ARP 147 – A Salute to Our Veterans

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Welcome to Episode #147 of the AR15 Podcast. On this episode we’re going to share some of the nominations from the family and friends of some of our Veterans We want to let you know that we are beginning registration for our giveaway for the Vortex Spitfire 1X Prism Scope. We are asking you, our listeners and fans to nominate a First Responder to receive the Vortex Spitfire 1x Scope. You can go to the link Click Here to Enter. We will also have a link on our Facebook Page for you to use. We’ll be doing the drawing on Thanksgiving Day (Nov 26). We want to let you know about a great source for T-shirts and Patches! If you go to http://patriotpatch.co/ you can line up to pre-order the new “In God We Trust” patch and buy more FRN stickers, Patches and TSHIRTS! Main Topic: Veterans Day Vortex Giveaway We drew the name William Macomber for the Vortex Spitfire 3X Prism Scope giveaway. You and your family and friends nominated many veterans for this drawing and I’d like to now share some of the nominations with you so you can hear the words of your family and community and why they are so very proud of their veterans. I want to also remind all of you listeners that served our great nation as well that I am positive that the community of soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines as well as your communities and your families respect and appreciate your service. Robert H. My father Melvin served in the airforce. He was in Korea when I was born in '77. He learned carpentry in the airforce and continued to work as a carpenter for another 12 years afterward. He took night classes while working more than full time to earn an associate's degree. He then built a successful insurance and title business from scratch. That business employed a young lady through her college degree and allowed me to earn an engineering degree my father always wanted. I never remember him calling in sick. In '93, after having 1/3 of his colon removed, he was back to work weeks before his doctor advised. While the college degree is handy, his work ethic was more valuable for me. This August he retired. To celebrate I built him his first AR-15. I hope he has lots of time to shoot it with me. John F. Sean has given 8yrs to the Army, including 1 tour each to Afghanistan and Iraq. He has a brand new wife (married 3OCT) and a very young daughter whom he loves, and would do anything for. His full-time job is a state prison Correction's officer. He is always the guy that any of us can call, with anything, and he will be right there, getting his hands dirty to help. He works hard to provide for his young family, and deserves a huge thank you! Barrick T. Dan is a lifelong friend. I've watched him grow from a snot nosed kid, to a punky teenager with no respect for authority (while I was making the same transition); into a man with great respect for his country, a father with great love for his family (I may be nominating his wife for sainthood soon as well), & a friend on whom I know I can always rely. His story may not be particularly remarkable, but it is one of the heart of this great country, & he has certainly made an impact in my life. He was also just hired on to a local police department, while still serving as a reservist in the army. Tonya S. He is my dad and my hero! He went active Army straight out of college even though there was a war on in Vietnam. He retired as a Major after 20 years of service to our country. He always wore his uniform with pride and it showed. He is an honest, patient, loyal and honorable man. His second career in life, he became a Gunsmith. He used to call himself a "precisionist", since he didn't believe perfection to be attainable. He's now fully retired and enjoying traveling the world with his wife of 55 years. I have lived my life always keeping his model in my mind's eye, trying to always live up to the high standards that he set for himself but never requires of others. Jacob I.