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Speaker 1: From the Abraham Lincoln Radio Studio and the George Washington

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Speaker 1: Broadcast Center, Armstrong, Lady Armstrong and Jetty Show. And this

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Speaker 1: is a big week for us, a big week for you,

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Speaker 1: opportunity to do something good helping out Warrior Foundation Freedom Station.

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Speaker 1: I'll let you a litttle pitch before you even know

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Speaker 1: what we're talking about, and that this time of year.

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Speaker 1: Speaking for myself, but I think I'm speaking for a

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Speaker 1: lot of people. There's a tendency to throw around a

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Speaker 1: little dough on yourself, whether you're eating out or buying

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Speaker 1: this or that, or you're going somewhere or whatever, little

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Speaker 1: self indulgence this time of year. How about you through

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Speaker 1: a little money towards something good. YEP. Warrior Foundation Freedom

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Speaker 1: Station a fantastic organization that serves our nation's heroes when

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Speaker 1: they need it the most. The seriously injured, post traumatic

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Speaker 1: stress and traumatic brain injury victims, those undergoing physical or

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Speaker 1: occupational therapy, transitioning warriors have been medically retired in our

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Speaker 1: in the community, trying to figure out at that just

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Speaker 1: rough moment of their lives what they're going to do

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Speaker 1: with the rest of their lives. And Warrior Foundation Freedom

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Speaker 1: Station performs miracles and saves lives every day and is

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Speaker 1: incredibly efficient with your money. Uh. To tell you a

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Speaker 1: back to the Armstrong and Getty Show. Sandy lem Cooler,

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Speaker 1: the CEO and founder of Warrior Foundation Freedom Station. Hello, Sandy,

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Speaker 1: how are you hi? Mary? Christmas? You guys, we can

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Speaker 1: say that right, sure, absolutely, you can say anything on

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Speaker 1: our show you want. And and one of the reasons,

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Speaker 1: Sandy says, Merry Christmas. Well, we'll let you explain. What

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Speaker 1: does Warrior Foundation Freedom Station do every Christmas? That's so special? Well,

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Speaker 1: I have to share with you. And this last year

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Speaker 1: in particular, UM, a lot of our warriors are going

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Speaker 1: up at the hospital. We're talking about active duty as

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Speaker 1: well as medically retired warriors, so it's kind of two

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Speaker 1: different segues um. But the warriors up at the Eric's

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Speaker 1: Um in particular this year. I go up there every year,

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Speaker 1: as I'm up there frequently, but they said, ma'am, we

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Speaker 1: really want to go home, we really want to go

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Speaker 1: home for Christmas. And these are young warriors. They can't

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Speaker 1: afford a flight plus other things that they are paying

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Speaker 1: a lot of it, but it is still something that

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Speaker 1: I think our country can do better. Our country can

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Speaker 1: get these young men and young women home to wake

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Speaker 1: up in their own bed, with their in their own state,

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Speaker 1: with their own family. I mean, who doesn't want that

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Speaker 1: flare that tradition of sitting around the table with their family.

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Speaker 1: And so they said to me a couple of things, ma'am,

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Speaker 1: this year again? And I said, I will do my best.

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Speaker 1: I will ask Armstrong and Getty, the Secret Santa's of

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Speaker 1: the world, help us to help us get these warriors home.

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Speaker 1: So we also, you know, we have a foundation that

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Speaker 1: also helps our warriors not only during the holidays but

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Speaker 1: all year long. And so I just wanted to share

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Speaker 1: with you that they're already kind of thinking airplane home,

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Speaker 1: big marine blanket, big Navy blanket, big Air Force blanket,

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Speaker 1: and having their family there to meet them. And so

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Speaker 1: what does it cost an average I know, you keep

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Speaker 1: track of this to send a warrior home. Just to

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Speaker 1: give people an idea of what their donations are doing.

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Speaker 1: I try to average it out. You know, flights are

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Speaker 1: all over the place right now, costwise, but truly, about

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Speaker 1: six hundred and three dollars is what we're averaging to

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Speaker 1: send them home around trip, to send them one way.

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Speaker 1: You know what I've got to I've gotta jump in.

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Speaker 1: I gotta jump in right here, Sammy, this is how

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Speaker 1: careful Warrior Foundation Freedom Station is with your money. You

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Speaker 1: just another point, A lot of these guys are dealing

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Speaker 1: with traumatic physical injuries or brain injuries. They're rehabbing, their

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Speaker 1: the hardest time they will ever live in their lives.

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Speaker 1: And the idea that we will send them home to

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Speaker 1: times have changed. We have a little bit different injury

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Speaker 1: we are going to bring in family members, bring them

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Speaker 1: And we have a location called Legacy House that we

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Speaker 1: put them in if the Fisher House is full, So

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Speaker 1: it's not only we send them home, but we bring

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Speaker 1: mom or dad here if need be. That's absolutely fantastic.

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Speaker 1: By the way, if this is starting to strike a

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Speaker 1: chord with you, got Armstrong and Getty dot com. We

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Speaker 1: got a big banner there. It's simple to donate, just

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Speaker 1: takes you a couple of minutes. Indeed, and you know

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Speaker 1: the point I was trying to make a second ago

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Speaker 1: is just that, uh, and Sandy has told us about this.

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Speaker 1: After that visit home or the folks coming to see

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Speaker 1: that that wounded a warrior, um the guys who are

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Speaker 1: getting tired and discouraged with their physical therapy and the rehab,

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Speaker 1: It's just a jolt of energy and can really be

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Speaker 1: a powerful force for healing. So give as generously as

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Speaker 1: you can. Aren't strong and getty dot com. It's extremely

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Speaker 1: obvious where to click and the rest of it, and

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Speaker 1: and give as generously as you can. They feel unstoppable

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Speaker 1: again when they come back. They're just unstoppable. And that's

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Speaker 1: what we want our military to know, is that we

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Speaker 1: support them and our country loves them, and we want

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Speaker 1: And that's truly what I worked hard for, right Sandy

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Speaker 1: lem Cooler, the founder and CEO of Warrior Foundation Freedom Station. Sandy,

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Speaker 1: we appreciate it, and we'll talk to you a little

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Speaker 1: later in the week. Perfect. Thank you so much. You guys,

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Speaker 1: truly you do make their Christmas and you do help

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Speaker 1: us make the magic of Christmas. Up in the halls

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Speaker 1: of the barracks. We will be decorating up there early

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Speaker 1: so that they can kind of get in the spirit. Awesome, excellent, excellent, alright, terrific. Well,

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Speaker 1: the folks get the credit, go to Armstrong and get

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Speaker 1: It's stuff we're never gonna hear about. And the need continues.

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Speaker 1: So again, good arm Strong and Gutta dot com. And

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Speaker 1: Station in the San Diego area, but wherever you're listening

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Speaker 1: they end up in San Diego. So I mean it's

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Speaker 1: a it's a nationwide thing. Well right, yeah, that's the

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Speaker 1: So we're gonna try to raise a half a million

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Speaker 1: which is a big ask. I mean, that's a lot

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Speaker 1: We like the tradition. Hopefully that can get going of

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Speaker 1: people with wacky names when they donate, because you can

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Speaker 1: put whatever you want to show up. I mean, you

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Speaker 1: But I'm looking at some of the donations already. Here's

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Speaker 1: It's freaking awesome. But plenty of twenty five dollars and

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Speaker 1: very much. Thanks Charlotte. But we'll be talking about this

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Speaker 1: let's go, Brandon. Brandon might donate half the money that

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