Semper Fi: Always Faithful

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This is kind of a great thing, and I'll tell you what: where pop culture, current events, and theology all come together. Speak your mind. And now, here is today's Truth Talk Live host. It is November tenth, which makes it the two hundred and fifty first birthday of the United States Marine Corps, and it happens to fall on Veterans Day Eve. I mean, you couldn't see this again.

You know, I don't know how long, but it did today, and there you have it, absolutely. Amazing stuff, and so we got a question for you, right? And it's here it is: What does "Semper Fi" mean? Like, you know, you may know. You can call us eight six six three four eight seven eight eight four.

You know, you've heard it all at Marine Corps. Semper Fi, right? What does that actually mean, and how would that relate to your Christian experience in the military service, whether you're a Marine, Army, Navy, you know Coast Guard, whatever it is? Force, yeah. Semper Fi would be absolutely gigantic.

Eight six six. Three four eight seven eight eight four eight six six three four truth. I was fully expecting Mike. Like, come on now, my Marine friend. Yeah, I know he knows.

I mean, it's just like he's got to, he's got to call us eight six six three four eight seven eight eight four. If you know what Semper Fi means, and and again, how that actually applies to the Marine Corps, how it actually applies to our Christian. Life certainly, if you're in the military of all things, right, Doc? But you know, it's pretty cool. In the Marines, I we talked about it, like they were there.

If you think about it, 251 years ago, that's before 1776, right? Yes, and there they were in the Revolutionary War, big time. Yes, being used mightily to take on the British, but also to protect things, getting on ships and protecting the navy. That was one of their major responsibilities. George Washington used them when they went to the Battle of Trenton, the Battle of Princeton, so they rose to the very top of being.

Well, you know, you see those commercials. You know, the proud, the few, and the Marines were always known as you know a few good men, and now it's few good men and women. But they were the ones you looked up to of all the branches. It's like, and they they made a Marine landing on Nassau. In order to capture, yes, British British ammunition and munitions.

Yes, they were the first ones to do that. That that land us that that amphibious assault. They were the first ones to do that. And and as as I thought might happen, oh, like us, truth talk. Mike is is with us, and so.

Mike, I just I couldn't let anybody else, you know, jump on what Semperfi is, but clearly I would love to know from your perspective how does that, and which, by the way, if you called in to do that, please stay with us. We definitely, definitely want to talk to you, but you know, Mike, I I know you you're ready, you're loaded for bear, right? Yeah, Semperfi means always faithful. You're always faithful to Truth Talk Live. That's why we thought about you.

And and and yeah, I I am pretty faithful to listening to Truth Talk Live. That's for sure. And my my neighbor passed away just today. Oh, I'm sorry. And Yeah, he was 96 years old, and his sons in town, and I was over there trying to help them out, and so if I got to the phone a little bit late, didn't hear the front part of the the radio station, but I got done talking to them, and I said, hey, it's it's almost four o'clock, and I turned you on, and I heard Robbie call.

I I want Mike to call, and.

So I called right away. And so when you're, you know, when you think about that idea of always faithful, number one, why do you feel like that's the Marine Corps model? They always do what they set out to be to do. Yes, they're going to go and take over a beach or or land or. Or, or you know, in the, the, the to try to overcome something, they are going to be there, and they're going to overcome it.

You know, they're going to, they're going to do whatever it takes. And they call them devil dogs. You know, they, we leathernecks, we'll do whatever it takes to, you know, to to overcome the the situation. And so, did you have one of those situations when you were in the Marine Corps? Slightly.

Not that you're not in the Marine Corps now. I didn't mean to say when you were in the Marine Corps because I know that once Marine, always Marine, right? Right, and. Slightly, I was a little bit. I was thinking I was going to have to do that, you know.

But I, but the conflict ended fast, and it didn't happen. You know, but my brother did. He was in Desert Storm, and he he he went through a lot, and he's told me a lot, and it's just a. It's it's it's I lack for words. I'm sorry.

Well, I get it. You know, and we want to thank you, Mike, for your service. Your brother for your service, right? Is that's what Veterans Day is about? Is that you wrote the check that the government didn't end up needing to cash it in your situation, but nonetheless, you wrote it, and you certainly served all those years and.

You know, there's no doubt that every single Marine that's serving right this very minute, even though they they may not be in arm's way right this second, believe me, there's a lot of nations that are standing down because they realize what the Marine Corps is. Right, right. Yeah, we're it's a fighting force. It's it's always ready. We're always faithful.

You know, we're ready to go. I was in the Marine Corps, and you know, we were always we're never not ready to go. It's it's this it's a it was amazing to be in the service for that for those four years that I was in. I probably should have stayed in, but God had me direction a different way, and you know, I followed God's direction and. And but the service and those people that die and and and care for our country or need more than just a handshake.

And you know, I pondered this a little bit today about what what people could do for you know our servicemen. Go, yeah, go boat, go boat to. To save our country. You know, I mean, vote in a way that is biblical, and and and and when we when we have that opportunity again to vote, vote, vote wholeheartedly as a Christian. You know, you you want to honor a serviceman, just go out and vote and vote for the right person.

They literally put their life on the line, so we had that right. That's that's a beautiful sentiment. Thank you, Mike. God bless you, my friend. Have a great day, and I'm grateful that you're helping your neighbor out.

God bless you, my friend. Yeah. Yeah. God bless you, sir. Thank you.

You're welcome.

So. Jennifer called, and she had an answer for. I would love to talk to Jennifer, so she wants to call back. That would be amazing because I really want to talk to her. Eight six six three four eight seven eight eight four.

We got two others. We got Gray Davis, Scott Pleasant. They're both with us coming up next, but we need you. Eight six six three four eight seven eight eight four. Not just what does semper fi mean, but what how do we apply that to our service and?

What an opportunity we have coming back. We'll be right back. You're listening to the Truth Network and TruthNetwork.com. It is November tenth, the 251st birthday of the United States Marine Corps. How wonderful that is, and.

Semper Fi, right? And what that means is Mike explained is always faithful. And how does that apply to military service, especially if you were in the military? We would love to hear it. Eight six six three four eight seven eight eight four eight six six three four.

Truth, we got Scott Pleasant with us, and so Scott, you're on Truth Talk Live.

So hey yeah, always faithful.

So I'm not a Marine, not going to claim to be one. I'm an Army veteran. I served with the 82nd Airborne Division, and I've had a great deal of respect for those words in my own military experience. You know, mottoes kind of have a personal meaning based on what unit you're attached to. Whether it's secure the victory from civil affairs to send us.

As a Christian, those words take on a different meaning. Always faithful reminds me of God's faithfulness and the responsibility to remain faithful in Him. And send us, of course, makes me think of Isaiah six eight, when Isaiah responds to God's call, where he says, "Here am I, send me." And secure the victory reminds me that as a Christian, victory ultimately is found in Christ.

So. Those ideas come together for me in a simple way. Be faithful. Be willing to go where God calls you. Serve others and trust Him with the outcome.

I love that. Secure the victory, man. How many lives would we love to see that in Scott Wright? Absolutely. And wow, that's so awesome, man!

I did not know that, but what a wonderful way to look at it.

Well, and that's the thing too. When you think of those that are serving, everyone thinks of just the combat arms, but like in special forces, they're not only guerrilla warriors, but they're diplomat warriors. They're there to not only Free the oppressed, which is the special forces creed, but they're also there to help put those countries back on their feet. And so, as we look at organizations like that, our military is serving in so many different capacities today.

So it's not always in what we would consider the everyday combat, but it's also the combat for our minds, our families, and our faith. Yeah, the 82nd Airborne. Like, oh my goodness! I mean, that's that's one. Thank you.

Yeah, thank you, Scott. The moment you say 82nd, you're speaking about a unit that is well known and well respected. Scott, how long did you serve? I served 12 years. Wow!

And I got called back in three years ago. Wow, I'm serving as a reservist as well. That's wonderful. Thank you, Scott. Wow, that's awesome, man.

I'm going to remember this conversation for a while. That's so good. God bless you, my friend. Have a wonderful Veterans Day Eve. Yes, yes.

God bless your wife for your service. All right.

So next up, we got Gray Davis. Gray, you were on True Talk Live. What a temper fight for you. Simplify, ooh rah! How you doing, Robbie?

I'm doing good. How you doing, Doc? Doing good. Thank you for calling in. Looking forward to your insights on this question.

Yes, indeed. Always faithful.

So, simplify to me means a you're able to find courage when you didn't know you could. You're able to find faith. When, when you didn't know you had it, and you're able to find discipline even in those times when you don't know you can, don't know you can't be disciplined.

Now, if you're a if you're a Marine, if you didn't have any of those three, and you successfully made it through boot camp into the fleet, you're going to find all three of those. Believe me.

So, what year did you go through boot camp? I went through boot camp in 1984, and I went and got commissioned as an officer in 1986. After I got out of college, so I spent all of my time in the infantry. I was an O three forty one, and when I was enlisted, and I was an infantry officer. When into Fleet Marine Corps.

Wow! So the other question, right? You you use the other word that we hear from Marines all the time, "Oohra." What is what is that? What does that mean? You know, it's just something that that we all got from our drill instructors, and I can't tell you exactly what the meaning is, "Oohra," but it is kind of a call we always.

Gay, when we were motivated, or if we needed some motivation, that was something somebody remind us of.

Well, again, thank you, thank you for your service, Gray. And was there a time while you were in the Marine Corps that actually, like, oh my goodness, it tested your faith? Oh yeah, probably. But have to say, the one that tested my faith the most was when I was in the Philippines, and we were being told that there was a volcanologist that was saying we were going to have a volcano that erupted, and we might be affected. And I was like, "What is a volcanologist, anyhow?" You know, was it somebody like Doctor Spock?

But anyway, the The Mount, the volcano Mount Pinatubo that was adjacent Clark Air Base in the Philippines erupted, and it turned nighttime into day. I mean, like nine o'clock in the morning, the the sun went away and the sky turned black, and there was a typhoon that was coming in, and it literally started raining sand. There was there was sand. Wow, raining sand. It was volcanic ash, and it it fell and it crushed roofs because of the weight of the wet sand.

In the dark, the stuff was coming down, and then the earthquake started. Really, it was biblical. It was biblical.

So that tested my faith because we. the the the Filipino people in town they suffered several casualties because of the roofs crumbling from their buildings, and on base we had casualties from just roofs that crumbled where people were staying, like gymnasiums and other places where there were some emergency centers, and after the sun finally. Started coming out. There was everything was everything was white, and the leaves were stripped from the trees. There was about twelve ash, twelve inches of ash on the ground.

No water, no power, and everything was just bleak. Wow, wow! I had no idea. That's it was biblical. Oh, I would think.

I like. Oh my goodness. Gray, you said you enlisted in 1984. Yes. What was your motivation for becoming a Marine?

I wanted to serve. I was in college. My dad. I wanted to enlist when I got out of high school. My dad said, "No, I want you to go to school." So I went to school, but I just couldn't wait.

So I enlisted. When I was in college, I just had a burning desire to serve my country, and that was what I wanted to do. Absolutely beautiful.

Well, thank you for your service. That's amazing. Like, oh my goodness. My pleasure. It's an honor.

We appreciate. Yeah, it's an honor to have you on, Ray. God bless you. Have a a wonderful Wednesday in the Word tomorrow morning. Because I understand that you you you have all sorts of interesting teachers coming at you.

Tell you those are those are those are great guys. And they they keep me they keep me grounded. It's a good group of guys. God bless you, God bless you, my friend. All right.

Semper Fi. How does that relate to you? We got Buxman. He's hanging on in Ohio. We need you.

Eight six six three four eight seven eight eight four. We would love to hear. Really, really would. What that relates to in your world? Eight six six three four eight seven eight eight four.

And still, would like to hear from Jennifer. Call us back. You're listening to the Truth Network and TruthNetwork.com. Here's health to you and to our corps, which we are proud to serve. In death's fight, we fought for life and never lost our nerve.

If the army and the navy ever looked on heaven's scene, they will find us free by our death, by united. Two hundred and fifty-one years—that's amazing—and the opportunity we have to celebrate that today on Truth Talk Live with Semper Fi. And what does that stand for? What does it look like in your life? Certainly, if you're in the service, or maybe you're just in your Christian life.

I love it—always faithful. And we looked up Ura. What during the break? And so, Doc, you know, date the word. By the way, you know, obviously he he he cued me in that he he's very close to his calendar, and he knew that today was a two hundred fifty first, right?

Yes, yes. I was just at a NASCAR event on Sunday, Homestead. It's the last race of the year. They crown the champion, but more than that. They celebrated again what we're doing today.

They celebrated both the Marines. And veterans, and I love that. You know, because here we are on eleven ten, and the Marines were established before we really we had declared our independence. That only happened in seventeen seventy six. This is seventeen seventy five.

We were already at war, and there needed to be an elite group that would give great support to the Navy, and they rose to that level, that always dependable, and and. And so they would. They'd say this "hurrah," which it's not really a definition in a dictionary, but it just conveys brotherhood. It conveys "I've got you." Let's go. We've got this.

I've got your back. Yeah. Well, obviously, if the drill instructors were drilling it, they were. They were giving them an identity of brother. That this is we're we're on our way.

So, but we got Buxman. How fun!

So, Buxman, were you in the service? I didn't know that. I was not, Robbie. I was not. And and this is what's amazing.

The doc wasn't here yesterday. Here about the Busk Bat. He didn't hear about the bus bat. I was flying. I was flying back from Fort Lauderdale yesterday during the show.

That, yeah, well, he's he's prepared if necessary to defend the busmobile, whatever. He's he's he's always faithful. Bossman is prepared.

So, but I love this simplify. What does that? What does that convey to you, my friend? Oh, that means a lot to me. Number one, I want to pass on my dearest condolences to my dear friend Kyung Mose.

She lost her husband early this year. And he was a Marine, and he was one of the most gentle men I've ever met. He knew so much about Catholicism, and he was such a patriot. My dear brothers, I just want to shout out to Kyung, his wonderful Korean wife, and their their three children this day to celebrate the Marines. I was blessed, Dr.

Carson, Brother Robbie. I also want to bless Truth Talk, Mike, my dear friend out in Dayton, Ohio. Also, he served in the Marines. I got to be the the the motorcycle that carried the flag for Bill Mos, and it's kind of choking me up because I went to the family at the funeral and I said, "I said, King, I would love." To escort your husband to the veterans' site here in Dayton, Ohio, and she said that would be awesome, and I was so moved by that, and I got to really meet and hug the family, all of his brothers.

So I want to shout out to that dear marine, Bill Mose, William Mose, and how it's just an honor to know. Him, his memory is still forever in my heart. The amount of activism, activism that we had done in the Dayton area, he was a champion for for babies being saved from abortions, and we would serve there. And all the political things that we were involved in. I know the Mo's family; they're like a second family to me.

So I want to shout that out, and say thank you, Chong, for your service. With your husband's service is is what I want to salute, but my dad and Grandpa, gentlemen, they served in the United States Navy, so I can't wait to hear anchors away, Doctor Carson, on the next break.

Well, we'll have to. They're older than two fifty one, I think. No doubt, they are. Yeah, they are. Thomas Jefferson instituted the United States Navy to protect.

This when we were just a little tiny country, yeah. Anyway, I I'll share this because if you know and if I think about the whole idea, but before I share it, I want to, by all means, anybody in the service, we would love to hear from you. Yes, eight six six three four eight seven eight eight four eight six six three four eight seven eight eight four.

Well. This is one of the most marvelous things to me that just speaks to my heart is how faithful God is, and like like several have said, it's you know we're being Christ like when we're always faithful because He's obviously always always always always faithful, right? And as we look at what a true man is, there's no better picture of that than Jesus, right?

Well, the Hebrew letter Tav, which is the last letter. Right, the very last letter in the Hebrew alphabet. That letter is made up of two other Hebrew letters, and they spell the word Dan. It's a dalid and a nun.

Okay, so if you take those two letters and you've put them together, you'll create the last letter in the Hebrew alphabet. You follow me so far, Buxman? I'm trying to follow him, but so. What I love about you, all this knowledge you have of Hebrew. Yes, please proceed.

Okay, so you take these two letters. The reason why that's important is a dollar and a nun spells the word Dan.

Okay, now Dan was a judge, as you may know, like Daniel, as God's my judge. But Dan—it was also tribe of Judah. All right, it was the tribe of Jacob. Right, it was he was the, and so Dan, Dan, the tribe of Dan, and the reason that they were judges is that they were the last tribe. To leave out when they left camp.

If you read it, you'll find that that's the case. That Dan was the last tribe, not unlike the last letter. Get it? The last letter in the Hebrew alphabet.

Someone's got to bring up the rear.

Somebody's got to bring up the rear. But what was their job? No Hebrew left behind. Beautiful. Wow.

That's exactly what Dan. Had there was their job to pick up any strays.

Now, if you look in the 119th psalm, just to show you the truth of this, King David, an expert, obviously of all time in the Hebrew language, when he penned the very last verse in the 119th psalm, the absolute masterpiece of masterpieces in Ravi's opinion, that last verse says, "We like sheep have gone astray." Seek thy servant. This is now understand. This is the Tav section.

So every section in the 119 Psalm have to do with a letter.

Well, the very last verse in the very last section of the Tav is like we, like sheep, have gone astray. Seek thy servant, for we forget not thy commandments.

So. For me personally, right, right, right. Just think about this idea of Dan, this idea of no man left behind, this idea of Jesus leaving the ninety-nine to go get the one. You talk about faithful, right? Yeah, and Robbie, like man, believe me.

Shenaniganville over here. Psalms one nineteen one seventy six. I have strayed like a lost sheep. Seek your servant, for I have not forgotten your commands. Yeah, yeah, it's absolutely a beautiful thing.

Don't leave me behind. Right, don't leave me behind. He will never do that. Always faithful.

Oh Willie, gentlemen, he will not. He will not. Isn't that awesome?

So, thank you, Boxman. You're my doctor Carson. I'm not coming up to you at night with. And October the thirteenth is the Navy, and June the fourteenth is the Army. What?

So what? Doctor Carson. They were always two. They were before.

So the Marines are coming now after the Navy, October the thirteenth.

Now November the eleventh. No, was that there two fifty? First two, yes, yes, all all happening in seventeen seventy five. Before I go, gentlemen, fun Buxman fact: eleven eleven is Buxman's birthday. Oh, what you asked for it now?

You have asked for it, Buxman. All right, Proverbs eleven eleven: By the blessing of the upright, the city is exalted. But it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked. Oh, we've got to have righteous people, Bucksmen, and the city is blessed by men like you, the upright. Bless you.

Isn't that awesome?

Did you already know that was your birthday verse? I did not. And Doctor Carlson, I still have your calendar on the buske fridge. It is on the buske fridge.

Well, we'll have another one for you for 2027, and this time it'll actually when you get to October. Over it'll be right.

Well, once again, happy birthday, early birthday. Yes, I guess it's Bustman Eve Eve or something like that. Eve, it's Bustman Eve, and your your birthday falls on Veterans Day often. Every year, yeah, every year. It does since 1953, if I remember right.

Dr. Carson would know that. I think it was 1953 that they they isolated it to 1111. Yep, that they made it officially a holiday for United States Americans. Yeah, in 1953, 1111 is Veterans Day.

All right, well, happy birthday Eve, my friend. God bless. Oops! Got him just as the second too quick. Eight six six three four eight seven eight eight four eight six six three four eight seven eight eight four.

And we believe me, these stories they've blessed me, Doc, and I'm so grateful that that that you brought this to our attention. And so, how about you? What what when you think about? Semperfi, always faithful. What is that?

For me, I'm going to be going back to 2005, Robbie, January 26. I get a phone call that one of my alumni, one of my student leaders. Who has been serving in the U.S. Marines has been killed in action. I will need to do his funeral, and we're going to hear more on that.

And we need to hear your call eight six six three because some people do pay the ultimate price eight six six three four eight seven eight eight four. We would love to hear our semper fi in your world. We'll be right back with a whole lot more. Plus, I'm dying to hear about this story. You're listening to the Truth Network and TruthNetwork.com.

Happy 251st birthday for the United States Marine Corps! You know it's amazing we get a chance to do that on again Veterans Day Eve. As you know, it's just it's a wonderful thing in America that we get a chance to see this kind of bravery that we're talking about right here. We're fixed to get into this story that we get a chance to see the honor. You know, when I think of of the United States military, the honor you know is not a lost idea.

Right. That's right. Because you're you're honoring someone who's willing to give their life so that you can continue to enjoy your life, right? And tomorrow is Veterans Day. We honor those who are still alive.

Memorial Day is to remember those who did give their lives, but it's hard to separate them. Because I know right now there are veterans that tomorrow they will have memories of those who served beside them are no longer here, and it's a good day, but it's also a tough day, and. I, again, I can't help but think on this day of the Marines, of my friend Jesse Strong, who gave his life serving in Iraq there in 2004, getting the phone call that he had been killed. That his mom and dad wanted me, Dr. Falwell, to be a part of the funeral service that took place there in Vermont, and.

You know this this young man. He lived out always faithful. He he was faithful to the Lord. He he he had that mindset that Jesus is first, and but also he was going to defend his country. And when the call came for him, to go, he went, and just and literally killed in a firefight.

Killed in a firefight, and there was a reporter. That was embedded with them and was able to tell more of what had happened that night and how that he again unfortunately would end up giving his life as they were in that fight and it's that old statement if he died with his boots on he he died defending our country. And so that that's a part of this today is to just be reminded that while tomorrow we celebrate Veterans Day, those who have served, they always put their lives on the line. They always were putting their lives on the line, and so I also like to say this, Robbie. While we'll say thank you to the service man.

It's also a thank you to the family, right? Right, we have Rebecca right now here at Truth Network. Her husband, his, was in the reserves, was called up, and and clearly, you know, he is. Overseas, she doesn't know where. She doesn't know when he's coming back.

She's got a a jar on her desk where she takes out a little colored paper every day for all the days she knows he's supposed to be deployed. But she he could be deployed a lot more than that. And you get to see the sacrifice of the family every single day. As as you know, that's always faithful too, right? All those wives, children that are missing dad.

My mom had a first cousin that served in World War II, and they got married before the war, and and then she had to endure all that time during World War II. Going into Korea, he was served there, wondering is someone going to knock on my door, and then later on. He would serve in the sheriff's office, and when I did her funeral, I I talked about. I said, "Here's a person who had to deal with. I don't know if they're coming home." Is this my last goodbye to them?

And I just thank again, as we look tomorrow at Veterans Day. Remember not only the person who served, but remember their family and thank them. And we say to you right now, listening: Thank you, thank you, thank you for your sacrifice that keeps us free. As we think about the young man that you were talking about a minute ago, you know, just put a face with an event, right? You did the funeral, and one of the things I thought was remarkable was you got a chance to talk about who he was as a person, right?

Yeah. And well, he reminds me a little bit of you, Robbie, knowing how to laugh. Jesse Strong, you had a laugh, and so I brought that out, and everybody busted out laughing at a very solemn occasion. But that's who he was. He he loved life, and boy, could he do some laughing, you know.

And that's just the the thing is that every single. You know, service member that that gives you know that somebody's child, that somebody's brother, that somebody's you know that that clearly had full on personality, you know, full on you know contribution, and it's it's. Like you say, when you honor him, you honor his parents, you honor his wife, and and so it's it's a beautiful thing that we have in this country, that we get to do this, and and then and then certainly, you know, we get a chance to see.

So we got enough time. You can get a call in eight six six three four eight seven eight eight four eight six six three four eight seven eight eight four, and you know. I I had a salesman that worked with me, that when I owned the store in Knoxville, his name was Doug Meeks, and he was a Marine's Marine, and I heard "Hoorah" more than one, and I learned from him like once a Marine, always a Marine. I mean, because he, but he he was on Hamburger Hill, and I guess one of very few that came back from his unit. And he he had a sense of honor about him, and a sense of dignity.

That have you ever noticed that about former? Or no, I shouldn't say. But people that were in the Marine Corps, there's a there's a dignity. That they have having served, and of course having served in the way that Doug had, you know. But as you said, when you think of this day, I think of Doug, and you know because he wasn't so easy to talk to because he was, you know, like a lot of folks that have really been through something.

He was a little distant, and I remember when his mother died, he called me. And he said, "Robbie, I needed somebody. You're the best friend I have." And I thought, "Wow, Doug! Like, I didn't think you know. For me, I was like, I didn't think we were that close.

But it was obvious that poor guy. I mean." He didn't have a lot of friends based on how life had affected him, and so when you think about some of the people out there serving and that kind of thing, like my goodness, befriend them because even though they're a little distant, they've been through, they've seen some things, as my friend Ricky Corn would say, that life. Has thrown them some curveballs because that's another part of Veterans Day, from my perspective, is is some of those people don't come back the same. They don't come back the same, and I've at church many times. I've watched where the veterans sit and why they have such a keen eye.

On doors, and they have a protective mindset, and that's one reason you so appreciate. You know, Gray said early to serve his country. He wasn't going into the service for some applause and for some medals and for pay. How do I serve my Country, and how do I again? I, I, I've said this before in the show already, but they put their life on the line so we can continue to enjoy our life.

Yeah, and they deserve our honor and our respect, one hundred percent. Yeah, and you know, it's always a beautiful thing to me if you you. Or in a crowd, like you were at the race, right? And all of a sudden, they play the national anthem. Yes, the veterans stand and salute the flag.

Like it's just an amazing thing to watch. It, you know, I had lots of other dear friends that were in the army, et cetera, et cetera. And boy, I mean, they took the pledge of allegiance very serious, right? Yeah, yeah. I was very proud to hear today that my grandson, the school he attends, they did a Veterans Day event, and so he was able to experience as an eight-year-old seeing soldiers, seeing the the American Legion, to hear some of their stories.

Man, that's cool! Had a helicopter fly into there on their soccer field or something? They did, and they also had a cannon that that. Hopefully didn't shoot at the helicopter. Yeah, yeah, that would not have been a good event there.

But you know, and tomorrow I know there'll be other schools that will take time to recognize veterans. And I just know it's going to be a special day, veterans. To you, we say thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you for service and for the Marine Corps. Happy birthday! Wow, what a what an institution.

May we be found faithful as Christian soldiers, Semper Fi. Absolutely, as Jesus is, so we shall be. Thank you for the faithful listeners, which I know you are, of Truth Talk Live. And you got Peter Rosenberg tomorrow. We got a whole lot more truth coming at you on the Truth Network.

Thanks for listening. Truth Talk.