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Speaker 1: We ask you for money, and we're very careful about

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Speaker 1: to somebody who's actually benefited from this great organization, UM

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Speaker 1: and have them on the air and now we'll see

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Speaker 1: if you want to donate after this. Well, it's a

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Speaker 1: pleasure to welcome back to the Armstrong and Getty Show.

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Speaker 1: Host Sway Barone U S Marine retired. Always great to

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Speaker 1: talk host Way, how are you, sir? I'm doing good.

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Speaker 1: Thank you, Thank you for having me. Oh of course, yeah,

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Speaker 1: it's our our pleasure and our honor. Just a quick

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Speaker 1: background to Hostwai, who joined the Marines at age seventeen

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Speaker 1: conducting a foot patrol in Afghanistan when his Filam Marine

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Speaker 1: hose Way, you can take up the tail. There you

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Speaker 1: when when I met you know, Sandy from the Warrior

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Speaker 1: there's still a lot more that we can do, and

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Speaker 1: a lot more UM that was going to continue to do.

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Speaker 1: And I met Um Sandy from the Warrior Foundation at

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Speaker 1: And if I can, you know, inspire other veteran, inspire

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Speaker 1: my purpose. Well, you're a good man. We appreciate it,

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Speaker 1: If you've had a good year or if you've just

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