1 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:21,279 Speaker 1: If it doesn't work, you're just not using enough. You're 2 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:26,880 Speaker 1: listening to Software Radio Special Operations, military news and straight 3 00:00:26,920 --> 00:00:42,920 Speaker 1: talk with the guys in the community. Hello and everyone, 4 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:46,240 Speaker 1: welcome back to the Software Radio. I'm your host this afternoon. 5 00:00:46,400 --> 00:00:50,440 Speaker 1: Steve Alstari. Joining us on the phone right now is 6 00:00:50,520 --> 00:00:55,920 Speaker 1: Ramonte Castro. Ramonte runs the American Veterans Home Front Initiative, 7 00:00:56,080 --> 00:00:59,440 Speaker 1: and if you haven't heard of that, you should. Ramona 8 00:00:59,640 --> 00:01:04,960 Speaker 1: is walking across the entire United States southern border and uh, 9 00:01:05,080 --> 00:01:09,360 Speaker 1: he's doing it to draw attention to veterans who were 10 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:16,240 Speaker 1: promised citizenship if they served in our armed forces. Who 11 00:01:16,360 --> 00:01:21,399 Speaker 1: guys who came across our borders, and um, then you know, 12 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:23,840 Speaker 1: we kind of pulled a rug out on several of them. 13 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:27,640 Speaker 1: And to draw attention to this, Ramona is walking all 14 00:01:27,640 --> 00:01:31,399 Speaker 1: the way across our southern borders. He's done in uh 15 00:01:31,480 --> 00:01:33,840 Speaker 1: well last week. He heard he was in an area 16 00:01:33,880 --> 00:01:37,560 Speaker 1: around California yesterday. But we'll talk with him right now. Ramon, 17 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:41,160 Speaker 1: Welcome to Software Pratdio. Thanks for joining us, and thanks 18 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:45,240 Speaker 1: for drawing attention to this. Oh, thank you for having me. 19 00:01:45,280 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 1: And yeah, it's an important, uh topic, and I think 20 00:01:48,520 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 1: it's something that's America one of America's dirty little secrets, 21 00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 1: and it's something that we definitely need to shed light on. Um. 22 00:01:56,120 --> 00:02:01,120 Speaker 1: Most importantly, what it does it it pressures are biding 23 00:02:01,280 --> 00:02:04,880 Speaker 1: Harris administration to keep their words. These are promises that 24 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:07,960 Speaker 1: were made during the campaign trail and they said, this 25 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:09,680 Speaker 1: is some initiative we're going to deal with with in 26 00:02:09,720 --> 00:02:12,760 Speaker 1: the first hundred days. And we understand, but it hasn't 27 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 1: been a priority in the past, and we're hoping to 28 00:02:14,680 --> 00:02:18,200 Speaker 1: making a priority now. Yeah, and can you fill our 29 00:02:18,240 --> 00:02:22,200 Speaker 1: listeners in, you know, because this isn't just one or 30 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:25,840 Speaker 1: two guys, This is quite a few and guys who 31 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:28,960 Speaker 1: you know did their time in our military. A lot 32 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 1: of them served in combat overseas and then they're deported. 33 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:39,240 Speaker 1: That's that's correct, sir, Um. Well, unfortunately, we can't give 34 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:42,600 Speaker 1: you an exact figure because ICE does not keep track. 35 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:45,200 Speaker 1: There's no category in order to check off when they're 36 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:48,720 Speaker 1: being deported that asked if they were they ever served 37 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:52,799 Speaker 1: in the use United States military. So although they some 38 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:55,799 Speaker 1: agencies are tracked ninety five, whether attract three hundred within 39 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:59,000 Speaker 1: a five year window. UH Shelter South of the Border 40 00:02:59,040 --> 00:03:01,160 Speaker 1: are saying they're a thou sin. The veterans have been 41 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:07,640 Speaker 1: deported h since when uh Bill Clinton. Policies under the 42 00:03:07,639 --> 00:03:12,120 Speaker 1: Bill Clinton administration changed the way we determine how crimes 43 00:03:12,120 --> 00:03:17,280 Speaker 1: are punished in this country. Well, now fill our listeners 44 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 1: in a little bit about what you're doing. You draw 45 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:23,960 Speaker 1: attention to this because, um, you're gonna have some sore 46 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:27,800 Speaker 1: feet by the end of this one, my friend. Yeah, 47 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:30,280 Speaker 1: you know, actually today and tomorrow we had to pause. 48 00:03:30,360 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 1: And this is just my team that said, hey, we're 49 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:36,640 Speaker 1: gonna ground you. The bruising, the bruising and the blisters, 50 00:03:37,440 --> 00:03:40,440 Speaker 1: and also an infection developed in one of the blisters, 51 00:03:40,440 --> 00:03:42,960 Speaker 1: so we decided to pause and and take care of 52 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 1: that and get some better shoes. They you know, actually 53 00:03:45,640 --> 00:03:48,640 Speaker 1: went and got some some new balance some h walking 54 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:51,000 Speaker 1: shoes like an old I call it old man shoes 55 00:03:51,040 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 1: because they're actually the most comfortable ones that are going 56 00:03:53,720 --> 00:03:56,880 Speaker 1: to help out with this process. But yeah, we are. 57 00:03:57,080 --> 00:03:59,280 Speaker 1: We are going too thousand miles. We started this past 58 00:03:59,320 --> 00:04:02,840 Speaker 1: past week at Imperil Beach in San Diego. We walked 59 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:05,200 Speaker 1: over the mountains, we walked through Imperil County. We're not 60 00:04:05,320 --> 00:04:10,640 Speaker 1: in eastern um, eastern California. Not too far about thirty 61 00:04:10,680 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 1: miles out from Arizona. I think I'd have to measure 62 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:16,880 Speaker 1: that out again. So we'll be in Arizona in the 63 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:20,840 Speaker 1: next couple of days and on through Arizona. We should 64 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:23,359 Speaker 1: be there, and we're talking in about seven days to 65 00:04:23,400 --> 00:04:26,159 Speaker 1: get through that state and to New Mexico. So week 66 00:04:26,160 --> 00:04:27,760 Speaker 1: and a half or so we'll be in New Mexico 67 00:04:27,839 --> 00:04:31,760 Speaker 1: and and just kind of going forward. I didn't check 68 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:35,840 Speaker 1: in with Hector Barajas from the Deported Veteran Support House 69 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:38,840 Speaker 1: and Ijuanna to ask what his take was on this 70 00:04:39,800 --> 00:04:42,320 Speaker 1: and and see if you know, are we wasting our 71 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:45,480 Speaker 1: time or do we keep going? What do we do? 72 00:04:46,200 --> 00:04:50,359 Speaker 1: And um, he didn't mention that a lot of what 73 00:04:50,600 --> 00:04:53,080 Speaker 1: the conversation, well, first off, we heard a lot of 74 00:04:53,120 --> 00:04:55,800 Speaker 1: keywords in there that said, you know, those veterans that 75 00:04:55,880 --> 00:05:00,600 Speaker 1: meet the qualifications, those veterans that uh that are qualified, 76 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:03,760 Speaker 1: those veterans that you know, they're so they're they're they're 77 00:05:03,800 --> 00:05:07,920 Speaker 1: picking who they want. Um. And also he mentioned that 78 00:05:07,960 --> 00:05:10,360 Speaker 1: a lot of whatness was like a backlash and they 79 00:05:10,360 --> 00:05:13,480 Speaker 1: were looking to fix what they said were errors doing 80 00:05:13,520 --> 00:05:17,080 Speaker 1: the during the Trump administration. But you know, Mr President, 81 00:05:17,760 --> 00:05:21,600 Speaker 1: under their woman administration, the Obama and Buying administration, they 82 00:05:21,680 --> 00:05:25,320 Speaker 1: departed hundreds of veterans without ever asking twice, you know, 83 00:05:25,360 --> 00:05:28,760 Speaker 1: if they had served or not. UM, So they have 84 00:05:28,800 --> 00:05:30,160 Speaker 1: been aware of this issue. And when we're going to 85 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:33,560 Speaker 1: continue to refreshman, you know, we want me to fix it. 86 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:35,400 Speaker 1: We want you to fix it. And now the Department 87 00:05:35,480 --> 00:05:40,960 Speaker 1: of Defense and Department of for I can't even think 88 00:05:40,960 --> 00:05:42,960 Speaker 1: of the actual department right now, the one takes care 89 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:47,680 Speaker 1: of or I takes care of naturalization. And they're gonna 90 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:51,120 Speaker 1: get together and start the process of UH turning UH 91 00:05:52,640 --> 00:05:56,560 Speaker 1: actual recruits or people in boot camp, processing their citizenship 92 00:05:56,600 --> 00:05:59,000 Speaker 1: and even staring some of them in during boot camp, 93 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:02,000 Speaker 1: which would be out be that's a great victory, that's 94 00:06:02,240 --> 00:06:04,359 Speaker 1: that's a win for us, and it's a win for 95 00:06:04,400 --> 00:06:06,279 Speaker 1: all those who want to serve this country who weren't 96 00:06:06,279 --> 00:06:12,200 Speaker 1: born here. Like going forward, we have to fix our mistakes. 97 00:06:12,240 --> 00:06:14,240 Speaker 1: This is we failed as a nation to how a 98 00:06:14,360 --> 00:06:18,920 Speaker 1: policy in place that guarantee citizenship. Because if these folks 99 00:06:18,960 --> 00:06:21,200 Speaker 1: have been citizenships, they would committed their crime and they 100 00:06:21,200 --> 00:06:24,440 Speaker 1: would still be here. They would have done their time 101 00:06:24,440 --> 00:06:26,200 Speaker 1: and they would have had their opportunity to meant their 102 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:29,120 Speaker 1: comeback that is not the case. So at this point 103 00:06:29,560 --> 00:06:32,440 Speaker 1: we're we're we're we're hoping, and we're pushing real hard 104 00:06:32,480 --> 00:06:35,360 Speaker 1: that the language that is put forth isn't just to 105 00:06:35,720 --> 00:06:40,080 Speaker 1: you know, try to you know, doing somewhere this political fighting, 106 00:06:40,120 --> 00:06:42,840 Speaker 1: but that they actually fixed the issue. And go back 107 00:06:42,880 --> 00:06:47,240 Speaker 1: twenty five years when this beginning under the Clinton administration, Uh, 108 00:06:47,360 --> 00:06:51,200 Speaker 1: continue through the Bush administration, continue to the Obama Biden administration, 109 00:06:51,640 --> 00:06:54,720 Speaker 1: continue through the Trump administration, and we're hoping it ends 110 00:06:54,760 --> 00:06:58,520 Speaker 1: here with biding the Biden Harris administration. That's amazing. Yet, 111 00:06:58,880 --> 00:07:01,960 Speaker 1: I mean didn't seemed like that long ago and we're 112 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:07,200 Speaker 1: in four different administrations now, so, um, that's correct. Yeah, 113 00:07:07,279 --> 00:07:10,160 Speaker 1: So how did you get involved with this personally? I mean, 114 00:07:11,360 --> 00:07:15,120 Speaker 1: was it someone you knew? Is what got you involved in? 115 00:07:15,280 --> 00:07:17,960 Speaker 1: Or is it just something that you heard about and 116 00:07:17,960 --> 00:07:21,200 Speaker 1: it struck a nerve with you? Yes, sir, you know. 117 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:24,960 Speaker 1: So it's a friend had passed away. Uh, we're looking 118 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:27,240 Speaker 1: about a month ago I passed away. I believe this 119 00:07:27,280 --> 00:07:31,080 Speaker 1: twenty second uh second of May. We had to present 120 00:07:31,120 --> 00:07:38,040 Speaker 1: a flag. We did a flag ceremony presentation in Mexican soil. Uh. 121 00:07:38,280 --> 00:07:41,800 Speaker 1: We folded the flag and presented to his young daughter, UM, 122 00:07:42,840 --> 00:07:46,440 Speaker 1: and and it was I was I was ashamed. It 123 00:07:46,480 --> 00:07:48,960 Speaker 1: was ashamed discussion that we were presenting an American flight 124 00:07:49,040 --> 00:07:53,040 Speaker 1: to a United States Marine Corps war veteran on foreign soil, 125 00:07:53,080 --> 00:07:56,480 Speaker 1: which was just sad. So a year and a half ago, 126 00:07:56,720 --> 00:07:59,520 Speaker 1: through a podcast that we were working on, we ran 127 00:07:59,560 --> 00:08:02,040 Speaker 1: into the spokes and ended up going to I want 128 00:08:02,080 --> 00:08:09,080 Speaker 1: to Mexico UM to interview his folks, and we saw 129 00:08:09,080 --> 00:08:10,960 Speaker 1: that there was an issue there. We promised to come 130 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:14,200 Speaker 1: back and because of COVID, we didn't come back for 131 00:08:14,200 --> 00:08:16,440 Speaker 1: a while and we just we just received some funding, 132 00:08:16,480 --> 00:08:19,000 Speaker 1: so we went down there to help him out, ran 133 00:08:19,040 --> 00:08:23,440 Speaker 1: into these folks again and then saw that um, nothing 134 00:08:23,480 --> 00:08:25,400 Speaker 1: had been done, and of course we started to work 135 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:28,640 Speaker 1: on that. Also with death comes along and we had 136 00:08:28,680 --> 00:08:31,640 Speaker 1: we knew that the President had made some promises and 137 00:08:31,640 --> 00:08:33,000 Speaker 1: and you know, we said, you know what, we had 138 00:08:33,040 --> 00:08:34,640 Speaker 1: to do something about this now because a lot of 139 00:08:34,640 --> 00:08:38,240 Speaker 1: these folks are down there, UH have a deserved to 140 00:08:38,320 --> 00:08:41,440 Speaker 1: have access to the v A helper system. They're not 141 00:08:41,480 --> 00:08:45,000 Speaker 1: receiving him. Mr at Osmore died from a heart apparent 142 00:08:45,080 --> 00:08:48,400 Speaker 1: heart attack, and and we'll never know if he would 143 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:51,280 Speaker 1: have still been here or not. Had he had access 144 00:08:51,280 --> 00:08:57,680 Speaker 1: to his VA health care. M hm. So, UM, I 145 00:08:57,760 --> 00:09:00,680 Speaker 1: have to ask you have have you been joined? I 146 00:09:00,720 --> 00:09:04,319 Speaker 1: know you haven't get into the teeth of it everything 147 00:09:04,400 --> 00:09:07,840 Speaker 1: yet with your walk, but you've already almost across California. 148 00:09:08,160 --> 00:09:10,040 Speaker 1: Have you been joined it all by any of your 149 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:14,320 Speaker 1: former you know, uh Marine corpsvettes, any of the families 150 00:09:14,360 --> 00:09:18,959 Speaker 1: involved in this. Yes, Yes, many of the families have joined. Uh. 151 00:09:19,440 --> 00:09:22,600 Speaker 1: Actually Mr Appolata's family joined us yesterday on Sunday morning. 152 00:09:23,320 --> 00:09:28,440 Speaker 1: UM and and UM walk with us about twelve miles. 153 00:09:28,440 --> 00:09:30,080 Speaker 1: They wanted to keep going, and I was like, no, 154 00:09:30,400 --> 00:09:32,800 Speaker 1: we're gonna stop because I don't think they realized why 155 00:09:32,880 --> 00:09:34,800 Speaker 1: your body is hot. You can you can't keep going. 156 00:09:35,960 --> 00:09:38,439 Speaker 1: You can keep going, but you know, it just it's 157 00:09:38,480 --> 00:09:41,080 Speaker 1: in turns. So some folks that joined us, they joined 158 00:09:41,120 --> 00:09:43,480 Speaker 1: us when they get go to San Diego. Uh. They 159 00:09:43,920 --> 00:09:45,920 Speaker 1: nobody joined me across the mountain, which is good. I 160 00:09:45,920 --> 00:09:49,520 Speaker 1: wouldn't have allowed it either way because it was pretty risky. Uh. 161 00:09:49,520 --> 00:09:51,559 Speaker 1: And some join some folks join us as we made 162 00:09:51,559 --> 00:09:55,160 Speaker 1: our final stretch through San Diego County into Imperol County 163 00:09:55,160 --> 00:10:00,319 Speaker 1: and down to Calexico. Some childhood friends and other other um, 164 00:10:00,679 --> 00:10:03,920 Speaker 1: you know, former Marines or whatnot. Uh, And we had 165 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:07,240 Speaker 1: quite a crowd down downtown Calexico. So folks are coming along, 166 00:10:07,280 --> 00:10:09,320 Speaker 1: they're joining. Not only are the joining, but helping to 167 00:10:09,400 --> 00:10:11,840 Speaker 1: raise funds with his cause. And they understand that our 168 00:10:11,880 --> 00:10:14,720 Speaker 1: non profit is not just uh set up to help 169 00:10:14,920 --> 00:10:17,440 Speaker 1: with this specific matter, but with what many matters across 170 00:10:17,480 --> 00:10:21,360 Speaker 1: the board. Absolutely, and uh yeah, we we happen to 171 00:10:21,480 --> 00:10:26,320 Speaker 1: see uh your press conference there, I think was it Friday. 172 00:10:26,760 --> 00:10:28,880 Speaker 1: You had the press conference and you had a good 173 00:10:28,920 --> 00:10:33,320 Speaker 1: sized turnout there and a couple of elected officials, which 174 00:10:33,360 --> 00:10:36,600 Speaker 1: is good because that's what brings attention to it. Now, 175 00:10:36,800 --> 00:10:40,000 Speaker 1: you know, we just need to get the national people 176 00:10:40,200 --> 00:10:43,440 Speaker 1: involved with this, in the you know, officers of the 177 00:10:43,480 --> 00:10:47,679 Speaker 1: president and the vice president, and maybe we'll see this 178 00:10:47,800 --> 00:10:52,079 Speaker 1: to fruition. So, UM, I know that you had said that, 179 00:10:53,440 --> 00:10:56,680 Speaker 1: you know, you're you're on your way, but we did 180 00:10:56,720 --> 00:11:00,920 Speaker 1: see in the newspaper that the admit straation, you know, 181 00:11:01,120 --> 00:11:04,920 Speaker 1: as and you mentioned this earlier. They released the statement. 182 00:11:05,200 --> 00:11:09,120 Speaker 1: It was kind of ambiguous. There was a little you know, 183 00:11:09,120 --> 00:11:11,320 Speaker 1: I didn't say too much, but they did say that 184 00:11:11,400 --> 00:11:14,800 Speaker 1: they were, you know, gonna look at this issue. Do 185 00:11:14,840 --> 00:11:21,440 Speaker 1: you have high hopes to that that's correct, that's correctly 186 00:11:21,480 --> 00:11:23,920 Speaker 1: did say they're gonna look at this issue again. I 187 00:11:23,960 --> 00:11:27,680 Speaker 1: read all the statements that were put out. UM, many 188 00:11:27,679 --> 00:11:30,640 Speaker 1: of them were saying, you know, for those letters that 189 00:11:30,800 --> 00:11:35,679 Speaker 1: qualify and their families, and were those veterans that that 190 00:11:35,800 --> 00:11:39,920 Speaker 1: meet the criteria, those that are currently serving and meet 191 00:11:39,960 --> 00:11:43,319 Speaker 1: the criteria will become citizens, and those who qualify. We 192 00:11:43,440 --> 00:11:46,640 Speaker 1: brought back those who are unjustly processed. What they're referring 193 00:11:46,679 --> 00:11:51,000 Speaker 1: to when they say the unjustly process are referring to 194 00:11:51,120 --> 00:11:54,920 Speaker 1: veterans that are processed under the Trump administration. So what 195 00:11:55,080 --> 00:11:57,480 Speaker 1: we're asking is that they fix at all that these 196 00:11:57,559 --> 00:12:04,640 Speaker 1: fixes disservice to our veterans going back years, not just 197 00:12:04,760 --> 00:12:07,760 Speaker 1: under the Trump administration, because Trump is not the only 198 00:12:07,800 --> 00:12:11,200 Speaker 1: president to have done this. As we mentioned before, it's 199 00:12:11,240 --> 00:12:17,280 Speaker 1: been It started with Bill Clinton, uh, continued with Bush, 200 00:12:17,480 --> 00:12:21,920 Speaker 1: followed Obama, and I keep mentioning it to make a 201 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:25,319 Speaker 1: uh that this is not this isn't a political no 202 00:12:25,360 --> 00:12:28,880 Speaker 1: longer political party. It's a it's just something that we 203 00:12:29,080 --> 00:12:31,520 Speaker 1: just kind of strepped into the rug and forgot about, 204 00:12:31,880 --> 00:12:36,280 Speaker 1: pretended it wasn't there. So that's that's the biggest problem. 205 00:12:36,320 --> 00:12:37,960 Speaker 1: That we have. I think that even there is no 206 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:41,360 Speaker 1: political will to get this done, although a President Biden 207 00:12:41,400 --> 00:12:43,680 Speaker 1: said that this is a priority for him. We're just 208 00:12:43,760 --> 00:12:49,839 Speaker 1: now getting something going. Um. But we here's my other concern. UM. 209 00:12:50,000 --> 00:12:54,160 Speaker 1: My other concern is that one Spiding leaves office and 210 00:12:54,200 --> 00:12:55,880 Speaker 1: we don't know how much longer he'll be in office. 211 00:12:55,920 --> 00:12:59,920 Speaker 1: Four years, another four years, Um, that the following administer 212 00:13:00,040 --> 00:13:03,280 Speaker 1: should kind of does what they have been doing. Is okay, 213 00:13:03,320 --> 00:13:06,160 Speaker 1: Well it's my turnout. Man, I'm gonna reverse all these 214 00:13:06,160 --> 00:13:08,400 Speaker 1: policies that I didn't like about my predecessor and that 215 00:13:08,520 --> 00:13:11,480 Speaker 1: this is included in those. So we want full protections, 216 00:13:11,520 --> 00:13:14,440 Speaker 1: we want guarantees. Um. And we don't know what it's 217 00:13:14,440 --> 00:13:17,360 Speaker 1: gonna take or at the Congress or whatnotever, we're going 218 00:13:17,400 --> 00:13:19,360 Speaker 1: to make sure that that's what happens. That. So our 219 00:13:19,400 --> 00:13:22,200 Speaker 1: work is far from done. We hope that we can 220 00:13:22,200 --> 00:13:24,680 Speaker 1: stop this walk, but it's gonna require a lot more 221 00:13:24,720 --> 00:13:29,240 Speaker 1: than just saying we're opening up uh you know, uh 222 00:13:29,280 --> 00:13:32,400 Speaker 1: that we're gonna start the work no where where, let's 223 00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:34,840 Speaker 1: get this done. And when it's it's so easy to 224 00:13:34,880 --> 00:13:38,480 Speaker 1: get for it to happen. Uh, when we're asking the 225 00:13:38,520 --> 00:13:41,000 Speaker 1: president of who I provide full partners. And over the 226 00:13:41,080 --> 00:13:43,960 Speaker 1: years we have seen well who were the people who 227 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:46,800 Speaker 1: presidents who our presidents at partner on their way out 228 00:13:48,640 --> 00:13:52,160 Speaker 1: from people who have you know, stolen from our government 229 00:13:52,240 --> 00:13:56,199 Speaker 1: to write this too. You name it and and we're 230 00:13:56,280 --> 00:13:59,760 Speaker 1: just asking that they partner our troops, our veterans who 231 00:13:59,760 --> 00:14:03,680 Speaker 1: serve this country and who were paid a very high price. 232 00:14:03,760 --> 00:14:06,400 Speaker 1: And and I'm sure that you're well aware of mean 233 00:14:06,480 --> 00:14:10,480 Speaker 1: our veterans come home, we come home. We come home 234 00:14:10,520 --> 00:14:15,880 Speaker 1: with mental health issues, with physical issues, we come home with. Uh, 235 00:14:16,440 --> 00:14:20,000 Speaker 1: you just name it up. The stuff that started years after, 236 00:14:20,280 --> 00:14:23,840 Speaker 1: right years after. I just read a story about a 237 00:14:23,920 --> 00:14:27,920 Speaker 1: veteran who died from cancer at seven years old, who 238 00:14:27,920 --> 00:14:30,640 Speaker 1: had been deported for roughly twenties. He's one of the 239 00:14:30,640 --> 00:14:34,040 Speaker 1: first to get deported. They buried him in Chicago. They 240 00:14:34,520 --> 00:14:37,120 Speaker 1: flew him in once he died, because that's when all 241 00:14:37,120 --> 00:14:40,040 Speaker 1: of them are allowed to come home when they're dead. Uh, 242 00:14:40,320 --> 00:14:43,920 Speaker 1: give him burial, a funeral with full honors. And that 243 00:14:44,200 --> 00:14:47,200 Speaker 1: his daughter was very upset, and rightfully so. She said, 244 00:14:47,400 --> 00:14:50,440 Speaker 1: had he had access to his healthcare, he would still 245 00:14:50,440 --> 00:14:53,120 Speaker 1: be here. He died from cancer. Served in the Vietnam War. 246 00:14:53,720 --> 00:14:56,840 Speaker 1: And died from cancers that were directly connected to Agent Orange. 247 00:14:57,560 --> 00:15:02,200 Speaker 1: Now and then you know, with full honors, that's not 248 00:15:02,320 --> 00:15:04,240 Speaker 1: a slap of the phase after your dead. I don't 249 00:15:04,240 --> 00:15:07,720 Speaker 1: know what it is, Yeah, exactly. You know, it's funny 250 00:15:07,760 --> 00:15:12,160 Speaker 1: because um having served in the Army's Green Berets Special Forces, 251 00:15:12,400 --> 00:15:16,720 Speaker 1: the original Special Forces guys, a lot of them came 252 00:15:16,760 --> 00:15:19,880 Speaker 1: to the United States under the old lawge Act, where 253 00:15:19,880 --> 00:15:22,640 Speaker 1: it's you know, they came from Eastern Europe and if 254 00:15:22,680 --> 00:15:25,080 Speaker 1: they served a tour in the United States Army, they 255 00:15:25,880 --> 00:15:29,640 Speaker 1: you know, they were giving they were given citizenship status. 256 00:15:29,760 --> 00:15:31,760 Speaker 1: And a lot of the guys that came before me 257 00:15:32,400 --> 00:15:39,440 Speaker 1: where those logic guys. It's the same exact thing. And 258 00:15:39,440 --> 00:15:43,000 Speaker 1: and it doesn't make any sense why they decided to 259 00:15:43,120 --> 00:15:47,000 Speaker 1: arbitrarily do this. But you know, inform our listeners how 260 00:15:47,040 --> 00:15:50,200 Speaker 1: they can contribute to this cause and how they can 261 00:15:50,200 --> 00:15:52,640 Speaker 1: get in contact with you, and you know, if if 262 00:15:52,680 --> 00:15:56,080 Speaker 1: they're even wanting to, if they live near the border 263 00:15:56,120 --> 00:15:58,720 Speaker 1: and want to walk with you, how they can keep 264 00:15:58,720 --> 00:16:02,040 Speaker 1: in touch with you. Yeah. No, absolutely, we're providing up 265 00:16:02,040 --> 00:16:04,040 Speaker 1: there on Facebook. If you just look up my name 266 00:16:04,120 --> 00:16:07,040 Speaker 1: Ramote Castro. They're like a million of them in California. 267 00:16:07,480 --> 00:16:10,200 Speaker 1: Look up Remote Castro city of Brawley on any of 268 00:16:10,200 --> 00:16:13,360 Speaker 1: the social media platforms. You can also find us on 269 00:16:13,520 --> 00:16:20,560 Speaker 1: www dot America American Veterans home Front Initiative dot com 270 00:16:20,600 --> 00:16:22,920 Speaker 1: and you can also call me directly. My numbers out there. 271 00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:27,720 Speaker 1: So it's seven six nine. Um. My number has been 272 00:16:27,760 --> 00:16:30,280 Speaker 1: put out on every platform. It's part of my little business. 273 00:16:30,320 --> 00:16:33,000 Speaker 1: So you know, I don't mind. I take calls all day. 274 00:16:33,080 --> 00:16:35,800 Speaker 1: So plus when we're walking, they're gonna help to receive 275 00:16:35,840 --> 00:16:38,920 Speaker 1: some of those calls of encouragement, even they hate, well, 276 00:16:38,960 --> 00:16:42,040 Speaker 1: even they hate ones, they'll take those ship they distract 277 00:16:42,120 --> 00:16:47,880 Speaker 1: me from from what from the grind? Yeah, well, um, 278 00:16:47,920 --> 00:16:50,280 Speaker 1: and we're gonna keep in touch with you as you 279 00:16:50,360 --> 00:16:52,800 Speaker 1: move across that of your you're at the edge of 280 00:16:52,840 --> 00:16:55,600 Speaker 1: California in Arizona. Now there's still a long way to go. 281 00:16:56,080 --> 00:17:00,320 Speaker 1: He has nine hundred and fifty four miles, folks. So 282 00:17:00,480 --> 00:17:04,760 Speaker 1: let's uh, let's let's keep ramon busy as he's walking 283 00:17:04,800 --> 00:17:07,199 Speaker 1: across there, take his mind off his aching feet. And 284 00:17:07,800 --> 00:17:10,000 Speaker 1: you know, we we wish you all the best with that. 285 00:17:10,200 --> 00:17:14,480 Speaker 1: And uh, it's it's an issue that we totally support 286 00:17:14,800 --> 00:17:18,480 Speaker 1: and uh, yeah, we'll definitely keep in touch as you 287 00:17:18,560 --> 00:17:21,440 Speaker 1: make your way across the border, and uh we hope 288 00:17:21,480 --> 00:17:23,600 Speaker 1: to hear good things by the time you're in Texas. 289 00:17:24,600 --> 00:17:26,760 Speaker 1: All right, thank you so much to appreciate your helping 290 00:17:27,240 --> 00:17:32,000 Speaker 1: bringing lights to this issue. All right, Uh, that'll do 291 00:17:32,040 --> 00:17:34,840 Speaker 1: it for now, but we'll be back with Ramon as 292 00:17:34,880 --> 00:17:37,720 Speaker 1: he makes his way across the border. But folks, don't 293 00:17:37,760 --> 00:17:40,840 Speaker 1: turn that down, you know, we'll we'll be doing more 294 00:17:40,920 --> 00:17:44,439 Speaker 1: podcasts with vermone as he goes across the United States. 295 00:17:44,440 --> 00:18:03,840 Speaker 1: So for myself, Steve AlSi, Ramon Castro, thanks you've been 296 00:18:03,960 --> 00:18:05,879 Speaker 1: listening to Self Red Radio.