1 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:03,400 Speaker 1: The Michael Berry Show, worried that I might not be 2 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:08,360 Speaker 1: able to get all the audio into the show today. 3 00:00:09,280 --> 00:00:13,560 Speaker 1: There were some lines from President Trump's speech at the 4 00:00:13,640 --> 00:00:18,360 Speaker 1: Veterans Day event that was held beginning at ten o'clock 5 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:20,160 Speaker 1: when we were still in the air with the Morning Show, 6 00:00:20,160 --> 00:00:22,040 Speaker 1: but we rolled on it so we'd have them to 7 00:00:22,079 --> 00:00:26,560 Speaker 1: listen to later. And there were some really, really great 8 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:28,360 Speaker 1: things that he said. It made me proud to be 9 00:00:28,400 --> 00:00:30,760 Speaker 1: an American, and I thought we'd do a little mini 10 00:00:31,120 --> 00:00:34,920 Speaker 1: segment here to include those, to amplify them. The first 11 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:39,720 Speaker 1: of President Trump's remarks on Veterans Day talks about and 12 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:43,760 Speaker 1: this is five oh two. The pages of American history 13 00:00:43,800 --> 00:00:47,920 Speaker 1: are filled with the tales of titans and icons. 14 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:51,120 Speaker 2: The pages of American history are filled with the tales 15 00:00:51,159 --> 00:00:55,680 Speaker 2: of titans, icons, innovators, and trailblazers who built this country 16 00:00:55,720 --> 00:01:00,240 Speaker 2: into the greatest, most ambitious, and most prosperous nation the 17 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:02,760 Speaker 2: world has ever seen. And we brought it to new levels. 18 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:04,880 Speaker 2: I'll tell you we were going out in that direction 19 00:01:05,040 --> 00:01:08,119 Speaker 2: for a period of time, but we've never been hotter 20 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:11,160 Speaker 2: than we are right now. There's the hottest country anywhere 21 00:01:11,160 --> 00:01:15,479 Speaker 2: in the world. Yet every captain of industry, every pioneer 22 00:01:15,520 --> 00:01:18,880 Speaker 2: of science, and every star whose brilliance has lit up 23 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:23,200 Speaker 2: the lights of Broadway all share one thing in common. 24 00:01:23,400 --> 00:01:27,640 Speaker 2: They only had the chance to soar because the veterans 25 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:31,039 Speaker 2: had the courage to serve. They took care of those people. 26 00:01:31,120 --> 00:01:34,000 Speaker 2: They took care of all the stars. The stars that 27 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:37,720 Speaker 2: you read about wouldn't be here without our veterans. Everything 28 00:01:37,800 --> 00:01:41,160 Speaker 2: we have, everything our country has achieved, has been purchased 29 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:46,040 Speaker 2: by the muscle, spine, and steel of the United States Military. 30 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:49,160 Speaker 2: We owed all to the fierce and noble men and 31 00:01:49,200 --> 00:01:52,880 Speaker 2: women of the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, Space Force, 32 00:01:53,040 --> 00:02:01,720 Speaker 2: Coast Guard, and the United States Marines. Is a guy. 33 00:02:02,560 --> 00:02:04,920 Speaker 1: He went on to say that our service member's own 34 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:10,200 Speaker 1: words are the greatest possible tribute to their immortal valor. 35 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:15,880 Speaker 2: Our service members, our own words are the greatest possible 36 00:02:15,919 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 2: tribute to their immortal valor. Shortly before the Battle of 37 00:02:21,080 --> 00:02:27,560 Speaker 2: Bull Run, Major Sullivan Belu of Rhode Island became a 38 00:02:27,600 --> 00:02:33,560 Speaker 2: big name. Then he wrote to his dear wife Sarah. 39 00:02:33,880 --> 00:02:36,520 Speaker 2: He said, I know how great a debt we owe 40 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:40,160 Speaker 2: to those who went before us, He said, and I'm willing, 41 00:02:40,240 --> 00:02:44,400 Speaker 2: perfectly willing, Darling to lay down all my joys of 42 00:02:44,600 --> 00:02:48,480 Speaker 2: this light to help maintain this government and to pay 43 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:55,000 Speaker 2: that debt. One Just one week later, Major Belu did 44 00:02:55,080 --> 00:02:57,440 Speaker 2: just that. He gave his life to save our country. 45 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:00,600 Speaker 2: On the night before he jumped in to the dark 46 00:03:00,639 --> 00:03:05,560 Speaker 2: skies over Normandy. On d Day, Colonel Bull Wolverdone knelt 47 00:03:05,760 --> 00:03:08,760 Speaker 2: with his men in prayer. Dear God, He said, we 48 00:03:08,840 --> 00:03:13,880 Speaker 2: ask only this, that we if we die, we must die, 49 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:19,079 Speaker 2: and we as men, would die without complaining, without pleading, 50 00:03:20,040 --> 00:03:22,720 Speaker 2: and safe in the feeling that we have done our 51 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:27,120 Speaker 2: best for what we believed was right. We must do 52 00:03:27,760 --> 00:03:32,520 Speaker 2: what is right. Colonel wolverdon Io died for us so 53 00:03:32,720 --> 00:03:36,640 Speaker 2: bravely in battle. Today we remember with overwhelming gratitude the 54 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:40,560 Speaker 2: more than one million American service members who have made 55 00:03:40,600 --> 00:03:45,080 Speaker 2: the supreme sacrifice that laid down their lives for the 56 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:50,720 Speaker 2: good Old USA. Generation after generation, America's warriors have left 57 00:03:50,720 --> 00:03:54,320 Speaker 2: behind the comforts of home and family to face violence, 58 00:03:54,400 --> 00:03:57,840 Speaker 2: evil and death so that our families could no joy 59 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:02,720 Speaker 2: goodness and peace. We honor them so strongly. 60 00:04:03,160 --> 00:04:07,400 Speaker 1: President Trump said on Veterans Day, our heroes lived through 61 00:04:07,480 --> 00:04:12,680 Speaker 1: an incredible nightmare so we could live the American dream. 62 00:04:12,840 --> 00:04:16,680 Speaker 2: Our heroes have lived through unthinkable nightmares so we could 63 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 2: live the American dream. And the American dream is coming 64 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:25,000 Speaker 2: back again, stronger than ever before. And you'll see that 65 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:31,359 Speaker 2: as the next few years evolved, they have volunteered to 66 00:04:31,400 --> 00:04:35,400 Speaker 2: give their last breast to all of us so that 67 00:04:35,480 --> 00:04:37,719 Speaker 2: we could breathe free. 68 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:40,000 Speaker 1: And today we know, without any. 69 00:04:39,800 --> 00:04:42,960 Speaker 2: Doubt in our hearts that after two and a half centuries, 70 00:04:43,080 --> 00:04:50,159 Speaker 2: America stands tall because Americas veterans stood so strong, and 71 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:54,039 Speaker 2: soon our country will be stronger than ever before. 72 00:04:54,240 --> 00:04:58,039 Speaker 1: President Trump said, the American veteran has forged a legacy 73 00:04:58,240 --> 00:05:04,599 Speaker 1: of gallantry and dare without parallel in American history, in 74 00:05:04,680 --> 00:05:06,800 Speaker 1: telling the story of Colonel Swinson. 75 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:10,039 Speaker 2: The American veteran has forged a legacy of gallantry and 76 00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:15,000 Speaker 2: daring without parallel in human history. In September two thousand 77 00:05:15,040 --> 00:05:19,800 Speaker 2: and nine, Army Captain William Swinson was driving through the 78 00:05:19,960 --> 00:05:23,640 Speaker 2: Afghan mountains when his convoy was ambushed by over sixty 79 00:05:23,760 --> 00:05:29,039 Speaker 2: Taliban insurgents. He and his comrades were pinned down for 80 00:05:29,200 --> 00:05:34,000 Speaker 2: hours without artillery or air support. A fellow soldier was 81 00:05:34,040 --> 00:05:37,599 Speaker 2: shot in the chest, and Captain Swinson crossed an open 82 00:05:37,680 --> 00:05:41,360 Speaker 2: field to aid his brother in arms. People said, don't 83 00:05:41,360 --> 00:05:44,360 Speaker 2: do it, Captain, don't do it. He did it. When 84 00:05:44,440 --> 00:05:47,760 Speaker 2: the terrorists closed in around them and demanded their surrender, 85 00:05:47,880 --> 00:05:52,120 Speaker 2: Captain Swinson threw a grenade at the enemy and rallied 86 00:05:52,160 --> 00:05:55,599 Speaker 2: his men to break their advance. He then carried the 87 00:05:55,640 --> 00:06:00,520 Speaker 2: wounded soldiers hundreds of yards to a rescue helicopter before 88 00:06:00,640 --> 00:06:04,080 Speaker 2: charging back three times, back and forth, back and forth 89 00:06:04,120 --> 00:06:08,480 Speaker 2: into the fire to save the wounded and bring them home. 90 00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:13,640 Speaker 2: Even after seven hours of fighting, he refused to leave 91 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:19,520 Speaker 2: any man behind. Retired Lieutenant Colonel William Swinson is here 92 00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:24,480 Speaker 2: with us in Arlington, and for his actions that day, 93 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:29,960 Speaker 2: he proudly wears the Congressional Medal of Honor. Colonel Swinson. 94 00:06:30,120 --> 00:06:34,599 Speaker 2: Thank you very much. Thank you very much, Bruce, Thank you, 95 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:37,560 Speaker 2: thank you very much. 96 00:06:40,440 --> 00:06:43,480 Speaker 1: If you liked the Michael Berry Show in podcast, please 97 00:06:43,640 --> 00:06:47,760 Speaker 1: tell one friend, and if you're so inclined, write a 98 00:06:47,880 --> 00:06:52,920 Speaker 1: nice review of our podcast. 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