WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.160 --> 00:00:02.520 Sighted week days at nine. It's going to be very 2 00:00:02.520 --> 00:00:05.360 excited on fifty five KARCD talk station. 3 00:00:08.919 --> 00:00:10.919 That's the approaching eight oh six here, fifty five KRC 4 00:00:11.080 --> 00:00:13.439 DE talk station. What a great, great thing to end 5 00:00:13.439 --> 00:00:17.719 the fifty five KRC Morning Show. I've got in studio 6 00:00:18.079 --> 00:00:21.719 from Patriots Landing, which is just a fantastic organization. Joe's 7 00:00:21.760 --> 00:00:24.000 been Joe Montgomery, he's been in the studio and he's 8 00:00:24.000 --> 00:00:25.559 talking on the fifty five Carssey Morning Show quite a 9 00:00:25.559 --> 00:00:26.399 few times over the years. 10 00:00:27.280 --> 00:00:29.839 Joe, welcome back, man. Always a pleasure to see you. 11 00:00:29.879 --> 00:00:31.079 Good morning, Brian same here. 12 00:00:31.160 --> 00:00:33.960 Your mission is an outstanding one, and let us talk 13 00:00:33.960 --> 00:00:36.159 about let's listen, pretend like the listening audience has never 14 00:00:36.200 --> 00:00:37.920 heard from you before, because I know that people listening 15 00:00:37.920 --> 00:00:40.079 to the program right now that don't know what the 16 00:00:40.079 --> 00:00:43.960 hell's Patriot Landing. Thomas Deep's wacking, waxing poetic about Patriots Landing. 17 00:00:44.640 --> 00:00:47.240 You started this because of the inspiration you got from 18 00:00:47.280 --> 00:00:50.399 your father, who probably served his country as a marine, right. 19 00:00:50.359 --> 00:00:52.679 Yes, sir, Yeah, good memory. We were just talking about that. 20 00:00:52.719 --> 00:00:54.960 But yeah, so and as you know, we lost him 21 00:00:54.960 --> 00:00:57.520 in November, and so I appreciate you starting out that 22 00:00:57.600 --> 00:01:00.359 way because one of the things were to do in 23 00:01:00.399 --> 00:01:03.679 twenty twenty five because of the passing of my father. 24 00:01:03.759 --> 00:01:05.640 And really the reason that I started this, I'm kind 25 00:01:05.640 --> 00:01:09.359 of like a Bill Gates or whomever, because we literally 26 00:01:09.400 --> 00:01:13.799 started cutting wood in my garage over in northern Kentucky 27 00:01:13.959 --> 00:01:17.159 and that was to make the burial flag cases that 28 00:01:17.200 --> 00:01:18.079 you're well aware of this. 29 00:01:18.159 --> 00:01:22.519 Yeah, Arlington Cemetery used to sell what they were Chinese made. 30 00:01:23.000 --> 00:01:24.799 Well, No, Arlington Arlington did not. 31 00:01:24.879 --> 00:01:27.680 No, I'm sorry. I I remember the story. You go 32 00:01:27.719 --> 00:01:30.159 ahead and tell it, but I do remember correcting myself 33 00:01:30.159 --> 00:01:32.439 in my head. We were talking off air about he said, 34 00:01:32.480 --> 00:01:33.640 how old are you now? And it's a lot of 35 00:01:33.680 --> 00:01:36.400 these sixteen September It's like it was unrelated. It was 36 00:01:36.439 --> 00:01:38.480 a fun fact about where the microphones are here in 37 00:01:38.480 --> 00:01:40.359 the studio. It's like, yeah, I should have committed that 38 00:01:40.400 --> 00:01:42.319 to memory by now, been here in these studios for 39 00:01:42.319 --> 00:01:44.280 a couple of years. I said, there's no more room 40 00:01:44.319 --> 00:01:47.439 in the hard drive. He said, yeah. It starts happening 41 00:01:47.480 --> 00:01:50.840 around this age, Like, ah, I know, the same age. 42 00:01:50.920 --> 00:01:52.439 Yeah, I know, I know, I know. 43 00:01:52.680 --> 00:01:55.519 Anyway, you look at the back to the flag busy, 44 00:01:55.959 --> 00:01:56.920 you know, to that point. 45 00:01:57.359 --> 00:02:00.359 It was in late twenty fourteen that I was at 46 00:02:00.359 --> 00:02:03.719 a veterans cemetery and down in Williams Soun, Kentucky, and 47 00:02:03.760 --> 00:02:07.200 I discovered there were sixteen indigent veterans that had been 48 00:02:07.239 --> 00:02:11.280 buried with no family and they just random Michael's God 49 00:02:11.319 --> 00:02:14.080 loved Michaels great organization, I'm sure. But when they bought 50 00:02:14.080 --> 00:02:16.960 the barrel flagcases there and put the veterans burial flags 51 00:02:16.960 --> 00:02:19.360 in them, they put their names on them in case 52 00:02:19.360 --> 00:02:21.240 the love one ever showed up, and that's that's when 53 00:02:21.280 --> 00:02:24.439 I discovered that they're At that time, at that one cemetery, 54 00:02:24.479 --> 00:02:27.639 there were sixteen American flags folded in cases with a 55 00:02:27.639 --> 00:02:30.800 big maiden China stick. And as you well know, we 56 00:02:30.840 --> 00:02:33.400 both feel very strongly about that, and that was the 57 00:02:33.400 --> 00:02:36.919 precipice to take me from where we had started doing 58 00:02:37.039 --> 00:02:41.719 things for veterans, which was making cornhole boards and bags 59 00:02:41.719 --> 00:02:43.520 and shipping them all over the world, just a little 60 00:02:43.599 --> 00:02:47.159 kind of like you know, care gift package for some 61 00:02:47.240 --> 00:02:50.919 fun for our troops, moved into the burial flightcases. And 62 00:02:50.960 --> 00:02:53.319 then that that's what kicked us into the becoming a 63 00:02:53.360 --> 00:02:56.599 five to one C three. So we've been now a 64 00:02:56.599 --> 00:02:59.560 five o one c three actually coming up next month, 65 00:02:59.599 --> 00:03:00.400 it'll be years. 66 00:03:00.479 --> 00:03:01.879 Has it been that long? Ten years? 67 00:03:02.120 --> 00:03:05.000 Yeah, So I look back at that journey, and I 68 00:03:05.039 --> 00:03:08.360 look back at, you know, prior to that, doing the 69 00:03:08.400 --> 00:03:11.319 the corn hole boards for probably a good five years. 70 00:03:11.719 --> 00:03:13.879 You know, I'm a good fifteen sixteen years into this, 71 00:03:15.039 --> 00:03:17.560 which I think is part of the reason, just because 72 00:03:17.599 --> 00:03:20.800 of sticking with it and having this strong desire to 73 00:03:20.919 --> 00:03:24.840 continue to grow. Uh, is why we are where we 74 00:03:24.879 --> 00:03:27.560 are today. But one of the themes that I wanted 75 00:03:27.599 --> 00:03:29.879 to talk to you today about, Brian, and it's really 76 00:03:29.919 --> 00:03:32.360 relative to what we even talked about earlier, is there 77 00:03:32.360 --> 00:03:36.520 we're a faith based organization and I think that, you know, 78 00:03:36.719 --> 00:03:41.280 trusting in God's plan for us, for our families, for 79 00:03:41.280 --> 00:03:46.400 really everything is one hundred percent the reason we are 80 00:03:46.439 --> 00:03:50.520 where we are. And I kind of might do this backwards. 81 00:03:50.560 --> 00:03:52.319 I wanted to talk about a new thing with to 82 00:03:52.360 --> 00:03:55.919 share with your listeners, but I brought another gift for 83 00:03:55.960 --> 00:04:01.719 you today, and this literally was created within the last 84 00:04:01.719 --> 00:04:04.360 three or four days. We get these inspirations in the 85 00:04:04.400 --> 00:04:06.879 shop and it's not me ninety nine percent of time anymore. 86 00:04:06.879 --> 00:04:10.080 It's not me, it's one of our veteransans they're like, Joe, 87 00:04:10.280 --> 00:04:12.199 you know, I really this, or they see something or this, 88 00:04:12.400 --> 00:04:16.199 and then well you've had miss Lynn Arnold in Oh 89 00:04:16.680 --> 00:04:17.319 Young Greens. 90 00:04:18.800 --> 00:04:20.480 She's a wonderful, wonderful lady. 91 00:04:20.639 --> 00:04:25.759 She's awesome. She really also happens to be my better half. 92 00:04:26.279 --> 00:04:28.959 So yeah, I'm. 93 00:04:28.680 --> 00:04:31.680 Gonna look on your face. I never made the connection. 94 00:04:31.800 --> 00:04:35.160 You're out of your element, man, you out kicked your coverage. 95 00:04:35.759 --> 00:04:37.879 Yeah, she's she's uh, she is awesome. 96 00:04:38.279 --> 00:04:38.720 Wow. 97 00:04:39.000 --> 00:04:41.839 And and actually she got in trouble this morning because 98 00:04:42.160 --> 00:04:44.319 she's a good west Side girl. I'm a near west 99 00:04:44.360 --> 00:04:47.720 Side boy, being from Cole Raine. But you know her, her, 100 00:04:47.800 --> 00:04:49.439 her and her dad used to come to your breakfast 101 00:04:49.480 --> 00:04:51.319 all the time. She lost her dad actually last year 102 00:04:51.319 --> 00:04:51.560 as well. 103 00:04:51.560 --> 00:04:51.639 Well. 104 00:04:51.680 --> 00:04:52.480 The listener lunches. 105 00:04:52.560 --> 00:04:57.240 The listener lunches, and her mom, Miss Dell Arnold, straight 106 00:04:57.319 --> 00:04:59.920 up west side, west Side price Hell texted her the 107 00:05:00.079 --> 00:05:02.879 morning Joe's gonna be on Brian's show, and you didn't 108 00:05:02.959 --> 00:05:06.199 let me know. Oh no, yeah, so you dropped the ball. Well, 109 00:05:06.360 --> 00:05:08.600 that family is very much a fan of yours, as 110 00:05:08.600 --> 00:05:11.879 we all are. But so anyway, one of the things 111 00:05:11.920 --> 00:05:15.040 that I'm gonna do this year to re engage and 112 00:05:15.120 --> 00:05:18.639 help me. Remember my dad uh Is get back as 113 00:05:18.639 --> 00:05:22.040 he was a you know, life long parishioner at Saint 114 00:05:22.079 --> 00:05:25.439 Anne's Engross Back and did everything and gave everything and volunteered. 115 00:05:26.000 --> 00:05:30.839 Is we're gonna try to embrace and create more products 116 00:05:30.879 --> 00:05:34.240 based on our faith based organization. So this little bogger 117 00:05:34.319 --> 00:05:35.720 right here and I'll see if you can see it. 118 00:05:38.560 --> 00:05:40.199 Let's see what that is there? Beautiful? 119 00:05:40.959 --> 00:05:45.399 So that's that's obviously Jesus, and it is on thorns. 120 00:05:47.000 --> 00:05:49.959 Ways though it takes you a second for it to 121 00:05:50.000 --> 00:05:51.560 come into focus, it does. 122 00:05:51.800 --> 00:05:53.720 It does. It's a beautiful piece of artwork. 123 00:05:53.759 --> 00:05:58.800 It's a it's it's a cross and it's got so. 124 00:05:59.160 --> 00:06:02.439 The top part of that you go to the jigs Arnold. No, nope. 125 00:06:02.480 --> 00:06:04.959 So we now because of our growth, we've grown in 126 00:06:05.000 --> 00:06:08.000 products and equipment and we have a laser engraver at 127 00:06:08.000 --> 00:06:08.279 the shop. 128 00:06:08.319 --> 00:06:10.399 Now, oh that's how you have turned that. 129 00:06:10.560 --> 00:06:14.600 I saw that and I said to miss Lynn, I said, 130 00:06:14.639 --> 00:06:17.399 can you make this? And she of course can do 131 00:06:17.439 --> 00:06:21.000 anything like that, and she created that file and we 132 00:06:21.040 --> 00:06:25.040 started cutting that out. Now, all everybody I've shown that 133 00:06:25.079 --> 00:06:27.319 to in the last probably three or four days, has 134 00:06:27.360 --> 00:06:31.399 seen it. We have one air force vendor and he's 135 00:06:31.399 --> 00:06:33.240 eighty eight. We call him Wild Bill. He comes down 136 00:06:33.240 --> 00:06:36.240 twice a week. He's a machine. He will outwork anybody there. 137 00:06:36.240 --> 00:06:39.079 He's eighty eight years old. Oh by, for the life 138 00:06:39.079 --> 00:06:42.399 of me, he cannot he sees a tree. He cannot 139 00:06:42.480 --> 00:06:42.920 come up. 140 00:06:43.000 --> 00:06:47.879 Well, listen that he can't see Jesus after staring at 141 00:06:47.959 --> 00:06:48.600 it for a while. 142 00:06:48.680 --> 00:06:49.399 That's one thing. 143 00:06:49.439 --> 00:06:52.279 But initially my reaction was I thought it was some 144 00:06:52.480 --> 00:06:55.199 type of foliage or maybe a tree when you first 145 00:06:55.199 --> 00:06:57.800 held it up. It's almost like one of those those 146 00:06:57.839 --> 00:06:59.560 paintings where you have to kind of stare at it 147 00:06:59.639 --> 00:07:01.920 until he image finally appears to you. That's how the 148 00:07:02.000 --> 00:07:06.600 subtleness of it is cool. I think it's amazing. Joe, 149 00:07:06.600 --> 00:07:07.959 I'll tell you what. Listening on you and You're like, 150 00:07:08.000 --> 00:07:09.319 what the hell are they talking about? I wish I 151 00:07:09.319 --> 00:07:10.759 could see it. Joe's gonna put a picture of it 152 00:07:10.839 --> 00:07:12.839 up on my blog page fifty five Caracy their Comedies. 153 00:07:12.839 --> 00:07:13.720 In the process of doing that. 154 00:07:13.800 --> 00:07:16.759 Right now, Joe, I could probably take a better picture 155 00:07:16.759 --> 00:07:19.120 with my camera and shoot it to you and text 156 00:07:19.120 --> 00:07:20.040 it to you over the break. 157 00:07:20.560 --> 00:07:23.160 Anyway, Sorry, I brought one for you. 158 00:07:23.240 --> 00:07:26.360 I appreciate for Joe because he's my good old thesal man, 159 00:07:26.360 --> 00:07:28.560 and I know he's a he's a good man. So 160 00:07:28.600 --> 00:07:31.199 this literally was made in the last three days. I 161 00:07:31.199 --> 00:07:33.519 thought about it, and I wanted to bring you little something, 162 00:07:33.680 --> 00:07:36.839 and I wanted to talk about our journey and being 163 00:07:36.879 --> 00:07:39.439 a faith based organization, how important it is to us 164 00:07:39.480 --> 00:07:41.079 and to all of our veterans that come down and 165 00:07:41.120 --> 00:07:43.759 all the people that visit us. And I just think this. 166 00:07:44.600 --> 00:07:47.560 I'm in love with this little thing. And I literally 167 00:07:47.560 --> 00:07:50.040 threw it online this morning. It doesn't have a picture up. 168 00:07:51.439 --> 00:07:53.560 We're gonna start making the we're gonna start selling them. Obviously, 169 00:07:53.560 --> 00:07:56.560 this is how we share ourselves. But maybe I could 170 00:07:56.560 --> 00:07:58.439 take a picture of you holding it and I'll put 171 00:07:58.480 --> 00:08:00.759 it on the website today until we get a better picture. 172 00:08:00.800 --> 00:08:02.120 You absolutely can do that. 173 00:08:02.560 --> 00:08:04.040 A lot of my listeners are gonna want to get 174 00:08:04.040 --> 00:08:06.600 one of these, and again, help support your organization. And 175 00:08:06.680 --> 00:08:09.079 real quick here, just not to move away from this, 176 00:08:09.120 --> 00:08:10.839 and we can come back to this, but close the 177 00:08:10.839 --> 00:08:13.439 loop on the flag box because I had mentioned Arlington, 178 00:08:13.560 --> 00:08:16.319 but ultimately you started making the flag boxes because of 179 00:08:16.360 --> 00:08:20.439 your experience at that Kentucky cemetery. But you got Arlington 180 00:08:20.600 --> 00:08:24.959 to start buying your flagcases made in your shop in 181 00:08:25.000 --> 00:08:27.240 northern Kentucky exclusively. 182 00:08:27.399 --> 00:08:29.680 Yeah, so well they had you know, I didn't know 183 00:08:29.680 --> 00:08:32.960 anything about flagcases. I'd never been in that market, and 184 00:08:34.240 --> 00:08:36.039 so I thought, who can I call that would know 185 00:08:36.639 --> 00:08:38.799 the most, and Arlington came to mind. 186 00:08:38.799 --> 00:08:40.080 I just picked up the phone and called and got 187 00:08:40.080 --> 00:08:40.840 a whole the right person. 188 00:08:41.399 --> 00:08:43.720 You know, God had a plan for that, because I 189 00:08:43.720 --> 00:08:46.039 could have called and had somebody say, I don't know 190 00:08:46.080 --> 00:08:46.759 what you're talking about. 191 00:08:46.840 --> 00:08:48.360 We don't see you later, Joe. 192 00:08:48.440 --> 00:08:49.879 But I got a whole the right person and I 193 00:08:49.919 --> 00:08:52.639 shared my story and on that same phone call, as 194 00:08:52.679 --> 00:08:56.360 you know, it wasn't even a MultiPhone call email thing. 195 00:08:56.399 --> 00:08:58.159 It was I told my story and what we were 196 00:08:58.240 --> 00:09:02.159 doing and the fact that they're made by veterans. They 197 00:09:02.240 --> 00:09:03.960 just fell in love with it, and we, you know, 198 00:09:04.320 --> 00:09:06.240 we made four cases and I grabbed my dad and 199 00:09:06.279 --> 00:09:09.399 we road tripped up to Arlington. And it was one 200 00:09:09.399 --> 00:09:11.799 of the most memorable few days of my life because 201 00:09:11.799 --> 00:09:14.720 we went through all the memorials and all the everything 202 00:09:14.799 --> 00:09:16.519 up in DC and then to Arlington. 203 00:09:16.600 --> 00:09:21.200 And now it's very special, special times. And I know 204 00:09:21.360 --> 00:09:23.519 you are so glad that you spent that time with 205 00:09:23.559 --> 00:09:26.000 your father. I see you know I missed my dad 206 00:09:26.000 --> 00:09:28.320 to this day. You know, spend time with your loved 207 00:09:28.320 --> 00:09:32.360 ones while you can, because it's always Maybe you aren't 208 00:09:32.399 --> 00:09:35.799 anticipating it, but you know buses hit people every day too. 209 00:09:35.879 --> 00:09:37.279 You never know, and your number is going to be 210 00:09:37.279 --> 00:09:40.159 called up. Let's pause. We will bring Joe Montgomery from 211 00:09:40.200 --> 00:09:43.840 Patriots Landing. Folks at Patriots Landing dot org is where 212 00:09:43.840 --> 00:09:45.159 you find them. You're not going to see a picture 213 00:09:45.159 --> 00:09:47.000 of the cross yet, but I just sent Joe Struker 214 00:09:47.039 --> 00:09:49.519 a better picture of the full cross you can put 215 00:09:49.559 --> 00:09:51.440 up on the blog page. 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I got Jill Montgomery from Patriots Landing 236 00:10:52.879 --> 00:10:56.279 dot org hearing at studio and the picture of the 237 00:10:56.360 --> 00:10:58.519 cross that he was described trying to describe on air, 238 00:10:58.639 --> 00:11:02.039 and it is absolutely extraordinary to look at is on 239 00:11:02.159 --> 00:11:04.679 my blog page nofifybove Karsey dot com. Actually two pictures, 240 00:11:04.720 --> 00:11:07.240 the one Joe initially took through the video monitor and 241 00:11:07.360 --> 00:11:09.639 then the follow up that I took, and I think 242 00:11:09.639 --> 00:11:11.720 it comes through crystal clear what you're looking at there. 243 00:11:11.759 --> 00:11:13.720 And this is one of the products sold by Patriots 244 00:11:13.799 --> 00:11:17.840 Landing to support their mission, and Joe, I wanted you 245 00:11:17.919 --> 00:11:20.919 to dive a little bit more into that mission, because 246 00:11:21.200 --> 00:11:26.960 you are really providing veterans with an extraordinary valuable service, 247 00:11:27.000 --> 00:11:30.559 and that's just really quite literally by merely bringing them 248 00:11:30.639 --> 00:11:32.360 together in your workshop. 249 00:11:33.360 --> 00:11:37.000 Yeah, and again, as you know, this was not by design. 250 00:11:38.399 --> 00:11:43.639 We just you know, not through happenstance, but like minded 251 00:11:43.720 --> 00:11:46.879 people in particular the brotherhood and sisterhood that are veterans. 252 00:11:46.919 --> 00:11:49.559 And you know this well because you've talked to hundreds, 253 00:11:49.600 --> 00:11:51.440 if not thousands of them and been around them. 254 00:11:52.399 --> 00:11:55.279 It's a unique segment. It's just a unique segment. 255 00:11:55.320 --> 00:11:59.360 They've gone through things that most of us couldn't imagine, indeed, 256 00:11:59.720 --> 00:12:03.480 and so that bond that that it's almost like an 257 00:12:03.519 --> 00:12:07.919 immediate friendship right air Force. It doesn't matter what branch, 258 00:12:08.000 --> 00:12:08.679 it really doesn't. 259 00:12:10.000 --> 00:12:10.720 You're in the club. 260 00:12:10.879 --> 00:12:13.720 You're in the know. You know what your fellow veteran 261 00:12:13.799 --> 00:12:16.559 has experienced because you've been through it yourself. I can 262 00:12:16.720 --> 00:12:19.679 certainly understand that immediate connection. And it's an exclusive club. 263 00:12:19.840 --> 00:12:21.759 You signed on the line that you were willing to 264 00:12:21.799 --> 00:12:24.200 give your life for this country, and I know how 265 00:12:24.279 --> 00:12:26.559 you feel about that, and I know how I feel 266 00:12:26.600 --> 00:12:28.919 about it. And you know, my dad, my uncles did it, 267 00:12:29.639 --> 00:12:34.360 and it just it just works. There's a sense of calm, 268 00:12:34.559 --> 00:12:36.879 there's a sense of and there's a lot of laughter, 269 00:12:37.559 --> 00:12:41.000 a lot of camaraderie. Everybody makes fun of the Air Force. 270 00:12:41.120 --> 00:12:43.600 Sorry, sorry, man and women out there from the Air Force, 271 00:12:43.720 --> 00:12:46.600 but you know, we got a coast Guard down there 272 00:12:46.679 --> 00:12:48.720 and they pick on the Marines and it's just a 273 00:12:49.480 --> 00:12:52.840 it's a camaraderie. But at the same time, they're keeping 274 00:12:52.879 --> 00:12:56.360 their hands and their minds busy, right, mind. 275 00:12:56.559 --> 00:12:59.360 Old hands the Devil's workshop. Yeah, there's no question about that. 276 00:12:59.480 --> 00:13:02.799 And of course, if you're a veteran that's struggling emotionally, 277 00:13:03.000 --> 00:13:06.000 we always we have major concerns about the suicide rate 278 00:13:06.039 --> 00:13:10.879 among veterans, suicidal ideology. Obviously, some are struggling with maybe 279 00:13:10.960 --> 00:13:13.960 post traumatic stress, maybe they saw the horrors of combat, 280 00:13:15.039 --> 00:13:18.679 maybe they lost buddies or friends while they were serving, 281 00:13:18.759 --> 00:13:20.879 you know, in the emotional baggage that goes along with that, 282 00:13:22.039 --> 00:13:24.120 stewing in your own juices and not having something to 283 00:13:24.200 --> 00:13:25.679 do and not having people to talk to that have 284 00:13:25.799 --> 00:13:29.120 experienced the same kind of thing. That just exacerbates an 285 00:13:29.120 --> 00:13:30.360 already terrible problem. 286 00:13:30.759 --> 00:13:32.559 And it's difficult in this day and age to go 287 00:13:32.600 --> 00:13:34.360 out and meet people that you can become close with. 288 00:13:34.639 --> 00:13:37.200 Or trust or do a lot of different things. And 289 00:13:38.320 --> 00:13:41.159 you know, we're a wood shop where we create things, 290 00:13:41.200 --> 00:13:45.000 and we create a camaraderie and we pray and we support. 291 00:13:45.360 --> 00:13:47.000 We were talking a little bit about Lieutenant Dan that 292 00:13:47.200 --> 00:13:49.279 just came in, who was in a very rough spot, 293 00:13:49.639 --> 00:13:51.360 who signed the cross that I gave you there, sir. 294 00:13:51.519 --> 00:13:52.679 Yeah, And that's the other cool thing. 295 00:13:52.919 --> 00:13:56.279 The veteran who made the woodworking item that you can 296 00:13:56.360 --> 00:14:00.080 buy at Patriots Landing dot org signs it. It's so 297 00:14:00.159 --> 00:14:02.120 it's I consider the sort of a work of art, 298 00:14:02.159 --> 00:14:04.519 So it's like the artists signing it, so credit it's 299 00:14:04.559 --> 00:14:08.159 given were credit dude, Dan Smith, and wonderful that I 300 00:14:08.360 --> 00:14:09.159 was honored to see that. 301 00:14:09.320 --> 00:14:10.200 It's like a bonus. 302 00:14:10.720 --> 00:14:12.840 You get the cross in this beautiful work it would work, 303 00:14:12.919 --> 00:14:15.039 but you also get that connection with the veterans. 304 00:14:15.080 --> 00:14:16.799 It truly is what separates our products. 305 00:14:16.879 --> 00:14:18.639 There's a lot of things that we make, flags and 306 00:14:18.720 --> 00:14:21.080 different things that you could go on Etsy and find 307 00:14:21.080 --> 00:14:22.840 a million of them, but you're not gonna You're not 308 00:14:22.840 --> 00:14:27.159 gonna find one made from a nonprofit supporting veterans by 309 00:14:27.600 --> 00:14:31.919 the veterans. But it's it's you know, and we have 310 00:14:32.080 --> 00:14:34.919 incredible partners have been doing this as long as I've 311 00:14:34.960 --> 00:14:37.919 been doing it. The DAV is a huge partner of ours. 312 00:14:38.440 --> 00:14:41.759 So when you get into those cases where camaraderie and 313 00:14:41.799 --> 00:14:43.919 a wood shop and this and that and a paycheck 314 00:14:44.279 --> 00:14:47.679 isn't enough, you know, we have the resources to connect with. 315 00:14:48.440 --> 00:14:50.320 And it goes from the DAV all the way down 316 00:14:50.399 --> 00:14:53.399 to Vets and brus It gives the men and women 317 00:14:53.480 --> 00:14:57.960 a good time, to theis projects, to the local American Legions, 318 00:14:58.039 --> 00:15:00.559 Chuck Wills and some of the guys that uh in 319 00:15:00.600 --> 00:15:03.320 the American Legions, uh Jared Bondville, and I could I 320 00:15:03.360 --> 00:15:06.519 could name a thousand thousand people, some of whom I'm 321 00:15:06.600 --> 00:15:11.039 just mentioned. When we brought our newest veteran in Dan 322 00:15:12.200 --> 00:15:14.480 that I spoke of, lost his job right for the holidays. 323 00:15:14.480 --> 00:15:18.039 He lost two brothers and then lost his sister maybe 324 00:15:18.080 --> 00:15:20.480 two weeks ago, who was like his mother. 325 00:15:20.679 --> 00:15:21.320 Oh my word. 326 00:15:21.440 --> 00:15:25.440 And it puts him in a bad place quickly. And 327 00:15:26.919 --> 00:15:30.399 so UH, Dan in particular was an instance where we 328 00:15:30.519 --> 00:15:32.440 need to get him in in a hurry and get 329 00:15:32.519 --> 00:15:36.799 him on the payroll. And you know this is public knowledge, 330 00:15:36.799 --> 00:15:38.360 but he had gotten a little bit behind on some 331 00:15:38.480 --> 00:15:41.159 rent and a few of the people that I just mentioned, 332 00:15:41.159 --> 00:15:44.159 and some other groups just they reach out to me, 333 00:15:45.039 --> 00:15:47.120 how can we help and it's usually writing a check, 334 00:15:47.919 --> 00:15:50.679 how can we help support this particular vetteror this particular 335 00:15:50.759 --> 00:15:54.559 mission anything. And it's amazing, amazing community once you're once 336 00:15:54.600 --> 00:15:57.840 you're in, you know everything from well you've met with 337 00:15:57.879 --> 00:16:01.759 the Young Marines just it's it's just an incredible structure, 338 00:16:01.840 --> 00:16:03.679 for lack of a better word, that we've built around 339 00:16:03.720 --> 00:16:04.600 this whole organization. 340 00:16:04.960 --> 00:16:08.840 Well, I suppose in many respects. You know, there's different organizations. 341 00:16:08.919 --> 00:16:11.799 They have their own veteran related mission, but it's it's 342 00:16:12.159 --> 00:16:15.440 completely different than yours. So they want to help you, 343 00:16:15.799 --> 00:16:20.279 and you obviously can refer the veterans in your organization 344 00:16:20.480 --> 00:16:22.919 over to them. It's it makes perfect sense that all 345 00:16:23.000 --> 00:16:25.799 these pieces of the puzzle puzzle are working together so well, and. 346 00:16:25.879 --> 00:16:29.000 We've we've we've identified and grouped with and I don't 347 00:16:29.000 --> 00:16:31.720 want to go to the other side. But the sad 348 00:16:31.799 --> 00:16:34.639 reality in some instances is that some of these nonprofits 349 00:16:34.679 --> 00:16:39.360 they don't quite mesh. Sometimes it's more of a The 350 00:16:39.399 --> 00:16:41.159 way I describe it is, hey, don't look over here. 351 00:16:41.840 --> 00:16:43.679 You know, you might take this dollar that somebody wants 352 00:16:43.720 --> 00:16:45.039 to give me. That's just the way I describe it. 353 00:16:45.080 --> 00:16:49.200 I've been doing a long time territorial maybe little, maybe little, 354 00:16:49.320 --> 00:16:52.679 but but but uh. All of the groups that we 355 00:16:52.840 --> 00:16:55.440 associate with and that we've been blest to partner with 356 00:16:55.919 --> 00:16:59.120 believe the same thing I do that the rising tide 357 00:16:59.720 --> 00:17:02.960 raise all ships. And that's how you help these men 358 00:17:03.039 --> 00:17:05.680 and women, because I can't do everything in a wood shop, 359 00:17:06.400 --> 00:17:09.960 and you know, the dav can't do how they do 360 00:17:10.720 --> 00:17:12.759 most everything, but they can't do everything, and Bets and 361 00:17:12.799 --> 00:17:15.000 Bruce has a certain thing, and the Young Marines and 362 00:17:15.039 --> 00:17:17.759 their support of everything does a certain thing. And when 363 00:17:17.799 --> 00:17:21.039 you tie it all together, I'm telling you, it's just 364 00:17:21.079 --> 00:17:23.119 an incredible, incredible experience from top. 365 00:17:23.039 --> 00:17:26.359 To bottom, rewarding. I think probably sums that up amazing. 366 00:17:26.480 --> 00:17:29.960 We'll continue with Joe Montgomery Patriots Landing dot org. Help 367 00:17:30.039 --> 00:17:34.000 support the mission and buy one of the amazing products 368 00:17:34.039 --> 00:17:35.599 they have. They're knowing full well that it was made 369 00:17:35.640 --> 00:17:38.160 by one of these American veterans in their wood shop. 370 00:17:38.440 --> 00:17:40.359 We'll talk more about what they're doing in the shop. 371 00:17:40.519 --> 00:17:42.240 Eight twenty six. Right now fIF the five KR City 372 00:17:42.279 --> 00:17:43.519 Talk Station. I hope you can stick around. 373 00:17:43.839 --> 00:17:49.920 This is fifty five KRC an iHeartRadio station. Hey, hey 374 00:17:50.000 --> 00:17:50.680 twenty nine here for. 375 00:17:50.720 --> 00:17:52.799 The five kercit DE talk station nine first ony Wether 376 00:17:52.839 --> 00:17:54.599 forecast tells us we've got at least a sunny day 377 00:17:54.640 --> 00:17:56.519 to day. Twenty five will be our high down to 378 00:17:56.599 --> 00:18:00.599 fourteen overnight with cloud partly cloudy Tomorrow thirty eight, twenty 379 00:18:00.680 --> 00:18:02.839 seven overnight with clouds and a high at thirty five 380 00:18:02.920 --> 00:18:05.599 on Sunday with mostly cloudy skies twelve degrees. Right now, 381 00:18:05.720 --> 00:18:07.240 let's hear about traffic, Chuck. 382 00:18:09.240 --> 00:18:10.799 From the UC Help Traffic Center. 383 00:18:11.000 --> 00:18:13.680 You see healthy, fine, comprehensive care and that's so personal, 384 00:18:13.960 --> 00:18:17.519 to make sure best tomorrow possible. That's boundless care from 385 00:18:17.640 --> 00:18:21.160 better outcomes. Expect more at U see help dot com 386 00:18:21.400 --> 00:18:26.559 sathbound seventy five slogo through the Lochlan Split, northbound seventy five, 387 00:18:26.680 --> 00:18:29.240 better through the cut, and they just cleared the gangs 388 00:18:29.279 --> 00:18:32.400 in in at seventy four. Right lanes open again northbound 389 00:18:32.440 --> 00:18:35.400 four seventy one slows just a bit from Grand into town. 390 00:18:35.960 --> 00:18:38.880 Chuck ingramon fifty five KRC the talk station. 391 00:18:40.920 --> 00:18:42.839 It's a thirty year pit you about kerr see talk station. 392 00:18:43.039 --> 00:18:46.839 Very happy Friday to you, extra special and uplifting Friday, 393 00:18:47.960 --> 00:18:51.440 A Positive Message Friday with Joe Montgomery from Patriots Landing 394 00:18:51.519 --> 00:18:56.359 at the started this wood shop inspired by his father's 395 00:18:56.599 --> 00:18:58.920 service to his country and wanted to do something in 396 00:18:59.000 --> 00:19:01.599 recognition of that. And so you opened a wood shop 397 00:19:01.680 --> 00:19:04.319 and started out with some smaller projects, became a five 398 00:19:04.400 --> 00:19:06.839 on one three C. And there's been a five on' 399 00:19:06.880 --> 00:19:09.359 one three C now for you said fifteen or ten years, 400 00:19:10.160 --> 00:19:12.519 ten years making the flagcases and a whole host of 401 00:19:12.640 --> 00:19:15.640