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Seven point thirty here, a fifty five KR CEV talk station is very very happy Friday to you. Gotta love those Marines and gotta love the Northern Kentucky Young Marines. We're gonna learn all about them right now. Lynn Arnold, the Unit commander of the North Kuky Young Marines, joining the program, talk about that organization as well as some events that are coming up. Lynn, long time, no speak. How have you been agree too long?
It's been very well, sir.
How about you?
I've been fine. And how's your daughter doing?
She's doing very well.
Her and my son are both they're both living their best lives. Glad to be part of the country, not near here, Glad to hear that.
Didn't mean to throw your curve ball. It's just been a while since we spoke and running to each other, so I just thought i'd asked the polite questions to start off before we learn about the Northern Kentucky Young Marines. Tell my listeners all about this, and I understand. This is not an organization that necessarily pushes young people into
the military. It's more of a well an understanding appreciation of the nation's freedoms and liberties that were, of course guaranteed and granted by those who have served in the military. Have I got that right, yes, sir.
And actually I have young Marine First Sergeant Abby Smith here with me, and she was a fifteen year or sixteen year old from Beechwood High School, and I'm going to let her explain the program a little bit to you.
Well, let me start by congratulating Abby Smith, who's got the Distinguished Order of Merit, which was awarded to her in April this year, as the highest award a young Marine can earn. Congratulations Abby, and welcome to the Morning Show.
Thank you so much, sir. I'm really excited to be on here today.
Oh you Marines and your sirs don't you can take easy liberties with me. You can call me Brian if you want. That's great. Anyhow, I appreciate your showing of respect and I'm not worthy of it. So how did you get involved in the Young Marines and other tucky young Marines?
Well, sir, I've always wanted to join the military. It's been a passion of mine ever since I can remember. And so many people kept suggesting, oh, well, you have to join the Marines if you're interested in this, And as soon as I joined, I just couldn't stop and I've been with it ever since.
Well, what what drew you to? I mean, I understand your desire to become a Marine, but the how was it that that you connected so completely right out of the gate with the Northern Kentucky Young Marines. What was the experience like?
Well, Sir, I actually want to go into the Navy currently, but I think the reason I went so far and I connected so easily with this unit is it's like a family and you just get to know these people so well and they push you to be the best person you can be, and with that support, you can do anything that is amazing.
So what are the the Young Marines? As I understand from the materials, you meet every other Saturday between eight forty five and three pm at the VFW post on East forty seventh and Covington. And so we're going to put all those details up on the bloger page pick you upcrecy dot com. But what do you talk about? What was what? What kind of activities do you engage in during that period of time?
So in our unit, which is one of nearly two hundred and fifty across the country. We focus on a few things. Every single drill. We do closer to drill, which is the marching we usually see. We do physical fitness. We are in our unit are we're a focal point for drug demand production, which it means we're teaching youth about the dangers of drugs, trying to heap them away
from it. We learn military American history. We try to teach our young young kids as much history as they can know, especially a history that is not being taught in schools.
You know, I just wortion, yes, I know, it's just always going to say that. It warms my heart that that gap in the education system is actually being filled here in the Northern Kentucky Young Marine Spot. It also illustrates a profound disappointment that our American education system does not include these core fundamental principles that we should all know.
I mean, that was the point of the American revolutions, that in still these freedoms and liberties in the American people, and they don't even teach that reality in the meantime where they're eroding all of our eatans and liberties. I'm glad to see you're countering that with the norther Kentucky young Marines. Wow, and you're a can I ask how old are you Abby?
I'm sixteen, sir. Okay, see, I'm sorry, mister Thomas.
No no, no, no, no, no, please, you don't need to do the service. I'm just embarrassed by that. But I don't want to know any much specific because I don't want to criticize anything wrongly. But you obviously are aware in the gap of the education system teaching this important American history. Was it your personal experience in whatever school you went in that they did not teach that someone something?
Certain teachers have to try their best to teach what they can. Okay, it's hardly lacking. Especially in our younger education, middle school going into high school, we're not learning much about our American history. We're learning about the world, the European side of history, just not about our own country and what it was founded upon.
Wonderful. That explains it, wonderfully because I had a feeling. You know, there are some great teachers out there who love to incorporate these concepts into their teaching. But you're lucky if you get one of those it is not apparently a part of the broader curriculum for the K through twelve students, and that is the sad thing. So
God bless the Northern Kentucky Young Marines. I'm gonna pause right now because I know you have some events you want to explain to my listeners that are coming up, and then people are going to want to participate in. So pause. We will bring back Abby and Lynn Arnold in a moment.
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Seven forty Here fifty five Krcity Talk station. We get one more short segment here with my guests from the Northern Kentucky Young Marines, Lynn Arnold, who's the unit commander there and award winner. She is Abby Smith, recipient of the Distinguished Order of Merit, which is the highest award a young marine can earn. Abby, you just want to congratulate you again on that. I let you know that
you're already getting some recruiting my submarine. Or friend Mike, who proudly service country on a submarine his entire service, said, Hey, women are serving on submarine. So since you want to join the Navy, he's putting in a plug for you to get on a sub So you have that option, something that I couldn't do. Abby, But you know best. The luck to you in your future career and future service in the America's Navy. Let's talk about some of the events. Oh, by the way, folks, it's NKY Young
Marines dot Com Again. Joe will put the link up on the blog page fifty five Krsey dot com. Abby or Lynn Ei the one. We got some events coming up. Let's talk about the quarter auction first. What is a quarter auction which is taking place August twenty seventh at Ludlow Vets on Elm Street in Ludlow, Kentucky.
Thank you, yes, Courter auctions are great fun females, males, kids, adults. You bring roles and quarters, or you can bring your money to change into quarters, and you bid on items that are provided there different baskets arranging from anything from type Warrior to bourbon baskets. And at this event on the twenty seventh, it will benefit the Northern Kentucky Young Marines, which.
We're very appreached for.
Oh yeah, well, I and then I remember our birthday ball coming up in October on the twenty sixth, and that's our favorite night of the year. We get to celebrate all the things we've done over the past twelve months and do the official Marine Corps Birthday cake ceremony and then provide a fun evening and dinner for our guests and such, and that's on our website as well.
And then these these events, obviously the quarter things, since your fundraising would be open to literally anybody who wants to come and help up with the fundraising. Is the birthday bash also open to the public generally.
It is.
Yes, last year we had one hundred and thirty five guests, obviously mostly groupies of ours that support us whatever we do, but yes, a lot of people we'd never met before. And now we have new friends because of it.
Okay, And on the in terms of joining the North Kentucky Young Marines, is there like is it like a school, a semester thing or can someone just say, hey, I heard about that, I got to get involved and can they join at any time?
Well, sir, I can answer that question, please, bar. Recruit training is typically that six to seven saturdays with one overnight. You cannot just join the in Marines. We have to teach you how to be in greene, how to wear the uniform properly, since we are representing the Young Greens
program as a whole in our unit. Now, over these six to seven saturdays, these recruits, as we call them, when a variety of knowledge to become trained as a young Marine, such as closer drill, marching, field skills, public speaking, learning about the dangers of drugs and polishing boots and shaking hands and opening doors.
Oh that's great, that still happens. People open doors for other people. I'm a big fan of the of the days of chivalry. Quite honest with you, nothing disturbs me more than chivalry. Well, do you really off? It's so cool? Traditional family and American values are alive and well, and they are being taught by the Northern Kentucky Young Marines. It's NKY Young Marines dot com. Abby, God bless you and congratulations. I cannot thank you enough for being just
what a wonderful representative for this organization. And you obviously are our Distinguished Order of Maria recipient. You were doing a great job. I wish you the best of luck and your balance of your education and success in the Navy. Should you ultimately choose to go down that road. God bless you, and keep up the great work and keep being a great, well just young person. Give us all hope that the future can be a positive thing. Both of you can't thank you enough for the time you
spend on my program today. What you're doing each and every week get the information on my blog paid fifty five cars dot com. Lynn Arnold and Abby Smith a true pleasure having you both on the program. God bless you both. It's seven forty five folks, fifty five kr s the talk station. What an uplifting conversation. Yeah, restoring my faith in humanity a little bit it and certainly
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