 --> 00:01:06,399 Speaker 1: it breaks your heart. And so that's why we do 23 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:10,800 Speaker 1: the Military Christmas Bonus every year, and hopefully we'll go 24 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:13,160 Speaker 1: on as long as we're on the air, because we 25 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:15,560 Speaker 1: love doing it and you know, we want to help 26 00:01:15,560 --> 00:01:18,800 Speaker 1: out as many people as we possibly can. So let's 27 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:22,080 Speaker 1: go ahead and talk to Alvin, who joins us this morning. 28 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:22,959 Speaker 1: How's it going, Alvin? 29 00:01:23,840 --> 00:01:24,880 Speaker 2: Good? How are you doing this morning? 30 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:27,800 Speaker 3: We're good? So who are we nominating? Alvin? This morning? 31 00:01:28,959 --> 00:01:30,480 Speaker 2: I nominated my son Alex. 32 00:01:30,959 --> 00:01:32,640 Speaker 3: And what Branch does is Alex. 33 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:34,080 Speaker 2: In he's air Force. 34 00:01:34,200 --> 00:01:35,800 Speaker 3: Air Force. All right, that's very cool. 35 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:39,319 Speaker 1: All right, Alvin, tell us why you have nominated Alex 36 00:01:39,360 --> 00:01:40,800 Speaker 1: for the Military Christmas Bonus. 37 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:44,520 Speaker 2: Well, the last six months for Alex has been really tough. 38 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:50,040 Speaker 4: In July, he was he got in a motorcycle accident 39 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:54,160 Speaker 4: on a motorcycle that he was working on and he 40 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 4: wound up being airlifted to a hospital two hours away 41 00:01:57,640 --> 00:01:58,040 Speaker 4: from home. 42 00:01:58,080 --> 00:02:01,800 Speaker 2: And this was in Dover, Delaware. He was in an 43 00:02:01,800 --> 00:02:07,840 Speaker 2: induced coma for two weeks. He had several broken ribs 44 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:17,200 Speaker 2: and excuse me, sorry, Bruce cart Bring bleed, broke both 45 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:23,160 Speaker 2: arms and both bones in his arm. He had to 46 00:02:23,200 --> 00:02:27,560 Speaker 2: have several surgeries collapse lung, and then while they were 47 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:31,680 Speaker 2: working on his collapse lung, his other lung partially collapsed. 48 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:36,400 Speaker 2: And he'd been away from his daughter for for six months. 49 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:39,720 Speaker 2: His daughter was out here and she just he missed 50 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:43,079 Speaker 2: her birthday. She just turned two. His wife put out 51 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:46,080 Speaker 2: here because the hospital again was two hours away from 52 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:50,079 Speaker 2: home there in Delaware, and he just hadn't seen them 53 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:54,280 Speaker 2: in months. So he's already missed Thanksgiving and we weren't 54 00:02:54,280 --> 00:02:56,960 Speaker 2: able to be there with him because we're having problems 55 00:02:56,960 --> 00:02:59,640 Speaker 2: out here. His step mom's been in a hospital for 56 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:02,320 Speaker 2: fourteen months. So it's just been rough. 57 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:07,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, no, I mean that, that is incredibly difficult, And Alvin, 58 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:08,960 Speaker 1: I can't imagine. You know, you hear that this is 59 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:11,680 Speaker 1: your kid. I don't care what age he is. You know, 60 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:14,040 Speaker 1: he's away from you, away from home, and he's in 61 00:03:14,080 --> 00:03:16,320 Speaker 1: the hospital by himself. That's got to be devastating for you. 62 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:18,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, it was rough. 63 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:21,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, I can't even imagine. So how is he doing 64 00:03:21,400 --> 00:03:23,320 Speaker 1: right now? Is he doing it a little bit better? 65 00:03:24,360 --> 00:03:29,160 Speaker 2: He's better, He's finally home. The military's agree to allow 66 00:03:29,240 --> 00:03:33,359 Speaker 2: him to be here and continue his therapy here. He's 67 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:36,760 Speaker 2: still having some memory issues, but he's working on it. 68 00:03:36,840 --> 00:03:39,880 Speaker 2: And right now it's just like I said, it's tough 69 00:03:39,880 --> 00:03:43,520 Speaker 2: for him because even with the shutdown, he missed a 70 00:03:43,560 --> 00:03:46,200 Speaker 2: lot of you know, pay and everything. 71 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 3: So and then you. 72 00:03:48,080 --> 00:03:49,880 Speaker 1: Know you're going through all this. What are you supposed 73 00:03:49,880 --> 00:03:52,119 Speaker 1: to do for the holidays? Yeah, I mean, I can't 74 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:57,080 Speaker 1: even imagine. That's got to be so difficult. It's it's brutal. Well, 75 00:03:57,120 --> 00:03:59,840 Speaker 1: Alex joins us as well, Let's talk to Alex as well. 76 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:01,240 Speaker 1: How's it going, Alex? How you feeling? 77 00:04:01,280 --> 00:04:03,320 Speaker 2: Man? I'm doing all right. 78 00:04:03,320 --> 00:04:03,720 Speaker 3: How about you? 79 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:04,040 Speaker 2: Guys? 80 00:04:04,040 --> 00:04:06,560 Speaker 1: We're good. I mean, you know what your dad is 81 00:04:06,600 --> 00:04:10,360 Speaker 1: telling us about the motorcycle accident, that sounds very scary. 82 00:04:10,920 --> 00:04:12,800 Speaker 3: How are you doing physically these days? 83 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:17,240 Speaker 5: I mean, I guess the best way to put it is, 84 00:04:17,480 --> 00:04:19,120 Speaker 5: you know, I'm doing all right. The only way to 85 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:23,240 Speaker 5: go is up. You know, I've got metal plates stuck 86 00:04:23,240 --> 00:04:26,320 Speaker 5: in my body because, like my dad was saying, I 87 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:30,560 Speaker 5: broke six of my ribs in twelve different places, had 88 00:04:30,839 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 5: metal plates for that. I broke my left arm and 89 00:04:34,720 --> 00:04:38,479 Speaker 5: had plates for that. But my arm is pretty much 90 00:04:38,480 --> 00:04:42,400 Speaker 5: limited because when the bone was healing, it they had. 91 00:04:42,440 --> 00:04:43,280 Speaker 2: They call it h O. 92 00:04:43,600 --> 00:04:46,680 Speaker 5: I don't know what the actual term is, but when 93 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:50,320 Speaker 5: the bone was healing itself, the bone had actually regrown 94 00:04:50,640 --> 00:04:52,239 Speaker 5: and fused together. 95 00:04:54,640 --> 00:04:56,440 Speaker 2: I have some issues with my knee, you know, a 96 00:04:56,440 --> 00:04:57,440 Speaker 2: bunch of road rash. 97 00:04:57,560 --> 00:05:00,719 Speaker 5: But you know, I'm just happy that it happened to 98 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:04,160 Speaker 5: me and not my other brother who was living with 99 00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:06,719 Speaker 5: me at the time. Who's you know, I'm two hundred pounds. 100 00:05:06,760 --> 00:05:09,000 Speaker 5: My younger brother's you know, one hundred and forty pounds, 101 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:10,880 Speaker 5: soaking wet, and he was wanting to ride the bike 102 00:05:10,920 --> 00:05:13,240 Speaker 5: that I was working on, and I told him, you know, 103 00:05:14,200 --> 00:05:16,920 Speaker 5: not yet, let me go inspect it. And then that's 104 00:05:17,040 --> 00:05:19,280 Speaker 5: that's when the accident happened. I wasn't even riding the bike. 105 00:05:19,320 --> 00:05:20,200 Speaker 3: I was trying to stop it. 106 00:05:20,240 --> 00:05:22,000 Speaker 5: And then I woke up in the hospital two weeks later. 107 00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:23,920 Speaker 3: Oh my gosh. 108 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:27,800 Speaker 1: Well you know you're alive, Yes, as you can hear. 109 00:05:27,880 --> 00:05:30,359 Speaker 1: Your family is very thankful for that. We're all thankful 110 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:33,440 Speaker 1: for that. And you've got that warrior mentality, man, and 111 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:35,720 Speaker 1: we appreciate that so much. You're going to get through it, 112 00:05:36,200 --> 00:05:39,560 Speaker 1: but we want the holidays to be special for you. 113 00:05:39,720 --> 00:05:42,400 Speaker 1: Not only you, but you say you have a daughter, 114 00:05:42,560 --> 00:05:45,719 Speaker 1: your wife, and everybody else in your family. And so 115 00:05:46,080 --> 00:05:49,960 Speaker 1: you are the winner of the Military Christmas Bonus today. 116 00:05:50,320 --> 00:05:52,840 Speaker 1: And let me tell you something, Alex, You've won an 117 00:05:52,839 --> 00:05:55,080 Speaker 1: incredible price back. Let me tell you all that you've 118 00:05:55,120 --> 00:05:57,880 Speaker 1: won today. You're going to walk away today with a 119 00:05:57,960 --> 00:06:00,719 Speaker 1: two hundred dollars OG's Pizza and brew House gift card, 120 00:06:00,960 --> 00:06:03,800 Speaker 1: a four pack of San Diego Goals tickets, a two 121 00:06:03,880 --> 00:06:07,080 Speaker 1: hundred dollars gift card from Saddono Auto Group, a gift 122 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:10,839 Speaker 1: card at Windmill Farms, one hundred dollars Sombrero's Mexican Food 123 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:14,080 Speaker 1: gift card, one hundred dollars gift card from AIS Insurance, 124 00:06:14,320 --> 00:06:17,200 Speaker 1: a four pack of San Diego Seals tickets, a four 125 00:06:17,279 --> 00:06:20,440 Speaker 1: pack of SeaWorld San Diego tickets, a four pack of 126 00:06:20,720 --> 00:06:25,040 Speaker 1: Legoland California tickets, a four pack of Disney on Ice tickets, 127 00:06:25,279 --> 00:06:28,400 Speaker 1: a three hundred dollars gift card at Minikey Carcare and 128 00:06:28,520 --> 00:06:32,840 Speaker 1: Oceanside and Escondido, a gift card at Ocean Sized Gymnastics, 129 00:06:33,040 --> 00:06:36,479 Speaker 1: one hundred dollars Curbside Eatery and Drinkery gift card, family 130 00:06:36,520 --> 00:06:40,559 Speaker 1: portraits at Cosma Studios, a gift card from Nothing bunt 131 00:06:40,600 --> 00:06:43,479 Speaker 1: cakes in Mission Valley, one hundred dollars gift card from 132 00:06:43,520 --> 00:06:46,480 Speaker 1: Grey Coca and Family, a two hundred dollars visa gift 133 00:06:46,480 --> 00:06:49,279 Speaker 1: card from p One Ryan Lewis, and a pair of 134 00:06:49,360 --> 00:06:52,800 Speaker 1: Padres tickets to a military Sunday game. You've won all 135 00:06:52,839 --> 00:06:56,120 Speaker 1: of that. Congratulations, Alex, Wow, thank you. 136 00:06:56,200 --> 00:06:58,040 Speaker 2: That's that's incredible. 137 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:00,880 Speaker 1: Well, you can hear your dad, man. He thinks obviously 138 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:03,120 Speaker 1: a lot of you, man, and he wanted you to 139 00:07:03,120 --> 00:07:04,800 Speaker 1: have something special for the holidays. 140 00:07:05,320 --> 00:07:05,560 Speaker 2: Yeah. 141 00:07:05,640 --> 00:07:09,480 Speaker 5: Then when you guys were talking about everything, the main 142 00:07:09,520 --> 00:07:11,200 Speaker 5: thing that you know, was popping in my head was 143 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:13,680 Speaker 5: all the things I can do to you know, go go, 144 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:16,240 Speaker 5: you know, experience with my daughter, you know, like the 145 00:07:16,280 --> 00:07:17,400 Speaker 5: Disney on ice. 146 00:07:17,120 --> 00:07:17,840 Speaker 3: And all that. 147 00:07:17,840 --> 00:07:20,239 Speaker 5: That's it, man, It's great, you know, I mean, especially 148 00:07:20,280 --> 00:07:22,520 Speaker 5: during like the Padre season. You know, I'm a I'm 149 00:07:22,560 --> 00:07:25,520 Speaker 5: a huge baseball fan. I granted I was, you know 150 00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:27,840 Speaker 5: in Delaware, but I was coaching you know, thirteen to 151 00:07:27,880 --> 00:07:31,120 Speaker 5: sixteen year olds while you know, I was you know 152 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:34,800 Speaker 5: obviously working with the military and my daughters you know, 153 00:07:35,200 --> 00:07:37,640 Speaker 5: already around them, they all see her as a little sister. 154 00:07:38,240 --> 00:07:40,680 Speaker 5: I have the Padres game and my daughter will come 155 00:07:40,720 --> 00:07:43,679 Speaker 5: out and go daddy ball and point to the TV 156 00:07:43,760 --> 00:07:46,080 Speaker 5: and then come sit and watch baseball with me. 157 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:47,680 Speaker 3: So I love it. 158 00:07:48,520 --> 00:07:51,480 Speaker 1: Well, Alvin, thank you for nominating Alex and telling us 159 00:07:51,480 --> 00:07:54,080 Speaker 1: his story. We appreciate you, and thank you Alex for 160 00:07:54,160 --> 00:07:56,840 Speaker 1: everything you do for our country. And and have a 161 00:07:56,840 --> 00:07:57,800 Speaker 1: great holiday season. 162 00:07:57,840 --> 00:08:00,760 Speaker 2: Okay man, Yeah, thank you guys, God bless. 163 00:08:00,520 --> 00:08:03,600 Speaker 3: You, absolutely you as well. There you go. Fantastic story.