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Speaker 1: You're listening to Software UP Radio, Special Operations, military news

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Speaker 1: and straight talk with the guys in the community. Hello,

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Speaker 1: we're gonna everyone, welcome back to SOFTWAREP Radio SOFTWAREP Radio

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Speaker 1: one time on Target. I am your host today Steve Alstruri.

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Speaker 1: Joining us once again is uh Ramon Castro. Ramon is

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Speaker 1: representing American Veterans home Front Initiative. Been. Um. We've had

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Speaker 1: he's walking about two thousand miles from San Diego, California,

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Speaker 1: all across the United States southern border, you know, California, Arizona,

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Speaker 1: New Mexico. He's now in West Texas. Uh, he's checking

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Speaker 1: to him about the Home Front Initiative and what it's

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Speaker 1: all about. So, um, we want to welcome him back. Ramon.

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Speaker 1: How them feed holding that? Bro? Yeah there? Uh you

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Speaker 1: know what there? You you'd be said, well, you know

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Speaker 1: he'd be in the Special Forces of the weather. You

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Speaker 1: know how resilient the body can be once you put

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Speaker 1: it on a little bit stress, you can really test

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Speaker 1: it and uh, you know most of the times, if

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Speaker 1: you do it right, take care of it, it'll bounce

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Speaker 1: back and and you know, help you out. Yeah, that's

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Speaker 1: kind of where I'm at. Yeah, well, you know, when

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Speaker 1: first probably four or five days. Yeah, you know, it was,

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Speaker 1: But so that's how. Yeah, my my feet were there still.

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Speaker 1: of your mind that those taluses. I've been working hard

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Speaker 1: I mean, I'm glad you were able to check in

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Speaker 1: trying to talk to you all along the way, as

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Speaker 1: long as you're willing to talk with us, and uh well,

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Speaker 1: we'll check in and bring you know, bring some light

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Speaker 1: we'll have some resolution on this. Yeah. No, you know, Steve,

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Speaker 1: you know what what our troops go through. And uh,

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Speaker 1: And honestly, I appreciate also your support and the fact

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Speaker 1: to bring awareness to this issue that I think was

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Speaker 1: They've done a lot of work on this. They've done

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Speaker 1: documents and stuff, but still the word doesn't get out.

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Speaker 1: But I think it's gonna takes this kind of effort

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Speaker 1: put us on and help us spread the spread the message.

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Speaker 1: So get it out there and help us do something

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Speaker 1: about it. So I greatly I appreciate your support. I

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Speaker 1: appreciate the opportunity to be on your show, and uh, yeah,

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Speaker 1: I look forward to having this conversation again. Absolutely. And

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Speaker 1: you know, although the two issues are quite different, you know,

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Speaker 1: with the move to bring a lot of the after

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Speaker 1: think it would be really good pr uh time for

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Speaker 1: who work for US loyally, but for those who worked

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Speaker 1: for us and have been deported. So let's, uh, let's

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Speaker 1: hopefully on August eleven, bring all those guys home. Yeah, yeah, absolutely,

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Speaker 1: I think that. Uh, it just what shows the type

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Speaker 1: our word to our allies and our our word to

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Speaker 1: our troops. Uh. There are some folks still up in

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Speaker 1: the hills of Vietnam that I have been in hiding

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Speaker 1: wiped out by the government there. Uh. You know, those

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Speaker 1: were allies. They fought along our side, um, you know

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Speaker 1: those are the people that you know, in order to

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Speaker 1: mean take credibility to protect you know, American interests you know,

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Speaker 1: around the world and in our nation, our borders, in

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Speaker 1: our way of life, we need to, uh, we need to,

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Speaker 1: we need to keep our word and we need to

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Speaker 1: we need to do right by them. So yeah, I

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Speaker 1: would love to see the aspect and trippers come home,

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Speaker 1: our troops come home, and you know, all those that

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Speaker 1: helped us along the way come to this nation. Well

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Speaker 1: before we let you go and get some well needed

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Speaker 1: rest there, tell our listeners how they can contribute and uh,

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Speaker 1: you know, to the cause. And you know, if and

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Speaker 1: talk about your website as well, because maybe some vets

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Speaker 1: want to walk a day or so along the route

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Speaker 1: with you. Yeah, no, absolutely. Our Our website is www.

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Speaker 1: American Veterans home Front Initiative dot com. Yes, I know

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Speaker 1: it's long. I have to rethink the name, I guess,

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Speaker 1: but American Veterans home Front Initiative dot com. It has

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Speaker 1: a little button there they can contribute to papal Um.

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Speaker 1: And you know a lot of folks have been wanted

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Speaker 1: buy us water and snacks, but we can't carry that.

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Speaker 1: So always self, you know, save that money. Uh, just

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Speaker 1: contribute bucks. It all goes a long way, uh you know,

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Speaker 1: will help us. And again, any funds that aren't used

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Speaker 1: to this, I want folks to remember that these these funds,

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Speaker 1: this is just the current issue that we're on, but

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Speaker 1: we are. This nonprofit is set up to help veterans,

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Speaker 1: you know, in any any uh time in their lives

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Speaker 1: that we don't hand out anything. Everything is uh through equity,

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Speaker 1: and you know it's because you know, our veterans don't

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Speaker 1: that's how we how we operate this organization. Excellent. Well,

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Speaker 1: you know, we're wishing you the best. And uh, hey,

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Speaker 1: keep slogging those miles, my friend. I mean, that's some

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Speaker 1: impressive stuff. Seven fifty ruck is that's uh, that's longer

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Speaker 1: than I've rucks. So yeah, at least all at once,

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Speaker 1: I mean I've yeah, I'm sure you got I'm sure

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Speaker 1: you got your miles in there. I got some miles

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Speaker 1: in but not not all at once like that, my friend.

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Speaker 1: So hey, we're pulling for you. But yeah, let's definitely

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Speaker 1: keep in touch. And you know, especially when you get

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Speaker 1: closer to Brownsville, which is your well right outside of Brownsville,

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Speaker 1: isn't it where your ending point is? And you know

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Speaker 1: at any point would be in Boca Chica, But that

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Speaker 1: that's the event will be, will come right back into Brownsville.

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Speaker 1: They have a retired first sergeant Marine Corps first sergeant

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Speaker 1: her about twenty years ago. Asked her to coordinate the

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Speaker 1: event for us. Christine U first starring Christine Ramos was

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Speaker 1: out there and she's handling the the event and all

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Speaker 1: the logistics for that to make sure that we have

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Speaker 1: a good every good press and that we're able to

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Speaker 1: continue to get the message out. So, uh so, you're

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Speaker 1: more than welcome to join us, ougously Levinth in Brownsville, Texas, Sir, excellent,

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Speaker 1: excellent folks, Vermon Castro for from I'm gonna try to

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Speaker 1: say this right without getting in it all mixed up

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Speaker 1: from American American Veterans Home Front Initiative. I always get

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Speaker 1: tongue tied on that, but uh yeah, if if, if you,

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Speaker 1: if you can support that in any way, please do folks.

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Speaker 1: you all for joining us this afternoon, and thanks again

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Speaker 1: Ramon for joining us and taking the time. Good luck man.

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Speaker 1: We're gonna be you know, monitoring the site and uh

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Speaker 1: let's get this done. Okay, thank you so appreciate the support.

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