Veteran’s Day Special You Served Live Blog
8:00:23 PM: New blog entry: Veteran’s Day Special You Served Live Blog http://bit.ly/2KvGRr
8:01:53 PM: CJ is back tonight after being gone for two weeks
8:07:42 PM: Listening to Mark Wills say the pledge of allegiance
8:18:12 PM: Talking with Ben Steele who is a WWII survivor and a survivor of the Bataan death march
8:19:07 PM: Learn more about Ben Steele at http://bit.ly/4F1G8D
8:20:29 PM: Ben was in the Army Air Corps
8:21:07 PM: On April 9, 1942, after ninety-nine days of battle, he was captured by the Japanese
8:21:53 PM: Ben was captured by the Japanese and spent one thousand two hundred and forty-four days as a prisoner of war.
8:24:37 PM: Ben said they were starving on Bataan. They ate their horses and all the domestic live stock
8:26:04 PM: pics from Bataan death march, http://bit.ly/23xZb0 http://bit.ly/12iF0k http://bit.ly/12iF0k
8:34:10 PM: Ben is talking about the march itself and how the Japanese would drive down the road and just run people over
8:38:01 PM: Ben said to get through life you have to have a sense of humor and learn to forgive. He said he has forgiven the Japanese
8:38:27 PM: He was a professor and he had Japanese students that helped him get over his past
8:39:12 PM: Ben has become good friends with several Japanese students that have all helped him get over his anger
8:45:12 PM: Ben is one of the last remaining Bataan death march surivors
8:49:40 PM: Listening to Because a Hero Fell from the In Rememberance Tribute CD
8:50:26 PM: You can learn more about the CD and purchase it at http://bit.ly/1h6XPD
8:54:08 PM: The song Becuase a hero fell was written by Thad in 2006
8:57:37 PM: USA Cares gave out $18,000 of their own money last week
9:01:55 PM: Amanda’s grandfather was in WWII and was bit by a shark when his ship sank
9:05:52 PM: U can listen to You served radio at http://bit.ly/youserved
9:09:24 PM: The CD will be available in all Walmarts soon
9:21:19 PM: Thad is in talks with the USO to tour around the world for troops
9:22:21 PM: We are now talking with Kurt from Survival Straps http://bit.ly/3L2eT0
9:24:41 PM: If a person uses their survival strap for something, then can send in the story and Kurt will send the person a new one
9:27:01 PM: Survival Straps has a soldier appreciation drawing that people can put a soldier’s name in a drawing to get free products
9:27:01 PM: Survival Straps has a soldier appreciation drawing that people can put a soldier’s name in a drawing to get free products
9:29:44 PM: Survival Straps donates $3 from every soldier gift box purchase to the Wounded Warrior Project @Wounded_Warrior
9:41:53 PM: Talking to James F. Christ who is writing 10 books about famous Afghanistan ETT battles
9:42:07 PM: He has two books completed so far
9:54:01 PM: James has never been to Afghanistan but writes like he has
9:59:24 PM: James relies on trust and word of mouth to get interviews
10:06:55 PM: You Served Radio is now off the air
