1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,800 Speaker 1: All right, news, round up, information, overload our eight hundred 2 00:00:02,800 --> 00:00:04,840 Speaker 1: and nine four one Sean, you want to be a 3 00:00:04,840 --> 00:00:10,800 Speaker 1: part of the program, untold. Hundreds of Americans now basically 4 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:14,920 Speaker 1: their lives are in the hands of radical terrorists, you know, 5 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:18,639 Speaker 1: and the whims of these terrorists, and what I think 6 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:22,239 Speaker 1: could possibly happen, I don't even want to express publicly. 7 00:00:22,760 --> 00:00:25,720 Speaker 1: This is a very smart audience. We all know what 8 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:29,120 Speaker 1: the possibilities are. The idea that we'd ever leave an 9 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:35,000 Speaker 1: American behind goes against every single solitary fiber in my being. 10 00:00:35,400 --> 00:00:39,199 Speaker 1: Joe Biden said, what we'd leave nobody behind? One of 11 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:43,240 Speaker 1: the saddest things in all of this to me, Well, 12 00:00:43,240 --> 00:00:46,240 Speaker 1: whenever there's a loss of life, it's said, right, we 13 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:50,040 Speaker 1: value life or pro life. We know life as a gift. 14 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 1: We know, I believe in natural law, our rights, our 15 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:58,520 Speaker 1: life comes from a God, a creator, a father, and 16 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:02,560 Speaker 1: we're endowed by that crea. And as part of this, 17 00:01:02,720 --> 00:01:05,200 Speaker 1: the idea that we didn't we saw the Taliban on 18 00:01:05,240 --> 00:01:07,800 Speaker 1: the march as early as March, and we saw them 19 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:12,200 Speaker 1: on the March in April, and we saw vast portions 20 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:17,240 Speaker 1: of the country, province after province literally basically being not 21 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:21,680 Speaker 1: defended by the great Afghan Army that Joe was bragging 22 00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:26,640 Speaker 1: about in mid July, and then we saw May June, 23 00:01:27,160 --> 00:01:31,440 Speaker 1: July even and we waited for the Taliban to take 24 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:35,920 Speaker 1: over Cobble, and we for Joe Biden Bragg, well, we 25 00:01:35,959 --> 00:01:38,720 Speaker 1: have control of the airport to Washington Post says, there's 26 00:01:38,720 --> 00:01:42,080 Speaker 1: a report out now that actually the Taliban offered us 27 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:45,320 Speaker 1: to have Cobble to get all the people out, and 28 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:48,400 Speaker 1: he said no. Then they formed the perimeter. If you 29 00:01:48,440 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 1: can't if you don't control the perimeter to the airport 30 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 1: and you don't control the city around the airport, how 31 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:56,440 Speaker 1: are you supposed to get your people home? And now 32 00:01:56,520 --> 00:02:01,280 Speaker 1: every diplomatic and every diplomat, every military person has now 33 00:02:01,360 --> 00:02:05,200 Speaker 1: left Afghanistan, and we have Americans now caught behind enemy lines. 34 00:02:05,560 --> 00:02:08,000 Speaker 1: In the lead up to this, we had this terror 35 00:02:08,040 --> 00:02:11,520 Speaker 1: attack that took place last week, and you know, we 36 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:16,519 Speaker 1: lost thirteen of our bravest I called the kids their 37 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:19,920 Speaker 1: kids to me, I mean, that's our national treasure. I 38 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:23,119 Speaker 1: have kids. My kids are out of their teenage years now. 39 00:02:23,440 --> 00:02:28,799 Speaker 1: One of them is Lance Corporal Jared Smits. He's twenty 40 00:02:28,880 --> 00:02:31,680 Speaker 1: years old, was one of thirteen Marines killed at the 41 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:37,200 Speaker 1: Karzai International Airport last week. And what was fascinating about 42 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:39,040 Speaker 1: his story His father's going to join in US in 43 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:41,560 Speaker 1: a minute. He'd been part of a group of Marines 44 00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:45,080 Speaker 1: that was sent back to Afghanistan for the specific reason 45 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:50,480 Speaker 1: to assist with the evacuation efforts. His father, Mark joins 46 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:53,519 Speaker 1: US now and also joining US as Darren Hoover, his 47 00:02:53,720 --> 00:02:57,160 Speaker 1: thirty one year old son, Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Darren 48 00:02:57,200 --> 00:03:01,239 Speaker 1: Taylor Hoover, who was the oldest US service member killed 49 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:05,040 Speaker 1: on the twenty sixth of August is just last week, 50 00:03:05,240 --> 00:03:07,960 Speaker 1: was serving his third tour of duty in Afghanistan at 51 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:10,160 Speaker 1: the time of his death. And by the way, his 52 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:13,240 Speaker 1: father said, no parents should have to bury their their 53 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:16,040 Speaker 1: sons or daughters. It's not supposed to work that way. 54 00:03:16,320 --> 00:03:19,000 Speaker 1: He was scheduled, by the way, to retire when he 55 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:24,080 Speaker 1: got home and marry his fiancee, who's also devastated. Anyway, 56 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:26,840 Speaker 1: Mark Smithson Darren Hoover, thank you both for being with us. 57 00:03:27,280 --> 00:03:32,720 Speaker 1: You Mark, I'd rather than ask any political questions right now, 58 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:35,720 Speaker 1: let me let's talk about your son. One thing caught 59 00:03:35,760 --> 00:03:39,880 Speaker 1: my attention is he was sent back for these for 60 00:03:39,920 --> 00:03:43,800 Speaker 1: this very reason to assist for the evacuation. This is 61 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:46,920 Speaker 1: something you said that he always wanted to do. And 62 00:03:47,040 --> 00:03:49,280 Speaker 1: I've never seen a young man train as hard as 63 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:51,120 Speaker 1: he did to be the best soldier he could be. 64 00:03:51,400 --> 00:03:57,520 Speaker 1: Tell us about your son who lost his life. He 65 00:03:57,560 --> 00:04:00,840 Speaker 1: had decided firmly shout more year or so that he 66 00:04:00,920 --> 00:04:04,800 Speaker 1: was going to enter the Marine Corps and began training 67 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:08,760 Speaker 1: doing this. This kid didn't go to the library, he 68 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:11,920 Speaker 1: didn't do research, he didn't like school, you know, but 69 00:04:12,040 --> 00:04:14,480 Speaker 1: he jumped away a kid after my own heart. But 70 00:04:14,560 --> 00:04:20,200 Speaker 1: go ahead, he started googling, you know what the workout 71 00:04:20,240 --> 00:04:25,680 Speaker 1: regiment was from Marine Corps, what the basic physical conditioning 72 00:04:25,720 --> 00:04:28,160 Speaker 1: needs to be to get through boot camp alive, and 73 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:31,600 Speaker 1: you conquered the crucible, et cetera. And he just started 74 00:04:31,640 --> 00:04:35,200 Speaker 1: training like crazy. He was a type that didn't have 75 00:04:35,279 --> 00:04:37,520 Speaker 1: a driver's license right away when he was sixteen, so 76 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:39,600 Speaker 1: I would have to drive him up to the local 77 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:43,240 Speaker 1: Marine office. And he started training with them before he 78 00:04:43,320 --> 00:04:46,000 Speaker 1: was even a recruit, just learning everything that they do. 79 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:48,800 Speaker 1: He just really wanted to excel. And you know he 80 00:04:48,839 --> 00:04:51,400 Speaker 1: and he right out of high school joined the Marines, 81 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:54,800 Speaker 1: went off to boot graduated. That was an honor to 82 00:04:54,800 --> 00:04:58,960 Speaker 1: be able to witness that. In October of nineteen he 83 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:04,840 Speaker 1: finally got a first deployment to Jordan, and shortly thereafter 84 00:05:05,200 --> 00:05:07,160 Speaker 1: obviously that was a lot of training, but shortly after 85 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:12,320 Speaker 1: that he got the call up to go to to Capool. Obviously, 86 00:05:12,320 --> 00:05:15,840 Speaker 1: his mother and I were terrified. He was excited. He 87 00:05:16,960 --> 00:05:20,560 Speaker 1: was so focused on training and doing what the Marines 88 00:05:20,640 --> 00:05:22,240 Speaker 1: can do. He wanted to make sure he honed in 89 00:05:22,279 --> 00:05:24,320 Speaker 1: on his skills on that. But now he finally had 90 00:05:24,360 --> 00:05:27,760 Speaker 1: the opportunity to put it into action. And I had, 91 00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:30,400 Speaker 1: of course that Dad and son talked about how serious 92 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:33,240 Speaker 1: this is, and he said, don't worry. You know, we 93 00:05:33,320 --> 00:05:36,320 Speaker 1: all got each other's backs here. He said, okay, you know, 94 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:38,960 Speaker 1: and he went there and finally got to do what 95 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:41,320 Speaker 1: he really wanted to do, which was make a difference 96 00:05:41,320 --> 00:05:46,520 Speaker 1: and help people and the ARTCAICO Officer Martinez was nice 97 00:05:46,600 --> 00:05:49,280 Speaker 1: enough to share quote with me from Ronald Breagan that 98 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:52,480 Speaker 1: really hit home. He said, most people will spend a 99 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:55,160 Speaker 1: lifetime trying to make sure, trying to find out if 100 00:05:55,160 --> 00:05:57,440 Speaker 1: they made a difference in this world. Marines that don't 101 00:05:57,480 --> 00:06:01,000 Speaker 1: have that problem. My marine did not have that problem them. 102 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:03,839 Speaker 1: Darren's marine does not have that problem. None of them do. 103 00:06:04,279 --> 00:06:07,000 Speaker 1: All of these guys are heroes and they've all made 104 00:06:07,040 --> 00:06:10,160 Speaker 1: a huge difference in this world. They defend our liberties 105 00:06:10,160 --> 00:06:11,880 Speaker 1: and freedom. And let me let me just say, on 106 00:06:11,960 --> 00:06:15,880 Speaker 1: a personal level to both of you, I'm so sorry. 107 00:06:16,320 --> 00:06:19,919 Speaker 1: I am so so very sorry. There's no words that 108 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:23,560 Speaker 1: I can speak to you that can take away your pain. 109 00:06:24,120 --> 00:06:27,680 Speaker 1: I can't. I wish I could. I you know, as 110 00:06:27,720 --> 00:06:30,920 Speaker 1: a parent, I could only imagine. But if you're living it, 111 00:06:31,120 --> 00:06:34,920 Speaker 1: I'm sure it's very different. And I you know, I've 112 00:06:34,960 --> 00:06:38,600 Speaker 1: met many many gold Star families over the years, and 113 00:06:38,680 --> 00:06:42,920 Speaker 1: I always wonder in my mind, how do you ever recover? 114 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:46,440 Speaker 1: And I even ask people how do you go get 115 00:06:46,520 --> 00:06:49,800 Speaker 1: up every day? And they just say that they would, 116 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:54,320 Speaker 1: our kids would want us to and it's but they 117 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:58,960 Speaker 1: acknowledge then their life changes forever. Both of your lives 118 00:06:59,040 --> 00:07:01,719 Speaker 1: last week change forever. And I know I speak for 119 00:07:01,760 --> 00:07:04,559 Speaker 1: this large radio audience who are on like six hundred 120 00:07:04,600 --> 00:07:07,760 Speaker 1: and sixty five stations and serious XM. And I'm just 121 00:07:07,839 --> 00:07:11,960 Speaker 1: telling you, everybody's listening down to both of you, and 122 00:07:12,160 --> 00:07:15,960 Speaker 1: they feel as I do. They're sickened, saddened. They know 123 00:07:16,080 --> 00:07:18,840 Speaker 1: that I won't get too political here, but this was 124 00:07:18,920 --> 00:07:22,520 Speaker 1: so preventable. Darren m Please tell her. I know your 125 00:07:22,680 --> 00:07:25,720 Speaker 1: your son is named after you, Darren Taylor Hoover. But 126 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:29,120 Speaker 1: he I understand he went by the name of Taylor. 127 00:07:29,360 --> 00:07:31,680 Speaker 1: And you know you're the one that said no parents 128 00:07:31,720 --> 00:07:34,680 Speaker 1: should have to bury their sons and daughters. That your 129 00:07:34,680 --> 00:07:36,520 Speaker 1: son had the biggest heart in the world. And he 130 00:07:36,600 --> 00:07:40,080 Speaker 1: was about to retire and marry his fiance Nicole. Yes 131 00:07:40,120 --> 00:07:44,760 Speaker 1: he was, Yes, he was. Um. You know, growing up 132 00:07:44,800 --> 00:07:51,000 Speaker 1: he had the biggest heart, very compassionate towards people, very loving, 133 00:07:51,160 --> 00:07:56,080 Speaker 1: very caring, very understanding. He had all of that beyond 134 00:07:56,120 --> 00:08:01,440 Speaker 1: his years, in my opinion. After nine to eleven happened. 135 00:08:01,960 --> 00:08:05,160 Speaker 1: He was eleven years old at the time that happened, 136 00:08:05,600 --> 00:08:08,800 Speaker 1: and he said, right then and there, I'm going to 137 00:08:08,880 --> 00:08:11,880 Speaker 1: do something about this. Dad. You know, being eleven years old, 138 00:08:11,920 --> 00:08:14,160 Speaker 1: I'm like, don't well, okay, all right, that's a good 139 00:08:14,200 --> 00:08:17,760 Speaker 1: goal to shooting for. Um. And when he was also 140 00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:21,480 Speaker 1: in high school, the recruiters came to his high school 141 00:08:21,800 --> 00:08:26,720 Speaker 1: and for whatever reason, uh, he chose the Marine Corps. Uh. 142 00:08:27,480 --> 00:08:30,280 Speaker 1: He did the exact same thing. He started working out. 143 00:08:30,360 --> 00:08:33,439 Speaker 1: He'd go to the recruiting office and from there, the 144 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:36,840 Speaker 1: sergeant that was there would take him out training with 145 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:40,720 Speaker 1: a couple of other guys that we're also interested in 146 00:08:40,760 --> 00:08:46,320 Speaker 1: doing it. Um. He went through boot camp and for 147 00:08:46,320 --> 00:08:49,160 Speaker 1: for the people that don't get to see that, it is, 148 00:08:49,880 --> 00:08:57,760 Speaker 1: it's it. Well, the graduation is absolutely stunning. Yeah, I 149 00:08:57,800 --> 00:09:04,840 Speaker 1: believe so factful, so timed down to the you know, 150 00:09:05,520 --> 00:09:09,000 Speaker 1: down to the minute detail. Um, it's just a really 151 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:11,840 Speaker 1: special time. And thankfully we were able to see that. 152 00:09:12,800 --> 00:09:17,040 Speaker 1: And then he got to his units and started training, UM, 153 00:09:17,480 --> 00:09:19,440 Speaker 1: taking as hard as he could. He had really good 154 00:09:19,480 --> 00:09:28,040 Speaker 1: senior senior non commission UH individuals helping him out and 155 00:09:28,640 --> 00:09:35,079 Speaker 1: UH wound up doing three tours in Afghanistan. His first 156 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:39,599 Speaker 1: one was about a year in. Well, it's what he 157 00:09:39,679 --> 00:09:44,160 Speaker 1: loved to do. He loved this country. He absolutely loved it. 158 00:09:44,480 --> 00:09:47,080 Speaker 1: And like I said, from the from the time nine 159 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:50,280 Speaker 1: time nine to eleven happened, this is what he wanted 160 00:09:50,280 --> 00:09:53,440 Speaker 1: to do, you know. Uh. And when I talk about 161 00:09:53,520 --> 00:09:57,520 Speaker 1: compassion and love, he was he was. He was the 162 00:09:57,640 --> 00:10:00,680 Speaker 1: love of the family. You know. He had his two 163 00:10:00,679 --> 00:10:05,920 Speaker 1: sisters that actually just absolutely loved him as they should. 164 00:10:07,120 --> 00:10:08,719 Speaker 1: They looked up to him and they went to him 165 00:10:08,720 --> 00:10:13,439 Speaker 1: for everything. They called they called him Bubba. He'd get 166 00:10:13,440 --> 00:10:17,240 Speaker 1: madam if he if they called him Taylor. And you know, 167 00:10:17,320 --> 00:10:21,400 Speaker 1: he's got several aunts and uncles on both sides, several 168 00:10:21,440 --> 00:10:26,920 Speaker 1: cousins on both sides, and he was the firstborn on 169 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:29,960 Speaker 1: both sides of the family as well. But when he'd 170 00:10:29,960 --> 00:10:33,240 Speaker 1: get with his cousins and aunts and uncles, it was 171 00:10:33,679 --> 00:10:37,040 Speaker 1: it was nothing but a fun fest. Everybody would run 172 00:10:37,160 --> 00:10:40,040 Speaker 1: the Taylor. Everybody as soon as he walked in the room, 173 00:10:40,400 --> 00:10:43,160 Speaker 1: all the little kids were crowding him. You know, he 174 00:10:43,240 --> 00:10:46,360 Speaker 1: picked him up, hug him, squeeze and took him just 175 00:10:46,400 --> 00:10:50,520 Speaker 1: the whole thing. Family met everything to Taylor. And we 176 00:10:50,520 --> 00:10:53,760 Speaker 1: were so happy when he found Nicole Um. She's a 177 00:10:53,960 --> 00:10:56,760 Speaker 1: she's a little spit fired just like he was, but 178 00:10:56,880 --> 00:10:59,600 Speaker 1: she kept him in check. She's a little sweetheart and 179 00:11:00,480 --> 00:11:03,679 Speaker 1: we love her to death. We absolutely love her to death. 180 00:11:06,040 --> 00:11:08,199 Speaker 1: Let me ask you both, and I'm just gonna leave 181 00:11:08,240 --> 00:11:13,040 Speaker 1: it wide open. Mark. I'll go back to you and 182 00:11:13,480 --> 00:11:15,400 Speaker 1: and I want you to talk more about your son, 183 00:11:15,520 --> 00:11:20,720 Speaker 1: Lance Corporal Jared Schmidts, and you know, tell us more, 184 00:11:21,200 --> 00:11:25,320 Speaker 1: give us more context texture, maybe how you feel about 185 00:11:25,360 --> 00:11:27,640 Speaker 1: the situation he was put in. That's up to you. 186 00:11:27,960 --> 00:11:31,040 Speaker 1: I don't really want to drag you into my world. 187 00:11:30,760 --> 00:11:34,720 Speaker 1: I'd more want to honor your sons than anything else. 188 00:11:34,760 --> 00:11:39,160 Speaker 1: I have two kids on my own, marks around the 189 00:11:39,200 --> 00:11:41,880 Speaker 1: same age. My daughter was born thirteen days before nine 190 00:11:41,880 --> 00:11:46,880 Speaker 1: to eleven o one and she's now twenty and at 191 00:11:46,880 --> 00:11:50,559 Speaker 1: the same age as your son. He never stopped worrying 192 00:11:50,559 --> 00:11:53,719 Speaker 1: about your kids. I'm sure every day your sons are 193 00:11:53,720 --> 00:11:56,040 Speaker 1: in a war zone, you're really worried about him. Probably 194 00:11:56,080 --> 00:12:00,840 Speaker 1: not sleeping at all. Yes, he was a six months old, 195 00:12:00,840 --> 00:12:02,959 Speaker 1: just a little over six months old when when nine 196 00:12:03,000 --> 00:12:07,120 Speaker 1: to eleven hit and his mother told me that he 197 00:12:07,200 --> 00:12:10,120 Speaker 1: started talking about joining the Marines that be in third grade. 198 00:12:10,120 --> 00:12:12,760 Speaker 1: I believe it was you know, which is obviously just 199 00:12:12,800 --> 00:12:15,520 Speaker 1: too young for that. But he stuck with that and 200 00:12:16,080 --> 00:12:18,959 Speaker 1: made sure that it came true for him, and he had. 201 00:12:20,800 --> 00:12:27,880 Speaker 1: He was an extremely lovable brother to two sisters, my 202 00:12:28,120 --> 00:12:31,319 Speaker 1: half brother here in my side half brother and his 203 00:12:31,480 --> 00:12:34,200 Speaker 1: mom's side, and a step brother and my son as well. 204 00:12:34,360 --> 00:12:38,040 Speaker 1: So he's from a big family and every single person 205 00:12:38,160 --> 00:12:42,160 Speaker 1: just looked up to him. They knew that he was selfless. 206 00:12:42,679 --> 00:12:45,000 Speaker 1: That is probably the best word I have to describe him. 207 00:12:45,280 --> 00:12:49,440 Speaker 1: He would do anything for anyone, for any reason. Great 208 00:12:49,600 --> 00:12:53,200 Speaker 1: friends and so many we found that out. Now I 209 00:12:53,320 --> 00:12:55,959 Speaker 1: knew everybody loved him, but with grief, I mean, just 210 00:12:56,000 --> 00:12:59,160 Speaker 1: the outpouring he's been tremendous, and people coming out of 211 00:12:59,160 --> 00:13:02,480 Speaker 1: the woodwork that have told me stories of how Jared 212 00:13:02,559 --> 00:13:05,760 Speaker 1: had changed them personally. You know, it just melts my heart. 213 00:13:07,679 --> 00:13:11,439 Speaker 1: His mom is obviously struggling with this, as we all are, 214 00:13:12,400 --> 00:13:18,160 Speaker 1: but we're looking forward to having him home. And you know, 215 00:13:18,200 --> 00:13:20,920 Speaker 1: it just tears me up to the most that here's 216 00:13:20,960 --> 00:13:23,839 Speaker 1: a young man that's twenty years old, can't legally even drink. 217 00:13:24,320 --> 00:13:29,480 Speaker 1: We all know he already did. You know, he didn't 218 00:13:29,520 --> 00:13:31,040 Speaker 1: have a chance to get married. He didn't have a 219 00:13:31,120 --> 00:13:34,600 Speaker 1: chance to join the family business, which was recently discussed 220 00:13:34,760 --> 00:13:37,400 Speaker 1: with him that he said after the Core he was 221 00:13:37,720 --> 00:13:40,120 Speaker 1: considering coming to work with me, and you know, I 222 00:13:40,120 --> 00:13:42,319 Speaker 1: would have been extremely honored to have him on board. 223 00:13:42,360 --> 00:13:45,720 Speaker 1: And he and I were actually talking about him buying 224 00:13:45,760 --> 00:13:47,920 Speaker 1: a car when he got back, and when he got 225 00:13:47,920 --> 00:13:49,719 Speaker 1: out of the Core, finding an apartment, you know, and 226 00:13:49,840 --> 00:13:53,920 Speaker 1: just getting his life started. And I was trying to 227 00:13:53,960 --> 00:13:57,560 Speaker 1: find some information from him that he gave me months ago, 228 00:13:57,840 --> 00:13:59,800 Speaker 1: so I had to go through the text messages from 229 00:14:00,000 --> 00:14:05,120 Speaker 1: and this morning, and I was extremely difficult. But just 230 00:14:05,160 --> 00:14:06,920 Speaker 1: looking back and seeing all the things that he was 231 00:14:06,920 --> 00:14:10,920 Speaker 1: talking about that he was wanting to do after he 232 00:14:10,920 --> 00:14:13,760 Speaker 1: was done in the Corps, and to know that none 233 00:14:13,800 --> 00:14:15,240 Speaker 1: of these things are going to happen now, it's just 234 00:14:16,040 --> 00:14:19,360 Speaker 1: that's the hardest Part's tearing me up. But we're going 235 00:14:19,440 --> 00:14:22,120 Speaker 1: to stay with this. Mark schmitts he lost his twenty 236 00:14:22,200 --> 00:14:26,560 Speaker 1: year old son, Lance Corporal Gerard Schmidt. Darren Hoover is 237 00:14:26,600 --> 00:14:30,080 Speaker 1: with us. Is thirty one year old Marine Corps staff 238 00:14:30,120 --> 00:14:34,800 Speaker 1: Sergeant's son Darren Taylor Hoover in this blast that took 239 00:14:34,840 --> 00:14:38,040 Speaker 1: place last week. This terror attack will come back. Get 240 00:14:38,080 --> 00:14:40,880 Speaker 1: some final thoughts from these gold star fathers on the 241 00:14:40,880 --> 00:14:44,280 Speaker 1: other side, and our prayers are with all of you 242 00:14:44,400 --> 00:14:46,120 Speaker 1: and your family, and I know you both have some 243 00:14:46,360 --> 00:14:52,440 Speaker 1: very tough days ahead, and we h this audience cares. 244 00:14:52,960 --> 00:14:55,040 Speaker 1: I can tell you that I speak for everyone in 245 00:14:55,040 --> 00:14:58,720 Speaker 1: this audience, and these stories are heartbreaking. Eight hundred nine 246 00:14:58,800 --> 00:15:01,000 Speaker 1: four one, Sean, We'll get to your next half hour. 247 00:15:01,160 --> 00:15:03,560 Speaker 1: We have Hannity tonight at nine quick break. Right back, 248 00:15:03,680 --> 00:15:23,320 Speaker 1: we'll continue. Hey, don't forget that's the best of the 249 00:15:23,320 --> 00:15:26,200 Speaker 1: Sean Hannity Show. Every weekend right here on this station. 250 00:15:26,520 --> 00:15:29,800 Speaker 1: And while you're running errands and doing chores or just relaxing, Hey, 251 00:15:29,840 --> 00:15:32,000 Speaker 1: make sure you are listening to the best of the 252 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:34,880 Speaker 1: Sean Hannity Show. Every week right here on this station. 253 00:15:55,960 --> 00:15:58,640 Speaker 1: You are listening to the best of the Sean Hannity Show, 254 00:16:01,800 --> 00:16:07,760 Speaker 1: continuing to build a foundation for conservative victory. Victory. Now 255 00:16:08,040 --> 00:16:11,720 Speaker 1: back to the Sean Hannity Show. All right, twenty five 256 00:16:11,840 --> 00:16:13,520 Speaker 1: till the top of the hour, Toll free on numbers 257 00:16:13,560 --> 00:16:17,280 Speaker 1: eight hundred and nine one. Sean final thoughts as we 258 00:16:17,320 --> 00:16:21,040 Speaker 1: continue from our last half hour. Mark Schmitts he lost 259 00:16:21,040 --> 00:16:24,520 Speaker 1: his twenty year old son, Lance Corporal Jared Schmitz, one 260 00:16:24,560 --> 00:16:27,600 Speaker 1: of the thirteen Marines killed at the bombing at Krzhigh 261 00:16:27,640 --> 00:16:32,000 Speaker 1: International Airport in Cobble last week. Darren Hoover's with us. 262 00:16:32,040 --> 00:16:34,480 Speaker 1: He lost his thirty one year old Marine Corps staff 263 00:16:34,520 --> 00:16:40,960 Speaker 1: Sergeant's son, Darren Taylor Hoover, Darren, I'll let you say 264 00:16:40,960 --> 00:16:43,560 Speaker 1: anything you want to say about your son. You you 265 00:16:43,720 --> 00:16:49,360 Speaker 1: didn't meet Biden at Dover's and if you want to 266 00:16:49,360 --> 00:16:53,560 Speaker 1: talk about a fine, if you don't, I don't care. No, 267 00:16:53,920 --> 00:16:57,640 Speaker 1: we didn't meet him. We talked it over as a 268 00:16:57,720 --> 00:17:02,560 Speaker 1: family and decided that we didn't want anything to do 269 00:17:02,600 --> 00:17:08,639 Speaker 1: with him. We felt like that's what Taylor would have 270 00:17:08,640 --> 00:17:12,040 Speaker 1: wanted us to do. Now, don't get me wrong, Haylo 271 00:17:12,160 --> 00:17:15,280 Speaker 1: was over there. He was doing his job. He was 272 00:17:15,400 --> 00:17:22,199 Speaker 1: leading his marines and going from and we've heard this 273 00:17:22,359 --> 00:17:28,320 Speaker 1: from a bunch of his friends through different channels, or 274 00:17:28,359 --> 00:17:31,640 Speaker 1: a bunch of his his men through different channels, through 275 00:17:31,640 --> 00:17:36,879 Speaker 1: friends and through families, that he was going around to 276 00:17:37,160 --> 00:17:40,959 Speaker 1: each of his marines that were in that firefight prior 277 00:17:41,040 --> 00:17:47,840 Speaker 1: to the suicide bomber, going around to each of his marines, 278 00:17:48,040 --> 00:17:52,160 Speaker 1: keeping them on track on targets of the firefight, making 279 00:17:52,200 --> 00:17:55,399 Speaker 1: sure they all had the ammunition that they needed, making 280 00:17:55,440 --> 00:17:59,720 Speaker 1: sure they were staying focused, staying in the fight. That's 281 00:17:59,720 --> 00:18:06,439 Speaker 1: who he is. A natural born leader, from from his 282 00:18:06,640 --> 00:18:12,320 Speaker 1: early years up through the Marine Corps. He's always been that. 283 00:18:12,440 --> 00:18:17,400 Speaker 1: From his football team through high school or junior high 284 00:18:17,480 --> 00:18:22,479 Speaker 1: actually elementary school, middle school, and high school. Um, he 285 00:18:22,600 --> 00:18:26,320 Speaker 1: was one of the leaders on the field. Um. Like 286 00:18:26,480 --> 00:18:30,280 Speaker 1: I said before, he's very loving, very caring. But when 287 00:18:30,400 --> 00:18:32,560 Speaker 1: when it came to doing the job that he needed 288 00:18:32,560 --> 00:18:35,639 Speaker 1: to do, he got right down to the brass tacks 289 00:18:36,080 --> 00:18:43,280 Speaker 1: and and helped build up the marines that he was 290 00:18:43,320 --> 00:18:47,720 Speaker 1: in charge of. There was one titular marine. I forgive me, 291 00:18:47,760 --> 00:18:52,360 Speaker 1: I can't remember his name, but when he can't, when 292 00:18:52,400 --> 00:18:55,840 Speaker 1: this younger marine came into Taylor's unit when he was 293 00:18:55,880 --> 00:19:01,480 Speaker 1: a sergeant, he said that that's first Taylor scared to 294 00:19:01,560 --> 00:19:05,119 Speaker 1: live and crap out of him because he just stared 295 00:19:05,240 --> 00:19:10,399 Speaker 1: down and keeps staring at you until it made it 296 00:19:10,560 --> 00:19:15,760 Speaker 1: very uncomfortable. And if he was really mad, that's when 297 00:19:15,760 --> 00:19:21,879 Speaker 1: he started yelling. But it's just his demeanor, very calm 298 00:19:22,160 --> 00:19:26,119 Speaker 1: under pressure and wanted to build those marines up to 299 00:19:27,200 --> 00:19:32,080 Speaker 1: what they were expected to do. And he was given 300 00:19:32,160 --> 00:19:34,919 Speaker 1: a lot of training. He was giving a lot of 301 00:19:34,920 --> 00:19:40,800 Speaker 1: opportunity to train those marines. And you know what, like 302 00:19:40,880 --> 00:19:43,720 Speaker 1: I said, that's that's what he enjoyed. That's what he loved. 303 00:19:44,200 --> 00:19:47,960 Speaker 1: It was his passion. It was his absolute passion to 304 00:19:48,080 --> 00:19:52,840 Speaker 1: be the best marine that he could be, and I 305 00:19:52,880 --> 00:19:57,040 Speaker 1: think he did that. He wound up giving the ultimate 306 00:19:57,080 --> 00:20:05,840 Speaker 1: sacrifice that a service member can give and being a marine. 307 00:20:05,920 --> 00:20:09,520 Speaker 1: I don't think, as we've talked about it as a family, 308 00:20:09,720 --> 00:20:13,200 Speaker 1: we don't think it's tough to say, but we don't 309 00:20:13,200 --> 00:20:16,840 Speaker 1: think he would have wanted to go out any other way. 310 00:20:16,920 --> 00:20:20,320 Speaker 1: If he had to do it, he would go out 311 00:20:20,359 --> 00:20:25,080 Speaker 1: the way he did, with his fellow Marines, both men 312 00:20:25,160 --> 00:20:28,880 Speaker 1: and women, right by his side, fighting to the very 313 00:20:29,119 --> 00:20:34,000 Speaker 1: end to protect those people, which is honorable in and 314 00:20:34,040 --> 00:20:38,119 Speaker 1: of itself, but to do it in the manner in 315 00:20:38,160 --> 00:20:41,679 Speaker 1: which he did it and ultimately give up his life 316 00:20:42,440 --> 00:20:46,800 Speaker 1: in order to fulfill that duty. Unfortunately, that's the way 317 00:20:46,840 --> 00:20:52,639 Speaker 1: it turned out. And right now we can't none of 318 00:20:52,720 --> 00:20:57,119 Speaker 1: us can quantify how many potential lives they saved that 319 00:20:57,200 --> 00:21:03,000 Speaker 1: day or the following days right after that. But just 320 00:21:03,080 --> 00:21:08,240 Speaker 1: like mister Schmidt said, they're all heroes, every last one 321 00:21:08,280 --> 00:21:13,800 Speaker 1: of them. And to be disrespected like they were at 322 00:21:14,040 --> 00:21:19,879 Speaker 1: Dover when they were coming off the plane with mister 323 00:21:19,960 --> 00:21:24,879 Speaker 1: Biden looking as watch each time the each time the 324 00:21:24,960 --> 00:21:28,920 Speaker 1: salute was released and the Marines would go back up, 325 00:21:29,720 --> 00:21:34,920 Speaker 1: pick up another box and bring it down was disrespectful 326 00:21:35,119 --> 00:21:41,960 Speaker 1: as as anything I've ever seen. And I were struggling 327 00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:45,199 Speaker 1: with that. We're really struggling with that one. But like 328 00:21:45,359 --> 00:21:49,119 Speaker 1: you said, it's all about the boys and the girls, 329 00:21:50,760 --> 00:21:53,159 Speaker 1: their heroes. We want to keep them in the forefront, 330 00:21:53,760 --> 00:21:57,119 Speaker 1: never to be forgotten. And unfortunately, with war we know 331 00:21:57,240 --> 00:22:02,080 Speaker 1: this happens, but you're right when it was preventable, Mark, 332 00:22:03,200 --> 00:22:05,800 Speaker 1: I agree. I mean, I don't think there's an American 333 00:22:05,840 --> 00:22:07,680 Speaker 1: ownst that doesn't agree that we need to be out 334 00:22:07,680 --> 00:22:11,600 Speaker 1: of this got staken country. But it could have happened differently, 335 00:22:11,760 --> 00:22:14,639 Speaker 1: and I think our boys and girls would still be 336 00:22:14,720 --> 00:22:18,640 Speaker 1: with us today if it hadn't been handled differently. Mark, 337 00:22:18,680 --> 00:22:21,560 Speaker 1: we talked so much about your son, and it's such 338 00:22:21,880 --> 00:22:26,240 Speaker 1: a grave tragedy. What's happened to all of our marines 339 00:22:26,240 --> 00:22:29,080 Speaker 1: in Afghanistan and brave men and women. One of the 340 00:22:29,119 --> 00:22:31,600 Speaker 1: things I wanted to discuss with you is the president 341 00:22:31,760 --> 00:22:35,520 Speaker 1: his press conference yesterday where he called this withdrawal from 342 00:22:35,560 --> 00:22:42,680 Speaker 1: Afghanistan quote a success. What are your thoughts? Honestly, we've 343 00:22:42,720 --> 00:22:48,040 Speaker 1: been we've been more concerned about dealing with our son Jared, 344 00:22:48,080 --> 00:22:50,320 Speaker 1: and I didn't bother to even watch, so I had 345 00:22:50,359 --> 00:22:55,840 Speaker 1: no comment. No, I completely understand that. If I may, 346 00:22:55,880 --> 00:22:58,440 Speaker 1: I'd like to actually talk about a foundation that we've 347 00:22:58,760 --> 00:23:01,600 Speaker 1: set up for him. Yeah, we'd love to hear more 348 00:23:01,640 --> 00:23:03,880 Speaker 1: about that. Please tell us more about that cause well 349 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:06,000 Speaker 1: we'll even put it up on our website and social 350 00:23:06,000 --> 00:23:09,400 Speaker 1: media at Hannity dot com. Well, thank you for that 351 00:23:10,320 --> 00:23:13,560 Speaker 1: we have partnered with the Saint Louis Hero Network. They 352 00:23:13,560 --> 00:23:19,120 Speaker 1: are responsible for raising money for backstoppers, etc. And my family. 353 00:23:21,040 --> 00:23:23,920 Speaker 1: We we've been blessed financially, so we don't need any 354 00:23:23,960 --> 00:23:27,280 Speaker 1: financial support for our own family. So one hundred percent 355 00:23:27,320 --> 00:23:31,680 Speaker 1: of any proceeds raised for Jared's foundation and memorial fund 356 00:23:31,800 --> 00:23:35,880 Speaker 1: will actually be applied to exactly that in other good causes. 357 00:23:36,840 --> 00:23:40,720 Speaker 1: We are planning on directing a sculpture on his behalf, 358 00:23:40,760 --> 00:23:43,040 Speaker 1: either just of him or of the thirteen that's yet 359 00:23:43,080 --> 00:23:46,840 Speaker 1: to be determined. We would love to set up a 360 00:23:46,880 --> 00:23:50,720 Speaker 1: scholarship in his name. That would be a recurring annual 361 00:23:50,920 --> 00:23:53,080 Speaker 1: scholarship that we could award out to a student from 362 00:23:53,119 --> 00:23:56,000 Speaker 1: the high school he attended. We'll work those details out 363 00:23:56,080 --> 00:23:58,680 Speaker 1: in time as well. But there's other projects that we 364 00:23:58,720 --> 00:24:02,840 Speaker 1: would love to since we've been receiving such a huge 365 00:24:02,840 --> 00:24:06,800 Speaker 1: overwhelming support for all of this, uh, you know, contribute 366 00:24:06,800 --> 00:24:10,119 Speaker 1: money to the Wounded Warriors projects stuff like that on 367 00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:13,520 Speaker 1: an annual basis. So we'll be doing fundraisers like this 368 00:24:13,600 --> 00:24:16,000 Speaker 1: on an annual basis to raise money and an awareness 369 00:24:16,080 --> 00:24:18,879 Speaker 1: for the third team fallen and contribute that money to 370 00:24:19,359 --> 00:24:25,040 Speaker 1: a good cause. The website that people can go to 371 00:24:25,160 --> 00:24:28,240 Speaker 1: if they feel so blessed to do so, would be 372 00:24:28,280 --> 00:24:37,280 Speaker 1: astl Hero network dot com, slash helps a dash Hero. Mark, 373 00:24:37,320 --> 00:24:40,720 Speaker 1: I just want to say we lost Jared on Friday. 374 00:24:40,960 --> 00:24:43,520 Speaker 1: I can't imagine what you and your family are going through. 375 00:24:43,560 --> 00:24:46,800 Speaker 1: As I said, I just want you to know how 376 00:24:46,800 --> 00:24:49,840 Speaker 1: incredible it is that you are already willing to give back, 377 00:24:50,440 --> 00:24:52,680 Speaker 1: and we're going to link all of this to Hannity 378 00:24:52,800 --> 00:24:55,200 Speaker 1: dot Com, will continue to pray for your family. We 379 00:24:55,359 --> 00:24:57,680 Speaker 1: just ask that you keep us surprised of everything that's 380 00:24:57,720 --> 00:25:00,760 Speaker 1: going on so we can help. America can help, the 381 00:25:00,800 --> 00:25:03,840 Speaker 1: audience can help. Well. We want to do whatever we 382 00:25:03,880 --> 00:25:07,000 Speaker 1: can to help you and your family. I appreciate that, 383 00:25:07,080 --> 00:25:08,920 Speaker 1: and we just want to make a legacy for him 384 00:25:08,960 --> 00:25:11,440 Speaker 1: and the people that have been reaching out and being 385 00:25:11,480 --> 00:25:13,440 Speaker 1: so supportive. We're going to help make that happen. So 386 00:25:14,160 --> 00:25:16,359 Speaker 1: from the bottom of our hearts, were so very thankful. 387 00:25:17,320 --> 00:25:19,960 Speaker 1: Thank you, Mark. We appreciate your time. We'll be thinking 388 00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:22,760 Speaker 1: about you and your family. You have a lot of 389 00:25:22,800 --> 00:25:27,240 Speaker 1: tough days ahead. God bless you. Thank you and Darren. 390 00:25:27,400 --> 00:25:29,840 Speaker 1: You know, we really haven't gotten political in this conversation, 391 00:25:29,880 --> 00:25:31,520 Speaker 1: but I did want to get your thoughts on the 392 00:25:31,560 --> 00:25:36,400 Speaker 1: presser from yesterday and President Biden calling this withdrawal from 393 00:25:36,440 --> 00:25:41,640 Speaker 1: Afghanistan that extraordinary success with the loss of your son, 394 00:25:41,720 --> 00:25:46,080 Speaker 1: Marine Staff Sergeant Taylor Hoover, I don't think anyone can 395 00:25:46,119 --> 00:25:48,840 Speaker 1: call this a success. I wanted to get your take 396 00:25:48,880 --> 00:25:54,240 Speaker 1: on this. No, absolutely not. Yeah, it not only was 397 00:25:54,359 --> 00:25:59,840 Speaker 1: it not the perfect takeout, it was anything but it 398 00:25:59,520 --> 00:26:07,640 Speaker 1: was everything was backwards. Um, you know, to say that 399 00:26:07,640 --> 00:26:10,159 Speaker 1: that was a perfect deal, No, how could it be perfect. 400 00:26:10,200 --> 00:26:14,240 Speaker 1: There's thirteen live lost. There's thirteen lives lost, one of 401 00:26:14,400 --> 00:26:17,560 Speaker 1: one of them being my son. But he stood his ground, 402 00:26:17,960 --> 00:26:21,399 Speaker 1: He did what he needed to do, what he was 403 00:26:21,480 --> 00:26:24,240 Speaker 1: told to do, what he wanted to be there doing. 404 00:26:24,920 --> 00:26:27,680 Speaker 1: Like I said the other night, it was his passion, 405 00:26:28,600 --> 00:26:34,360 Speaker 1: and he died with his brothers and sisters fighting for 406 00:26:34,400 --> 00:26:37,359 Speaker 1: those people that couldn't fight for themselves. But no, this 407 00:26:37,440 --> 00:26:44,080 Speaker 1: is this was anything but perfect. There's I don't in 408 00:26:44,119 --> 00:26:47,679 Speaker 1: my opinion, and I know it's just my opinion, but 409 00:26:48,640 --> 00:26:54,639 Speaker 1: this was anything but perfect. This was a disaster and 410 00:26:54,720 --> 00:26:59,080 Speaker 1: it didn't need to happen, right. I think that's the 411 00:26:59,119 --> 00:27:01,879 Speaker 1: point that all of us feeling, and certainly we're grieving 412 00:27:01,880 --> 00:27:05,720 Speaker 1: alongside of you. But can't imagine what you're going through. 413 00:27:05,920 --> 00:27:08,280 Speaker 1: And we just want you to know myself, my entire 414 00:27:08,320 --> 00:27:11,720 Speaker 1: team here on radio and on TV, our audience, all 415 00:27:11,760 --> 00:27:15,240 Speaker 1: of us are thinking about you, trying to honor Taylor's memory. 416 00:27:16,359 --> 00:27:18,320 Speaker 1: Is there anything that we can do? Do you guys 417 00:27:18,359 --> 00:27:21,240 Speaker 1: have a go fund me, a website, anything that we 418 00:27:21,280 --> 00:27:23,639 Speaker 1: can put up on Hannity dot com to keep the 419 00:27:23,800 --> 00:27:29,399 Speaker 1: effort alive, to keep Taylor's legacy alive. Actually, thank you 420 00:27:29,400 --> 00:27:36,680 Speaker 1: for asking. There is his Marine Buddies from his various 421 00:27:37,000 --> 00:27:40,920 Speaker 1: units that he was in, a start to go fund 422 00:27:40,960 --> 00:27:47,520 Speaker 1: me page, and there is also a help that he 423 00:27:47,600 --> 00:27:51,720 Speaker 1: wrote that was started by the FOP, the Fraternal Order Police. 424 00:27:51,800 --> 00:27:58,600 Speaker 1: Hearing you talk. There is a t shirt company out 425 00:27:58,640 --> 00:28:05,520 Speaker 1: of you taught as well, that does shirts and sweatshirts 426 00:28:05,560 --> 00:28:11,640 Speaker 1: and all kinds of stuff that's called SRVs Gear. It's 427 00:28:11,920 --> 00:28:18,360 Speaker 1: service gear and it's geared towards first responders as well 428 00:28:18,400 --> 00:28:21,800 Speaker 1: as military members. It's just a way to give back 429 00:28:21,840 --> 00:28:26,560 Speaker 1: to those those members that have given the ultimate sacrifice. 430 00:28:27,359 --> 00:28:32,439 Speaker 1: And then we were also contacted by Salty Turtle Beer 431 00:28:33,200 --> 00:28:40,640 Speaker 1: company from down South and they are making instead of 432 00:28:40,680 --> 00:28:43,560 Speaker 1: twelve packs of beer, they're making thirteen packs of beer 433 00:28:44,480 --> 00:28:47,920 Speaker 1: for the thirteen members that we lost, and down on 434 00:28:47,960 --> 00:28:51,200 Speaker 1: the bottom of the can it has instead of the 435 00:28:51,600 --> 00:28:59,800 Speaker 1: expiration date, it has the name and the incident on 436 00:28:59,840 --> 00:29:01,360 Speaker 1: the bottom of the can of each one of the 437 00:29:01,400 --> 00:29:04,360 Speaker 1: members of the thirteen that's that we're killed in this 438 00:29:04,880 --> 00:29:10,440 Speaker 1: in this horrendous attack. That's actually pretty incredible. Look, we're 439 00:29:10,440 --> 00:29:13,080 Speaker 1: gonna put all of that on my website, Hannity dot 440 00:29:13,120 --> 00:29:16,040 Speaker 1: com today so everyone can go and support not just 441 00:29:16,120 --> 00:29:19,120 Speaker 1: these go fundmes, but these companies that are reaching out, 442 00:29:19,520 --> 00:29:23,680 Speaker 1: taking the time and honoring the fallen. And that's pretty 443 00:29:23,720 --> 00:29:27,000 Speaker 1: incredible of them. We'll let our audience know if there's 444 00:29:27,000 --> 00:29:28,959 Speaker 1: anything we can do to help, Please let us know. 445 00:29:29,400 --> 00:29:30,920 Speaker 1: And I just want to say thank you for being 446 00:29:30,920 --> 00:29:35,960 Speaker 1: with us, and I appreciate that very much. Thank you well. 447 00:29:36,480 --> 00:29:41,040 Speaker 1: I wish I had adequate words to communicate to both 448 00:29:41,080 --> 00:29:46,440 Speaker 1: of you. I hear the pain in your hearts and 449 00:29:46,520 --> 00:29:54,360 Speaker 1: your voice. Both of you described amazing young American heroes, 450 00:29:55,360 --> 00:29:59,480 Speaker 1: your sons. I know that you won't see them again. 451 00:30:00,200 --> 00:30:06,480 Speaker 1: I do believe in God. I'm a Christian, and you 452 00:30:06,560 --> 00:30:10,720 Speaker 1: know that's no greater old love it. The Bible says, then, 453 00:30:10,760 --> 00:30:13,480 Speaker 1: for one to lay down as his or her life 454 00:30:13,560 --> 00:30:17,640 Speaker 1: or another. Your two sons did that for this country 455 00:30:17,720 --> 00:30:20,760 Speaker 1: and for all of us, and many lives were saved 456 00:30:20,800 --> 00:30:24,040 Speaker 1: because of it. I'm so sorry about all the pain 457 00:30:24,120 --> 00:30:28,240 Speaker 1: that you have endured and you will endure in the days, weeks, months, 458 00:30:28,240 --> 00:30:33,200 Speaker 1: and frankly probably years ahead. And i want you to 459 00:30:33,240 --> 00:30:36,920 Speaker 1: know that this audience cares, and thank you for sharing 460 00:30:37,280 --> 00:30:39,960 Speaker 1: the story about these amazing young men that you've raised. 461 00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:48,160 Speaker 1: Thank you very much, sir, all right, eight hundred nine 462 00:30:48,240 --> 00:30:50,080 Speaker 1: four one Sean, I'm gonna take a break, then I'll 463 00:30:50,080 --> 00:30:51,080 Speaker 1: come back and get to the fols.