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Speaker 1: the Power Home Solo radio studio. All right, let's let

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Speaker 1: a roll on a Thursday night here on the Colts

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Speaker 1: Daily Update on ninety three five and one oh seven

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Speaker 1: five the Fan. I'm Matt Taylor. It's also Veterans Day.

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Speaker 1: We want to extend our deepest gratitude and thanks to

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Speaker 1: all the veterans and their families for their service and

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Speaker 1: sacrifices for our country on this very special day. Again,

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Speaker 1: I'm Matt Taylor, joined by Colts dot COM's Jj Stangovitz

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Speaker 1: tonight on the Daily Update, Jj, what's going on, my friend?

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Speaker 1: Not much echoing your happy Veterans Date thought. Yep to

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Speaker 1: everyone listening who has served. I wrote a story on

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Speaker 1: Brian Decker, who's the Colts Director of Team Development, a

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Speaker 1: twenty two year military military veteran. Excuse me who. It's

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Speaker 1: a really interesting perspective on what being in the military.

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Speaker 1: He was part of the Greek Rats meant to him.

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Speaker 1: So go read that on Colts dot com if you're

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Speaker 1: looking for something to do this this evening and it

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Speaker 1: check that out on Colts dot com and the Colts

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Speaker 1: Mobile app. So the Colts are getting ready to take

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Speaker 1: six team JJ. Both teams are hot right. The Colts

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Speaker 1: have won four of their last six. The Jaguars have

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Speaker 1: on ninety three five and one oh seven five the fan. Lastly,

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