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<v Speaker 1>It's night Side with Dan Ray. I'm telling you easy

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<v Speaker 1>Boston's news radio.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, welcome back everyone as we head to the

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<v Speaker 2>twentieth hour. And I think all of you who are

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<v Speaker 2>regular listeners of Nightside know what the twentieth hour is

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<v Speaker 2>all about, and that is the end of the week,

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<v Speaker 2>and we try to just sit back and kind of

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<v Speaker 2>take the edge off. Last hour I thought was quite

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<v Speaker 2>interesting and again it's a book that I think it's

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<v Speaker 2>one of those books that if you have if you

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<v Speaker 2>need a good summer read, I think this is its

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<v Speaker 2>Circus of Satan again, if you want to it's it's

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<v Speaker 2>it's a historical novel and it is it's It's a

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<v Speaker 2>book that I would highly recommend. I'm going to try

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<v Speaker 2>to get a copy myself, and I think I'm going

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<v Speaker 2>to enjoy it. So I don't know, maybe it's a

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<v Speaker 2>little too heavy for you on summer reading, but that's

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<v Speaker 2>okay to each his own. As we say, now, what

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<v Speaker 2>I like to do in this hour is tell you

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<v Speaker 2>an answer what I want to do, and then I

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<v Speaker 2>just want to do a.

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<v Speaker 3>Quick review of the week. Today is the.

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<v Speaker 2>Eighty first anniversary of D Day and the men and

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<v Speaker 2>women who won World War Two are called the Greatest Generation,

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<v Speaker 2>and normally we get really light here in the twentieth hour.

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<v Speaker 2>But tonight I realized that there was a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>interest in publicity about D Day, the eightieth anniversary, and

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<v Speaker 2>that probably, I don't know, maybe one of the one

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<v Speaker 2>hundredth anniversary comes around nineteen years from now, it will

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<v Speaker 2>also get some play, but there will be no survivors left.

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<v Speaker 2>There are only a handful of survivors left from D Day.

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<v Speaker 2>But I'd like to just open it up and give

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<v Speaker 2>you an opportunity if you want to acknowledge a relative

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<v Speaker 2>or a friend who's probably passed on. But when you

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<v Speaker 2>think of the courage that the men and women, and

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<v Speaker 2>primarily men who stormed the beaches at Normandy on June sixth,

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<v Speaker 2>nineteen forty four, they got off those landing craft and

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<v Speaker 2>walked into a hail of machine gun bullets. I've visited

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<v Speaker 2>Normandy and had the honor of being there. Was up

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<v Speaker 2>in the German pill boxes, which were high above the beach.

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<v Speaker 2>It was a free fire zone, and I can't imagine

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<v Speaker 2>the courage it must have taken for those young Americans

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<v Speaker 2>and Canadian troops and British troops to get off those

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<v Speaker 2>landing vehicles in the face of that fire. So what

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<v Speaker 2>I'm hoping tonight is that as we move ever closer

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<v Speaker 2>to the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the founding

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<v Speaker 2>of this country, a life fourth uh and and and

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<v Speaker 2>all that that it entails, the the declaration of independence

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<v Speaker 2>and uh, the just everything.

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<v Speaker 4>Uh.

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<v Speaker 2>The we're in the in the year of the Battle

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<v Speaker 2>of Lexington and conquered and uh, it's it's it's it's

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<v Speaker 2>heartening to understand that we're benefiting from the sacrifices of

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<v Speaker 2>generations that have come before us. And here we are

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<v Speaker 2>with the we're approaching the not the vi centennial year,

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<v Speaker 2>but the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary year. Uh. And

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<v Speaker 2>I I know we'll talk a lot about that in

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<v Speaker 2>the in the months ahead, and we certainly will talk

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<v Speaker 2>as we approach the fourth of July, But just give

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<v Speaker 2>an opportunity to talk about anyone who you knew from

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<v Speaker 2>the greatest General said that that generation is passing, and

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<v Speaker 2>it will be gone in a week of an eye,

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<v Speaker 2>and there will be at some point in the not

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<v Speaker 2>too distant future we will read about the last member

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<v Speaker 2>of the armed forces of World War two and they

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<v Speaker 2>will be gone. But without them, god knows where this

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<v Speaker 2>country would have been if somehow the Axis powers had

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<v Speaker 2>prevailed in the nineteen forties. So let me just as

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<v Speaker 2>you think about who you'd like to make a comment about,

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<v Speaker 2>and I hope you do, let me just review the

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<v Speaker 2>week of the first week of June twenty twenty five

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<v Speaker 2>that we've just finished here. We talked about on Monday

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<v Speaker 2>night the Lowell Summer Music Festival thirty fifth festival, talked

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<v Speaker 2>about some summer travel savings with Mark shield Drop of

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<v Speaker 2>Triple A. Talked about the decline of mental health amongst

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<v Speaker 2>about the deportation arrest here in Massachusetts of fourteen hundred

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<v Speaker 2>described as a collateral arrest. Talked about for an hour

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<v Speaker 2>the unh Pole on Monday night, possible problems in that

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<v Speaker 2>poll for incumbent Democrats in Massachusetts, and we talked.

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<v Speaker 3>About the.

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<v Speaker 2>Attack by Ukraine on those Russian planes and that attack

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<v Speaker 2>tonight I was watching I think it was ABC News.

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<v Speaker 2>This was one of those attacks that the trucks were

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<v Speaker 2>driven into Russia by Russian truck drivers. They had no

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<v Speaker 2>to attack Russian airfields. Tuesday night, we talked about an

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<v Speaker 2>event this weekend Repel Boston. Talked with the Adam Katz,

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<v Speaker 2>the president of the Foundation to Combat Anti Semitism, talked

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<v Speaker 2>with a professor about cancer prevention, and talked with a

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<v Speaker 2>then we spent two hours talking about that anti Semitic

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<v Speaker 2>the Bill Walton collection being auctioned by Hunt Auctions. Talked

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<v Speaker 2>where the danger is particularly obvious. Major Michelle Mastro but

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<v Speaker 2>Teaster about the Blue Angels coming back to New Hampshire

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<v Speaker 2>this September. September sixth and seven, talked with Sheila Goff

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<v Speaker 2>about a piece of legislation that the American Kennel Club

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<v Speaker 2>is not supporting it. They feel it is going to

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<v Speaker 2>prevent puppies availability in America, that it is unnecessary, and

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<v Speaker 2>that it will lead to the importation of puppies from

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<v Speaker 2>countries around the world that do not have the higher

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<v Speaker 2>standards that we have. We talked on Wednesday night at

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<v Speaker 2>nine o'clock about the disagreement, the very public disagreement between

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<v Speaker 2>Boston Mayor and Michelle wou and US Attorney Leah Foley

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<v Speaker 2>on Wednesday night about the breakup the Donald Trump elon

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<v Speaker 2>last night to on Thursday night. Talked with Emily Sweeney

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<v Speaker 2>about a fifty year old cold cave. Talked with a

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<v Speaker 2>high school junior rising high school senior at Belmont High

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<v Speaker 2>School as a program to help senior citizens deal with

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<v Speaker 2>computers and electronic devices that perhaps they're not comfortable with.

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<v Speaker 2>Talk with Mark Anastasio the Coolidge Corner Summer series, and

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<v Speaker 2>talk with Captain Bree Baker about the Salvation Army Donuts giveaway,

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<v Speaker 2>which of course happened today on National Donut Day. Talked

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<v Speaker 2>band for a couple of hours last night, and tonight

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<v Speaker 2>of the DCR. Talked about the spotted lanch and fly

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<v Speaker 2>with a bug expert from UMass Amherst. Talked with David Condon,

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<v Speaker 2>he's the Harbard Master in Yarmouth about safety in the

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<v Speaker 2>boating season, and talked with Kathy Malone about the fiftieth

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<v Speaker 2>anniversary of the Jaws movie, which is its such a landmark,

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<v Speaker 2>a cinematic landmark. And tonight we talked about the ending

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<v Speaker 2>of the Truck, the Trump Musk bromancee. And we talked

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<v Speaker 2>last night with Attorney Jeff Convicts of California. He's an

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<v Speaker 2>author as well as a great attorney in California, about

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<v Speaker 2>his new book Circus of Satan about gangs, Jewish gangs,

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<v Speaker 2>Italian gangs, Irish gangs and the development, the rise and

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<v Speaker 2>fall of those gangs in most of the twentieth century,

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<v Speaker 2>there certainly the early twentieth century. So what I'm going

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<v Speaker 2>to do now is open up the phone line six one, seven, two, five,

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<v Speaker 2>four ten thirty six one seven, nine three, one ten

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<v Speaker 2>what the mindset of this country was eighty one years ago.

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<v Speaker 3>Today.

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<v Speaker 2>There was no television, there was no internet, there was

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<v Speaker 2>no immediate communication. There were people at home in towns

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<v Speaker 2>like where you live and I live, uh, and who

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<v Speaker 2>knew that their sons and daughters were on the front lines.

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<v Speaker 2>They did not know exactly what was going on, but

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<v Speaker 2>they knew that something was going on, and that the

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<v Speaker 2>US invasion of Europe was about to begin June sixth,

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<v Speaker 2>nineteen forty four. And uh, it's eighty one years ago.

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<v Speaker 2>A big celebration a year ago for the eightieth anniversary.

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<v Speaker 2>The Greatest Generation is slipping away. But that is a

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<v Speaker 2>generation that I think clearly it's a better generation than

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<v Speaker 2>my generation, which was the Baby Boomer generation. It's a

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<v Speaker 2>better generation than any of the more recent generations, the Millennials.

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<v Speaker 4>The.

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<v Speaker 2>Diz's, and the x'es and the alphas and that have

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<v Speaker 2>come along. So I just would love to have you

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<v Speaker 2>take a moment to remember and reflect on someone from

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<v Speaker 2>the greatest generation that you were fortunate enough to know.

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<v Speaker 2>That's I'd like to keep it simple tonight, six seven thirty, six,

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<v Speaker 2>seven thirty. We cannot forget the sacrifice that those people

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<v Speaker 2>who survived at your depression and fought a world war,

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<v Speaker 2>and that world war took a little over three and

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<v Speaker 2>a half years. It was done from the moment that

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<v Speaker 2>we as a nation hit the canvas after Pearl Harbor

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<v Speaker 2>until there was VJ Day in August of nineteen forty five,

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<v Speaker 2>a little more than three and a half years ago. Stunning,

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<v Speaker 2>stunning that that generation could accomplish that after having survived

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<v Speaker 2>the depression. You have the numbers, you have a phone,

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<v Speaker 2>give us a call back on Nightside right after this.

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<v Speaker 1>It's Night Side with Dan Way. I'm Boston's News Radio.

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<v Speaker 5>If you're trying to get through your daily activities and

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<v Speaker 1>It's nice Eye with Dan Ray on Boston's news radio.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, we're gonna go right to the phones.

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<v Speaker 2>And I certainly want to remember my father tonight, who

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<v Speaker 2>served two and a half years in China Bournman, India

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<v Speaker 2>during World War Two. Certainly disrupted his life, in the

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<v Speaker 2>life of virtually everybody in that generation. And he he

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<v Speaker 2>at night reliving moments. He would be screaming down the hole.

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<v Speaker 2>I can remember those screams, and my mother told me

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<v Speaker 2>They never talked. He would talk a little bit about

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<v Speaker 2>being over there and talk about he didn't talk about.

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<v Speaker 3>What I think he had seen. Let's go to Kevin

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<v Speaker 3>and Falsk. Kevin. Welcome, Kevin, Hi Dan, how are you.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm doing great, Kevin, thanks for calling in. You can

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<v Speaker 2>As I said, I mentioned my dad, who was a

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<v Speaker 2>half years in China, Burman, India. He came home, raised

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<v Speaker 4>Dan I was on my father's side. There were eleven children,

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<v Speaker 4>and remarkably, nine of them served between the Army, Air Force, Navy,

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<v Speaker 4>captured at the Battle the Bulge. Another served up in

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<v Speaker 4>the Aleutian Islands, which doesn't get a whole lot of

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<v Speaker 4>to them because they were very they could be very graphic,

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<v Speaker 4>and I just can't believe today when I go up

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<v Speaker 4>and the flags are flying and it's really quite a sight.

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<v Speaker 4>So I just hope and pray that the next generation

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<v Speaker 4>learns about this, because if this into the dock crack.

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<v Speaker 4>So never being told, I think it'll it will really

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<v Speaker 2>Well, the funny thing about it is, when you think

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<v Speaker 2>Two in ten minutes. You know, they had the history books,

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<v Speaker 2>the end of the Civil War, and it's May fifteenth,

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<v Speaker 2>and they got to cover the next one hundred and

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<v Speaker 2>a week and a half before school was out. And

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<v Speaker 2>we have more video tapes available to show kids in

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<v Speaker 2>all about. We see the rise of anti Semitism in

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<v Speaker 2>this country and around the world. We talked about that

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<v Speaker 2>earlier the day week. I don't know that the Holocaust

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<v Speaker 2>World War two was an incredibly important period of history

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<v Speaker 2>in this country from World War Two sprang the nineteen

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<v Speaker 2>fifties and sixties, and we got bogged down in Korea,

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<v Speaker 3>But when MacArthur's on.

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<v Speaker 2>surrender documents on VJ Day, can you imagine what it

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<v Speaker 2>must have been like in this country And people were

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<v Speaker 2>only hearing about it on the radio. They didn't have television. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>it's so frustrating to think that that this, this whole

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<v Speaker 3>I think it's yours as well.

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<v Speaker 4>And you know something, Dan, I'll let you go on

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<v Speaker 4>this is that I went up to West Point. In

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<v Speaker 4>the basement of the museum at West Point is a

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<v Speaker 4>at how people looked at that bomb and had no

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<v Speaker 4>idea of the devastation that it cost. It was. It's

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<v Speaker 4>it just goes to show they have no idea what

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<v Speaker 2>And thank god we had to use and Germany did

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<v Speaker 8>On us exactly exactly.

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<v Speaker 4>Thank you for bringing us up.

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<v Speaker 2>My pleasure. I hope we get more response. Thanks, Kevin,

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<v Speaker 2>appreciated have a great effect. You know, whenever I do

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<v Speaker 2>something like this, you never know what people are going

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<v Speaker 2>to react to it. Again, we can do some of

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<v Speaker 2>the fun topics we do on the twentieth Hour. But

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<v Speaker 2>I just knew today as I watched that there was

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<v Speaker 2>not a lot of publicity about this at the anniversary

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<v Speaker 2>of D Day. It's the most probably one of the

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<v Speaker 2>most important days in the history of this country. If

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<v Speaker 2>those soldiers had not taken that beachhead, which really started

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<v Speaker 2>the success and the defeat of Nazi Germany, we might

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<v Speaker 2>be speaking German today. Let me get real quickly here

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<v Speaker 2>if I can before the break. Melissa in Portland, Oregon. Melissa,

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<v Speaker 2>welcome back.

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<v Speaker 8>How are you good?

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<v Speaker 1>How are you?

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<v Speaker 9>It's so nice to hear your voice. You know, I

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<v Speaker 9>appreciate you bringing this up. My dad was in the

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<v Speaker 9>latter years of World War Two. But what I always remember,

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<v Speaker 9>and I because he was born in twenty eight but

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<v Speaker 9>when I think of D Day, I always as a

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<v Speaker 9>baseball fan, I always think of Yogi Bera. He was

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<v Speaker 9>in the Navy and he was a I think it

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<v Speaker 9>was a gunner or something on I don't know the

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<v Speaker 9>military term, on one of the boats and did swarm Normandy.

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<v Speaker 9>And I just that always sticks with me that he

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<v Speaker 9>was young, so young, but then he was able to

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<v Speaker 9>get out of the military and go on to have

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<v Speaker 9>such a great career, and he was so humble about

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<v Speaker 9>being a part of D Day, and I always thought

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<v Speaker 9>that was really special. And the same with Warren Spot.

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<v Speaker 2>You're a great baseball historian. I think he had ten

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<v Speaker 2>World Series rings.

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<v Speaker 1>If I'm not mistaken, Yes, he did.

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<v Speaker 3>Ye.

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<v Speaker 2>Nobody else has ten fingers ten World Series rings.

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<v Speaker 3>We also should to.

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<v Speaker 2>Get Hoyt Wilhelm talking about Major League Baseball players. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>Hall of Fame pitcher who was wounded at the Battle

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<v Speaker 8>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 9>And you know, Warren Spawn was in from I think

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<v Speaker 9>the end of the forty two season. Of forty five,

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<v Speaker 9>he came back in six.

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<v Speaker 2>Correct me if I'm wrong it. But I think Spawn

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<v Speaker 2>won about three hundred and sixty three games. I think

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<v Speaker 2>that's the number I associate with him, and he won

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<v Speaker 2>them all after the age of twenty five.

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<v Speaker 10>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 9>I thought it was three eighty nine, but you're right,

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<v Speaker 9>maybe it is. Three sixty three to check it.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm going to check it during the break.

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<v Speaker 9>Okay, really's the winningest all time left handed pitcher. And

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<v Speaker 9>what amazes me about Warren Spawn is that you know,

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<v Speaker 9>he wasn't happy unless unless he was getting a complete game.

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<v Speaker 9>You know, the game has changed so much.

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<v Speaker 3>You know question.

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<v Speaker 2>And he's the one who made the comment. He he

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<v Speaker 2>pitched for the Boston Braves. You Spawn and Sane and

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<v Speaker 2>pray for rain, and then Casey Stinkle was his manager,

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<v Speaker 2>and of course Single then went on to, uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>do so well as a manager with the Yankees. By

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<v Speaker 2>the way, Spawn was three sixty three and two forty five.

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<v Speaker 9>It wasn't okay?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, and then and then people forget that Spawn after

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<v Speaker 2>his great success. Uh he he pitched for the Mets briefly.

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<v Speaker 11>What and the Giants?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah right, Uh, but he had Stingle as a manager,

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<v Speaker 2>and Spawn was was hurt to say, uh that he

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<v Speaker 2>played for Yogi both before rather played for Casey both

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<v Speaker 2>before and after Casey after Yogi.

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<v Speaker 9>Yeah, that's awesome, and I know that that the story goes.

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<v Speaker 9>That was saying he would light up a cigarette with

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<v Speaker 9>two outs and the dugout when when spawn was on

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<v Speaker 9>the mound and have a cigarette waiting for him. So

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<v Speaker 9>they were quite the quite the duo. So what I

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<v Speaker 9>do think of those players and even Ted Williams and others,

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<v Speaker 9>sure that you know they were they had to, you know,

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<v Speaker 9>this vision of this pro career and everybody. There were

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<v Speaker 9>many people whose lives were interrupted and it's just amazing

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<v Speaker 9>to me that they were able to go on. And

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<v Speaker 9>I'm to such great you know, baseball careers, and with Yogi,

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<v Speaker 9>I kind of feel like his humility and grace is

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<v Speaker 9>often forgotten when it comes to D Day. And I

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<v Speaker 9>think a lot of those men they didn't speak about it,

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<v Speaker 9>and maybe that was good or bad, I don't know,

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<v Speaker 9>but they seem to have a lot of humility about

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<v Speaker 9>what they were doing.

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely, Again, for those who do not know, my friend

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<v Speaker 2>from Portland, Oregon, but Melissa is a great baseball historian,

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<v Speaker 2>has spoken and lectured at Cooperstown and other baseball venues

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<v Speaker 2>around the country, and whenever we talk, it always goes

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<v Speaker 2>back to baseball. But again, it does show that the

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<v Speaker 2>connection between baseball and America as well.

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<v Speaker 9>Yeah, and just did an interview when.

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<v Speaker 2>You mentioned Ted Williams. Williams lost time both in World

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<v Speaker 12>He did.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know any other major League player who was

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<v Speaker 2>think about how many home runs Williams might have hit

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<v Speaker 2>if he had not lost the years, and.

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<v Speaker 9>What do you have hit four hundred?

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<v Speaker 11>Again?

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<v Speaker 9>Yeah, that's what I always think about.

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<v Speaker 1>You know.

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<v Speaker 9>I just did an interview with a former Major league

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<v Speaker 9>pitcher and one of the things he said to me

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<v Speaker 9>we were talking about the knuckleball. Ironically you mentioned White Wilhelm,

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<v Speaker 9>and one of the things he said to me was

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<v Speaker 9>baseball brings everything together, and his very sic cyclical. And

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<v Speaker 9>I do think both the Negro league players and the

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<v Speaker 9>Major league players, the then major league players that served

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<v Speaker 9>in the war, I think that that's sometimes the wars

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<v Speaker 9>that that sometime it is forgotten, right, and an NBA

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<v Speaker 9>as well. And it's a different time. And I wonder

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<v Speaker 9>in today's world if a player would do that. And

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<v Speaker 9>I'm just I'm just curious because they do say, as

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<v Speaker 9>they always it's the greatest generation, But to me, they

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<v Speaker 9>were a different generation. I wonder the.

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<v Speaker 2>Shining example in terms of Iraq and Afghanistan was the

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh, and and don't forget Bob Feller as well. I remember,

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, my dad came home on a troop ship.

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<v Speaker 2>He was very proud of the fact that he had

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<v Speaker 2>been on a troop ship with a guy named Norm

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<v Speaker 2>Van Brocklin, who was a great quarterback in the NFL

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<v Speaker 2>for the Rams. So yeah, we could go on and on,

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<v Speaker 2>but I got to get out of the way of

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<v Speaker 2>the news. Melissa, be well, stay safe and whenever whenever

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<v Speaker 2>I can mention Hoyt Willhelm in a newscast on a broadcast,

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<v Speaker 2>it's mine.

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<v Speaker 9>That's what my presentation is on in a couple of weeks.

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<v Speaker 9>So we love talking about the knuckleball.

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<v Speaker 3>You're going to be great. You're going to be great.

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<v Speaker 3>He was posted. Okay, thanks for listen, good night.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, we have the news coming up, and I

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<v Speaker 2>got a paucity of phone calls here. I'm looking for

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<v Speaker 2>people to recall and remember, because eventually, if we don't,

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<v Speaker 2>we will forget that greatest generation. Today is the eighty

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<v Speaker 2>first anniversary of D Day. I can't imagine what this

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<v Speaker 2>country went through after Pearl Harper and on full war footing.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean nine to eleven was bad enough, There's no

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<v Speaker 2>question about that. Okay, first time we were attacked on

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<v Speaker 2>American soil, Hawaii at that point was not a state. However,

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<v Speaker 2>that kicked off what they called the Great War, and

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<v Speaker 2>there were a lot of people who I knew, and

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure some people who you knew, who served. And

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<v Speaker 2>if you'd like to pay a slight tribute, either to

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<v Speaker 2>an individual or to the generation, I don't care if

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<v Speaker 2>anybody else calls. I'm willing to talk about it till

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<v Speaker 2>midnight because I think it's important.

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<v Speaker 3>Uh. And when we lose.

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<v Speaker 2>Recollections and remembrances of things that are important, when we

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<v Speaker 2>lose our history, we lose our nation. Six one, seven, two, five,

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<v Speaker 2>four ten thirty six one seven, nine three one ten thirty.

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<v Speaker 2>Not intending to be a downer, intending to celebrate the

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<v Speaker 2>Greatest generation.

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<v Speaker 1>Back on Nightside Night Side with Dan Ray on WBZ,

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<v Speaker 1>Boston's news radio.

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<v Speaker 3>All right, let's keep rolling.

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<v Speaker 2>You're going to go to Campy in Cambridge. I can't

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<v Speaker 2>be How are you tonight?

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<v Speaker 8>I'm wonderful, Dan, How are you?

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<v Speaker 3>I'm doing just great.

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<v Speaker 2>What's your recollection or thought you'd like to share with us.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's important that you're called right.

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<v Speaker 8>I wanted to speak about a dear friend of mine,

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<v Speaker 8>a gentleman who became a dear friend of mine from Cambridge.

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<v Speaker 8>His name is Marvin Gilmour, and he's still alive. And

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<v Speaker 8>he was on the beach in Normandy and still there

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<v Speaker 8>was a book that I'm.

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<v Speaker 2>Sorry he said, he's still alive.

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<v Speaker 8>He's still alive. Ye, he's one hundred years old. There'll

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<v Speaker 8>be one hundred and one September. Dan, if you ever

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<v Speaker 8>spoke with this man, he's just such a charming individual.

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<v Speaker 8>He was the owner and the creator of the first

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<v Speaker 8>black owned bank in Boston, amongst other you know, very

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<v Speaker 8>very entrepreneurial spirited conquests that he's established for himself over

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<v Speaker 8>his lifetime. He used to own the Western Front, which

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<v Speaker 8>was a nightclub on Western av in the in the

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<v Speaker 8>heart of the black community in Cambridge. He always promotes

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<v Speaker 8>black businesses and he was also one of the as

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<v Speaker 8>far as crusading for peace. There the book written about him,

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<v Speaker 8>it's called Mormon Gilmore Crusader for Peace. But he's been

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<v Speaker 8>doing it all his life. He's been very very an

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<v Speaker 8>uplifting soul to speak to. He's got a smile, a

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<v Speaker 8>charming way about him. He's he was a drummer in

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<v Speaker 8>the army. After he served at Normandy. His commanders saw

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<v Speaker 8>his talents and they gave him a career in the army.

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<v Speaker 8>And then after his career in the army, he went

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<v Speaker 8>home and started businesses. He started a family. Two of

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<v Speaker 8>his sons both musicians, very complished musicians, very successful musicians.

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<v Speaker 8>And when you speak to this man, he's so much

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<v Speaker 8>at peace. Dan it's it's to me, he's a hero.

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<v Speaker 2>And he's one hundred and one years old.

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<v Speaker 8>That is, it will be one and one September.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, if you talk to him, I hope you get

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<v Speaker 2>a chance to play your tribute to him by just

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<v Speaker 2>maybe at some point when you're with him, pop up

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<v Speaker 2>on the computer nightside undemand dot com and you'll be

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<v Speaker 2>able to find your tribute to him, because sure he

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<v Speaker 2>would be very much appreciative of the time you spend tonight.

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<v Speaker 8>I can I can I share a quote with you

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<v Speaker 8>that him and I often share with each other, usually

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<v Speaker 8>reopen and close our conversations. As many millions of dollars

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<v Speaker 8>that he's worth at this day, he always reflects back

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<v Speaker 8>with me with a smile, and I was saying, is

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<v Speaker 8>a smile can be worth a million dollars and it

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<v Speaker 8>doesn't cost you a dime.

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<v Speaker 3>I like that.

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<v Speaker 2>I like that so well said. I think people are

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<v Speaker 2>going to steal that. Thanks Campy, please give our appreciation

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<v Speaker 2>to him the next time you see your friends.

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<v Speaker 8>I certainly well, thank you, Dann, and thank you for

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<v Speaker 8>all that you do. I love listening to your show.

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<v Speaker 8>My first time calling in, but I.

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<v Speaker 3>Was, oh, well, we gotta now.

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<v Speaker 2>We way said, we got to give you a ride

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<v Speaker 2>of the balls.

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<v Speaker 3>It's always amazing.

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<v Speaker 2>When we get first time callers. It's it's part of

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<v Speaker 2>the thriller of the job, that's for sure.

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<v Speaker 3>Thanks so much.

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<v Speaker 8>The fact that you brought up this point is a

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<v Speaker 8>tribute back to you. So I'm applauding you in my

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<v Speaker 8>own hot and sol right now for the things that

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<v Speaker 8>you do it for bringing up this subject because it

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<v Speaker 8>is very important.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks Campy. My dad would never forgive me if I didn't. Okay, thanks,

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<v Speaker 2>good night. Let me get very quickly here. We're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>get James from New Bedford in James, you were next

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<v Speaker 2>on NIGHTSAG go right ahead, damn.

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<v Speaker 3>Hi James welcome. How are you?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, I can hear you fine.

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<v Speaker 1>Hear me?

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<v Speaker 12>Yeah, yeah, I can know yeah, James Montcmer Oh oh yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>It wasn't sure what James was. James the Great blues Man,

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<v Speaker 3>h James Hawaii.

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<v Speaker 12>Well I'm fine, listen. It's it's such a great topic.

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<v Speaker 12>That's you know. I remember my father landed in Okinawa,

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<v Speaker 12>which was which is not a great day.

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<v Speaker 2>No, that was he wasn't going to the beach in Okinawa,

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<v Speaker 2>that's for sure.

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<v Speaker 12>No, And uh, you know, he got the medal. He

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<v Speaker 12>pulled the guy out of a burning tank. And I

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<v Speaker 12>looked back at what my father did, and I was wondering,

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<v Speaker 12>you know, okay, this is burning tank, it's getting ready

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<v Speaker 12>to explode. When I have the courage to do what

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<v Speaker 12>my dad did and and and pull pull a fellow

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<v Speaker 12>serviceman out of there and save his wife. He got

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<v Speaker 12>the medal for that. Meanwhile, my mother, my.

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<v Speaker 2>Money would be on you, James. I think I know

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<v Speaker 2>your character. I have no doubt that there go ahead.

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<v Speaker 12>And my mother was the youngest whack in Europe. You know,

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<v Speaker 12>she went over there and because she was young, and

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<v Speaker 12>she was the first whack to serve in Europe. She

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<v Speaker 12>became like a public relations uh they used to for

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<v Speaker 12>PRU and she ended up she ended up broadcasting with

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<v Speaker 12>Edward R. Murrow and uh, you know, honestly, you know,

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<v Speaker 12>she used to say, oh my god, I was so

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<v Speaker 12>upset when the war ended because she was like being

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<v Speaker 12>whisked around in London and Paris and to this as

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<v Speaker 12>Mi whack. And she was an inspiration to all these

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<v Speaker 12>women to join the military. And she was on the

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<v Speaker 12>cover of the Yank magazine with Edward R. Murrow and

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<v Speaker 12>and underneath the caption that said Miss America. So I

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<v Speaker 12>think she was the first Miss America because she was

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<v Speaker 12>over there broadcasting with Edward R. Murrow and the Yank magazine.

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<v Speaker 12>That's how they promoted her, you know, so that you know,

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<v Speaker 12>said super imspiration to women to join the Women's Army Corps.

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<v Speaker 2>James real quickly. Did your parents meet for the service

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<v Speaker 2>by any chance?

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<v Speaker 3>Or now.

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<v Speaker 12>They met before the service and then they got together

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<v Speaker 12>after the service?

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<v Speaker 8>Where did you have a pig?

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<v Speaker 12>I have a picture of her when Paris was liberated

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<v Speaker 12>and she was the first of a group of wax

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<v Speaker 12>the first one to march under the Arc de triumph

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<v Speaker 12>when Paris is liberated. U.

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<v Speaker 2>Where did your work take you tonight, James? And where

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<v Speaker 2>will you be up hearing tomorrow night? See?

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<v Speaker 12>Well, you know tonight I did, and I have that

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<v Speaker 12>documentary about James Cotton that I produced him. So we

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<v Speaker 12>showed the movie and then we had the show afterwards

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<v Speaker 12>with a superstar line of Pristine Olmonds from the Saturday

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<v Speaker 12>I Live and Joe Kaka's guitar player, one of these

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<v Speaker 12>super bands that we put together. So so we did

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<v Speaker 12>that to night and the Contuit Senate for the Artsists

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<v Speaker 12>is wonderful. And then you know, tomorrow I'm playing in Newport.

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<v Speaker 12>But but you know, I just think it's so important

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<v Speaker 12>for people to understand what it takes to hold our

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<v Speaker 12>democracy together. And that's why, you know, I look back

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<v Speaker 12>at the sacrifices that that my father's generation made in

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<v Speaker 12>World War Two, and and I just hope that we

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<v Speaker 12>understand that democracy is fragile and and that we have

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<v Speaker 12>to be vigilant, and that we have to make sure

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<v Speaker 12>that we uphold the constitution in this country. And it

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<v Speaker 12>just I mean, people died to uphold our constitution, and

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<v Speaker 12>to me, you know, I just want to make sure

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<v Speaker 12>that that wasn't in vain, all the lives that were

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<v Speaker 12>given during World War I you that we understand that

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<v Speaker 12>that they did that so that we can any position

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<v Speaker 12>to protect our democracy. That's all. They were the greatest generation.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, well, well said James. Hopefully I'll see at some

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<v Speaker 2>point early this summer. My friend will talk soon. Okay.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm glad you.

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<v Speaker 12>Got the best show in the business you got. I

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<v Speaker 12>listened to you every night occasion I call him. But

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<v Speaker 12>but you're you're my You're my shotgun passenger and every

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<v Speaker 12>trip off from get him.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh that that's an honor to me to be any

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<v Speaker 2>anywhere need.

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<v Speaker 8>James, let me tell you.

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<v Speaker 3>All right, buddy, we'll talk soon. Okay.

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<v Speaker 2>Give me give me your website for people who look

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<v Speaker 2>at to catch up where you're going to be in

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<v Speaker 2>the next few weeks.

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<v Speaker 3>Give us the.

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<v Speaker 12>Website, tell me a while to come up with jameson

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<v Speaker 12>commy dot com. And that is my head so planned.

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<v Speaker 8>I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>That's okay, that's okay, that's a good one.

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<v Speaker 3>That's that's easy.

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<v Speaker 2>I just wanted to make sure I gave out the

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<v Speaker 2>right information. James, I gotta screwed, gotta run.

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<v Speaker 3>We'll see you soon. Okay, thanks Pat.

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<v Speaker 12>Thank you, right back at you.

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<v Speaker 3>Good night, pal, good night.

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<v Speaker 2>Coming back on Nightside right after this.

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<v Speaker 1>You're on night Side with Dan Ray on WBZ, Boston's

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<v Speaker 1>news radio.

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<v Speaker 2>So I just got a text from my daughter, who's

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<v Speaker 2>no longer listening to the show.

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<v Speaker 3>However, she writes to my.

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<v Speaker 2>Family, we're in an ubert and the guy has dad on.

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<v Speaker 2>So I wrote her, did you probably claim your lineage

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<v Speaker 2>and thank the driver for listening to Nightside? Ha ha.

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<v Speaker 2>I was about to, but I gave him a nice

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<v Speaker 2>tip nonetheless. Okay, thanks Kate, appreciate that. Let's go to Eileen. Eileen,

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<v Speaker 2>we're getting a little tight on time you're up. Go ahead, Eileen,

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<v Speaker 2>thanks for calling in.

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<v Speaker 4>Well.

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<v Speaker 11>I actually called I probably a year ago about my

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<v Speaker 11>uncle David, who was drafted into the army in nineteen

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<v Speaker 11>forty one and he was a navigator in the Air

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<v Speaker 11>Corps they called it, and his plane was his plane

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<v Speaker 11>was shot down in April of nineteen forty four and

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<v Speaker 11>he was the only survivor and he suffered terrible, terrible

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<v Speaker 11>they called it shell shock. It's now known as PTSD. Yes,

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<v Speaker 11>but he was my very favorite uncle and I he

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<v Speaker 11>did he he talked to me quite a bit about

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<v Speaker 11>his experience in the Air Force. And so you ask

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<v Speaker 11>for people, A lot.

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<v Speaker 2>Of great people, a lot of great people. I lean.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you very much. I got a couple of more folks.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to sneak in here. Thank you as always

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<v Speaker 2>for calling, and I thank you for reminding us of

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<v Speaker 2>your uncle David and uh again of this greatest generation.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you.

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<v Speaker 3>We'll talk soon and have a great weekend.

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<v Speaker 4>Okay, thank you you too.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, gonna get Neil and Watertown and then Ginea, New Jersey. Neil,

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<v Speaker 2>you've called late. You go right ahead. You gotta be quick, buddy,

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<v Speaker 2>go ahead, all right.

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<v Speaker 10>I just want to say I have nothing original to say,

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<v Speaker 10>but I do acknowledge Memorial Day and Veteran's Day and

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<v Speaker 10>everything of that nature. Acknowledge it formally day today and

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<v Speaker 10>today's in D day. Yeah, it's funny. I think of

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<v Speaker 10>Robert Kennedy today with so good great But that's all

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<v Speaker 10>I'm saying. I mean, I'm taking the time to acknowledge

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<v Speaker 10>it formally.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, thank you very much, Neil. I do appreciate you

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<v Speaker 2>taking the time to call in. I know you're a

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<v Speaker 2>regular listener and if we talked to you occasionally. But

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<v Speaker 2>thank you very much. Hope all is well with you,

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<v Speaker 2>and we'll talk again, talk to you.

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<v Speaker 10>Thank you tonight.

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<v Speaker 3>You're very welcome. Let me go to Jean in New Jersey. Jane, welcome.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if I've ever had you on the

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<v Speaker 2>show before, but if I have, great if I'm welcome,

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<v Speaker 2>particularly warm, welcome, go ahead.

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<v Speaker 11>Jean, thank you. Two years ago, I think I called

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<v Speaker 11>probably Veterans Day to acknowledge my brother. And I'm of

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<v Speaker 11>the greatest generation at my age.

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<v Speaker 9>But anyway, he did.

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<v Speaker 11>He was with the Army eighty second Airborne. He did

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<v Speaker 11>go in the Norman the invasion. He survived the Normandy invasion,

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<v Speaker 11>and then he went on into the next operation. They

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<v Speaker 11>went into that operation Market Garden when they invaded and

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<v Speaker 11>tried to liberate Holland. And he was killed in Holland.

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<v Speaker 11>And he's buried in Holland in the American Battleground Cemetery,

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<v Speaker 11>And we have an adopter and adoptive program there. They

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<v Speaker 11>take care of the graves of our boys and girls.

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<v Speaker 11>And it's eighty seven hundred souls resting there in Margaret

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<v Speaker 11>in Holland. So I just acknowledged him. He was my brother,

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<v Speaker 11>and I'm sorry to say we lost him, but he

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<v Speaker 11>was a wonderful guy and you a hero.

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<v Speaker 7>I mean, you know absolutely.

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<v Speaker 2>You know I'm not of the greatest generation. I'm a

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<v Speaker 2>baby boomer, but my generation, I know, is in awe

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<v Speaker 2>of what the generation be for us accomplished so well.

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<v Speaker 4>I know.

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<v Speaker 11>I keep keep his memory alive too with the family.

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<v Speaker 11>They know about his uncle, and I know what happened,

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<v Speaker 11>and they appreciate, so we do try to keep it alive.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, you kept you kept his memory alive tonight in

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of radios and a lot of homes across

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<v Speaker 2>the country and audibobiles. Thank you, Thanks Jean, we'll talk soon.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you much for listening.

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<v Speaker 11>Thank you Dan for all you do. Okay, welcome, bye bye,

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<v Speaker 11>thank you bye.

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<v Speaker 2>Good some real quality calls tonight in the eleven o'clock hour.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to thank everyone who called during the eleven

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<v Speaker 2>o'clock hour. We had done for the night. Think about

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<v Speaker 2>a veteran this weekend, I would ask you to do that.

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<v Speaker 2>Today's the eighty first anniversary of D Day. We can

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<v Speaker 2>never forget. We can never forget. My name's Dan Ray.

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<v Speaker 2>This is a Nightside. Want to thank Shane and Rob

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<v Speaker 2>back in the control room. Want to thank Karen Buscemi

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<v Speaker 2>who worked on the show with me today. I'll be

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<v Speaker 2>back on Monday. I hope all of you have a

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<v Speaker 2>great weekend. All dogs, all cats, all pets go to heaven.

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<v Speaker 2>That's right, pal Charlie ray Is who passed fifteen years

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<v Speaker 2>ago in February. That's where all your pets are who

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<v Speaker 2>have passed. They loved you and you love them. I

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<v Speaker 2>do believe you'll see them again. Hopes see again on

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<v Speaker 2>Monday night. Everyone, please tell you friends about Nightside. My

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<v Speaker 2>name's Dan Ray.

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<v Speaker 3>Have a great weekend. All