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<v Speaker 1>Eight six, fifty five k r c B talk station.

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<v Speaker 1>By the time I was wishing here on a very

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<v Speaker 1>very happy Friday, I'm in a little extra good mood.

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<v Speaker 1>Not that I don't love being here and talking to

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<v Speaker 1>my listeners and enjoying engaging in conversations during the fifty

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<v Speaker 1>five KRSC Morning Show, but every once in while I

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<v Speaker 1>do need a little time off. So I'm taking what

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<v Speaker 1>I'm calling a mental health vacation next week, Gonna sleep in,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm going to do my best to try to

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<v Speaker 1>ignore the problems of the world. So it's just been

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<v Speaker 1>I guess maybe a little too long since I took

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<v Speaker 1>a break. So that's how I'm feeling. And I'm sure

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<v Speaker 1>that Dan Carroll will cover the situation quite well between

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<v Speaker 1>Monday and Thursday, and then Kevin Gordon's gonna handle matters

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<v Speaker 1>on Friday, so you can enjoy them and take a

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<v Speaker 1>break from me. Maybe you'll be happier about that. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know, Maybe there's something you want to talk about.

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<v Speaker 1>I was supposed to have an author on at this segment,

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<v Speaker 1>but sadly not answering the phone. I know that always

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<v Speaker 1>frustrates the hell out of Joe's treker Sean McMahon, who's

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<v Speaker 1>covering for joe'streker this week. He'd taken it in stride,

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<v Speaker 1>not taking it personally, but then again he didn't set

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<v Speaker 1>the guest up Joe is. That's why he always takes

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<v Speaker 1>it personally. So anyway, well can take phone calls me

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<v Speaker 1>as a particular topic you want to talk about. I

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<v Speaker 1>did bring it up earlier. I was just really laughing

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<v Speaker 1>at the situation with the Bengals in Hamilton County now

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<v Speaker 1>going to Columbus and asking for three hundred and fifty

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<v Speaker 1>million dollars for pay course stadium upgrades which are going

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<v Speaker 1>to total eight hundred and thirty million dollars. And I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>it's mind numbing, isn't it. But I've been given props

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<v Speaker 1>to the LICPO who actually interviewed the Mike Dwine among others,

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<v Speaker 1>but Dan Monk and Paula Christian did the reporting on it.

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<v Speaker 1>So props to them that the Senate Finance Chair Jerry

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<v Speaker 1>Serena said that nobody from the Bengals are Hamilton kind

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<v Speaker 1>of reached out to him. I mean, the budget just

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<v Speaker 1>got passed the other day. That's the one that had

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<v Speaker 1>six hundred million dollars in bonds for yes, the Cleveland

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<v Speaker 1>Browns and they're huge, mega complex. Governor Wine also said

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<v Speaker 1>he was expressed surprise at requests. He said he met

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<v Speaker 1>with Alisha Resee last year about the state he but

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<v Speaker 1>never heard anything further or any specifics regarding a proposal.

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<v Speaker 1>So big mystery up in Columbus. And apparently no lobbyist

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<v Speaker 1>on behalf of the Bengals either. Just pretty funny anyway.

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<v Speaker 1>So do we have him now? Oh great, Welcome to

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<v Speaker 1>the fifty five Casey Morning Show. Author Doug Ernest and

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<v Speaker 1>the name of the book we're talking about this morning,

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<v Speaker 1>The Spirit of a True Patriot, The inspiring story of

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<v Speaker 1>retired Captain Doug Ernest, who also now is a successful businessman. Doug,

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<v Speaker 1>is a pleasure to have you on the program. Let

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<v Speaker 1>me start by thanking you for your service to our country.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you for that wonderful pleasure and that introduction. I

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<v Speaker 2>cannot say thank you enough.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, we'll get to the business because I think it's

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<v Speaker 1>an integral part of what you learned from obviously a

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<v Speaker 1>horrific situation in the military. You served in Operation Desert

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<v Speaker 1>Storm and as you describe in the book, jumping out

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<v Speaker 1>of your m one thirteen personnel carrier. It sounded a

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<v Speaker 1>lot like what they experience on the beaches in Normandy.

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<v Speaker 1>We get all this mortar rounds and gunshots and explosions

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<v Speaker 1>all around you. I mean, how old were you at

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<v Speaker 1>the time.

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<v Speaker 3>I had just turned eighteen.

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<v Speaker 2>I had joined the Army at the age of seventeen,

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<v Speaker 2>spent six months in training, infantry, airboard school, and some

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<v Speaker 2>other classes, and then I went off to Saudi Arabia

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<v Speaker 2>about two weeks after I finished my training.

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<v Speaker 3>Eighteen years old when that experience happened.

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<v Speaker 1>Eighteen years old, and you know, I've sort of come

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<v Speaker 1>to the realization over the years they have a cutoff

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<v Speaker 1>with enlisting in the military because guys like my age,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll be sixty in September, Doug and Douglas and you

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<v Speaker 1>couldn't I have a problem with authority anyway. But jumping

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<v Speaker 1>out of an M one th thirteen personnel carrier amid

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<v Speaker 1>bombs and blasts and gunfire. That scares the living crap

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<v Speaker 1>out of me right now. But as an eighteen year old,

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<v Speaker 1>what was your emotional reaction went to that and the

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<v Speaker 1>other warfare and the challenges you faced during the Operation

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<v Speaker 1>Desert Storm.

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<v Speaker 3>Reaction was really simple.

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<v Speaker 2>I had a great relationship with the Lord when I

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<v Speaker 2>was younger because I grew up in that type of

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<v Speaker 2>having a presence with the Lord. And I was just

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<v Speaker 2>communicating with him consistently.

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<v Speaker 3>Throughout the day, and so were my brothers that I

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<v Speaker 2>We were having prayer groups together, we were having spiritual caather,

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<v Speaker 2>we were every time we could get together, we grab

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<v Speaker 2>each other's hands and to say, please, Lord, guide us,

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<v Speaker 2>give us direction, Please ask us the Lord to end

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<v Speaker 2>this conflict quickly, because not only do we not want

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<v Speaker 2>to get hurt, but.

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<v Speaker 3>We you know, as human beings and loving men, we

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<v Speaker 3>don't want to hurt other people. And it was hard

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<v Speaker 2>I think the hardest part too, was knowing that I

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<v Speaker 2>might be inflicting collateral damage on people that we were

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<v Speaker 2>firing these weapons at. That was hard for me because

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<v Speaker 2>I grew up as a kid, peaceful and I did

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<v Speaker 2>not want to hurt people. I did not want to

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<v Speaker 2>I could not see the pain that I knew if

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<v Speaker 2>I had hurt someone.

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<v Speaker 3>I wasn't ready for that yet.

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<v Speaker 2>I had learned how to train, I had done this

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<v Speaker 2>in simulation, but I wasn't ready to actually kill another person.

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<v Speaker 1>Is that the general mindset of the majority of your

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<v Speaker 1>your comrades, because you know, we had this this ridiculous notion.

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<v Speaker 1>And I feel so badly for the men and women

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<v Speaker 1>and mostly men who served in combat of Vietnam and

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<v Speaker 1>they got treated so miserably. They were called baby killers,

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<v Speaker 1>and they got a reputation with all the Hollywood movies

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<v Speaker 1>depicting Vietnam that they were just running around gleefully killing

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<v Speaker 1>women and children. I think of, you know, like the

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<v Speaker 1>machine gunner and the helicopter at Oh what was that movie?

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<v Speaker 1>Doesn't matter, but that they relished in the fact that

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<v Speaker 1>pulling the trigger had no concern or care for collateral damage.

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<v Speaker 1>What's reality as you saw it in Operation Desert Storm.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, and it's the opposite, It's true.

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<v Speaker 2>But what you see in these Hollywood movie when you

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<v Speaker 2>have these cycle paths that are trying to, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>inflict damage upon their human beings, ninety nine point nine

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<v Speaker 2>nine percent of those that serve in the military in

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<v Speaker 2>our country are always number one concerned is not hurting

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<v Speaker 2>somebody else If you do have to inflect damage and

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<v Speaker 2>use these ammunition.

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<v Speaker 3>And these rounds.

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<v Speaker 2>To get your point across, to get your territory, you

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<v Speaker 2>do a shock and all, you get the damage over with,

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<v Speaker 2>you attempt to get the other side to concede so

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<v Speaker 2>that you can stop and you know, and we and

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<v Speaker 2>that's the way we've concted been this in the military.

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<v Speaker 3>In the last two hundred and sixty years of our country.

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<v Speaker 3>Has there been some.

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<v Speaker 2>Outliers where there was some things that maybe should't happen,

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<v Speaker 2>of course, but that's that one percent of one percent

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<v Speaker 2>of one percent that happened ninety nine point nine percent

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<v Speaker 2>of people in the military. And the way that I

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<v Speaker 2>just have a complete one hundred percent unadulterated shock and

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<v Speaker 2>all program where you get to your point across and

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<v Speaker 2>you get it done swiftly and quickly so that the

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<v Speaker 2>enemy will concede and you can move on and we'll

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<v Speaker 2>stop the damage on both sides so that the war

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, talking earlier this morning with the retired lieutenant colonel

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<v Speaker 1>pray that they'll put end that ridiculous dispute soon because

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<v Speaker 1>the loss of life is just overwhelming, and you know

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<v Speaker 1>your your your faith in God. Is I somehow have

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<v Speaker 1>a sense in having never been in combat or served

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<v Speaker 1>in the American military ever since, if you have a

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<v Speaker 1>profound belief that your connection with God and that you

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<v Speaker 1>having you know, served God and committed to your faith,

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<v Speaker 1>does that take the pressure off of the idea of dying?

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<v Speaker 3>It does? It gives you you know?

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<v Speaker 2>And you use that a few moments ago. You use

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<v Speaker 2>that example from the movie called the Populipse. Now people,

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<v Speaker 2>you know the kid. I watched that movie and then

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<v Speaker 2>later I was putting myself on a battlefield and I

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<v Speaker 2>asked myself, what in the world have I done?

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<v Speaker 3>So?

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, the people that I served with, the majority of

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<v Speaker 2>in my platoon that were Buddhists and so forth. But

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<v Speaker 2>everybody had some type of outer spiritual connection to a

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<v Speaker 2>that they believe was their savior.

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<v Speaker 3>They're guiding universal force.

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<v Speaker 2>And without me having that, you know, for supports, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't think I could have mentally or cognitively gotten true.

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<v Speaker 3>So for me having that spiritual connection.

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<v Speaker 2>To my Lord at that point of my time, not

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<v Speaker 2>only did it resonate with me and my fellow brother

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<v Speaker 2>that I was on the battlefield, it gave me that

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<v Speaker 3>It stayed with me my whole life. It's with me

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<v Speaker 3>this morning.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I just said a prayer, you know, only

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<v Speaker 2>fifteen minutes ago, to make sure I speak well and

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<v Speaker 2>I do a good job, you know, to serve my

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<v Speaker 2>are serving right now, so that I can do an

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<v Speaker 2>excellent job. And I did this relationship where I feel

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<v Speaker 2>like the Lord comes through me. He guides my life

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<v Speaker 2>as a of where I'm going to go every day,

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<v Speaker 2>and it just seems like it's just a part of

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<v Speaker 3>And I see, you.

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<v Speaker 2>Know, in our communities in our country, most of our country,

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<v Speaker 2>about seventy percent of it.

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<v Speaker 3>His Christian base. So we do have this.

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<v Speaker 2>Well that do embrace it, do use it, they can

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<v Speaker 2>actually have a better love of help themselves and.

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<v Speaker 3>To just have a better life that's connected to our Lord.

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<v Speaker 1>So did your service in the American Military, along of

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<v Speaker 1>course with your profound faith which is coming through clearly.

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<v Speaker 1>Did that serve you in your business world? Because I

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<v Speaker 1>understand that you have a very successful might be jealous

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<v Speaker 1>about this corvette car dealership in Dallas, Texas. See you

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<v Speaker 1>sell exclusively corvettes.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, and absolutely the name of my business is Corvette Warehouse.

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<v Speaker 2>If you can just Google search a Corvette Warehouse, you

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<v Speaker 2>can't miss it.

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<v Speaker 3>We're the largest corvette dealer in the Southwest.

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<v Speaker 2>And the skill sets in the military absolutely one percent, definitely,

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<v Speaker 2>without a doubt, added to the business sense of mine,

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<v Speaker 2>my business acumen. They teach you skill sets in the

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<v Speaker 2>military like how to get things done, how to make

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<v Speaker 2>things happen, how to work with a team, just playing

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<v Speaker 2>all down to to the nitty gritty skill sets that

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<v Speaker 2>you need in life to be successful, things that you

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<v Speaker 3>And I definitely.

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<v Speaker 3>Every day of my life.

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<v Speaker 2>Then one of other things I'd like to that book

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<v Speaker 2>on the Spirit of a true Patriot. I write about

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<v Speaker 2>the quick heuristics, the shortcuts, theology, being on the move,

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<v Speaker 1>So the name of the book is the Spirit of

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<v Speaker 1>a true paytach inspiring story of my guest today, retired

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<v Speaker 1>Captain Douglas j Ernest. Who are you hoping reads this book?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I obviously had a target audience in mind,

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<v Speaker 1>and I presume it's maybe the entrepreneurial folks out there.

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<v Speaker 1>But who else might benefit from a book? Douglas, You know, that's.

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<v Speaker 3>A great question, and I was When I wrote this book.

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<v Speaker 2>My intent was to direct it towards people that were

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<v Speaker 2>thinking about military story, because that's where my aim was.

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<v Speaker 2>But as I wrote the book, I was told later

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<v Speaker 2>by friends and colleagues, man, that's a good book. That's

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<v Speaker 2>a management book, that's an executive leadership book. And I

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<v Speaker 2>didn't recognize that part of it until after I wrote it,

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<v Speaker 2>because I had been living this life of leadership and

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<v Speaker 2>going to leadership school, and it's just abred character.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a part of my life.

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<v Speaker 2>Later when I read it, I've been told, and I

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<v Speaker 2>reread the book over and over that it is a

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<v Speaker 2>management book. It is something how you can not only

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<v Speaker 3>That's your physical, what you're.

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<v Speaker 2>Spiritual with your children, being a great parent, being involved

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<v Speaker 2>in your community. It just has just basic shortcuts they

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<v Speaker 2>teach you in the When I joined the military, I

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<v Speaker 2>was twenty five pounds overweight. After I joined the military,

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<v Speaker 2>that weight was gone, and I've never put that on.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm in the best physical shape you can possibly imagine

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<v Speaker 2>for the last thirty years of my life. I feel

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<v Speaker 2>like I'm twenty years old. And it's because of this

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<v Speaker 2>that they taught me in the military. Well, this book,

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<v Speaker 2>Spirit of a True Patriot has those shortcuts in there

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<v Speaker 2>that you can use to make improvements in your life,

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<v Speaker 2>and I believe it will help anyone that will take

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<v Speaker 1>Well, and I'm sure it sounds extremely uplifting and inspirational,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's a lot. That's a lot of what we

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<v Speaker 1>need right now. Douglas Ernest, thanks again for your service

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<v Speaker 1>to our country and for the inspiring book. I'll encourage

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<v Speaker 1>my listeners to get a copy of it, which will

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<v Speaker 1>Will add it to our blog page with a link

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<v Speaker 1>to buy a copy. Thanks again, man, it's been inspiring

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<v Speaker 1>talking with you man really has well.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you very much. I greatly appreciate you, and I

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<v Speaker 3>appreciate you getting the message out to those people out

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<v Speaker 3>there that need want it.

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<v Speaker 2>Some more than's good stuff, so help our nation it prosperous,

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<v Speaker 2>and continue this nation for another two hundred.

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<v Speaker 3>And sixty years.

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<v Speaker 1>Amen to that, brother, You have a fantastic week, you too,

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<v Speaker 1>coming to an eight twenty one I fifty five Karsty

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