I was a sophomore when 9-11 happened and that just changed the trajectory of my life.

I was going to go to college and play baseball.

At least that was the hope, no D-1 situation, but I was hoping to get into a D2 D3 college play some baseball and get my degree but

Yeah when when 9-11 happened, it, it, you know, like it called to me.

It changed me from the insides, so I'd say that's how I ended up in the military.

Let's go. say that's how I ended up in the military.

Let's correct.

Sweet. Two white guys with beards talk about things is the new name of the show I guess

You're in the Marine Corps so how did you manage to spell your name correctly on the Zoom?

This got really lucky really lucky lucky. Yeah. There's a there's an old like theory about

evolution where if you give monkeys a typewriter and an infinite amount of time eventually they'll make Shakespeare

Eventually. Yeah that's that's I well we'll see right so the Marine Corps ball got canceled, do you hear about that?

I did not.

Yeah, the commandant just sent out a fucking letter

this morning, I think, cancelling it.

What do you think about that it's that's kind of weird

he said it was because of operational tempo and things

yeah i didn't i didn't hear that i think that's strange

uh... i'm sure there's gonna still be people that have balls across the

nation at least retired and VFW. I know I'm heavily involved with the VFW so

we'll still have something for our people but yeah that's maybe concerning but I mean

the geopolitical situation the world is concerning so I can't say it doesn't surprise me you know that's it's weird though yeah it is weird I don't know if there's

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