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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Boston's Bulldozer Never sleeps The Kooner Report Weekend edition on
the Voice of Boston WRKO.
Speaker 2 (00:07):
Welcome back to the annual Radiothon to benefit the dav
Department of Massachusetts, and this hour of our radio thon
is brought to you by Kelly Financial Services. We're joined
here by Dan Stack, CEO of the Disabled American Veterans,
(00:29):
and joining us now in studio as well very special
guest Mike Vaalilla, adjutant for the dav Department of Massachusetts,
US Army and Prout, a Rock War veteran. I want
to welcome all of you and two very special guests.
Well one we've kind of introduced already, but the other
(00:52):
one and your father is definitely looking down from heaven
with tremendous pride. We are joined now by Willie Kelly Junior.
How are you, William.
Speaker 3 (01:04):
A fantastic thank you for asking, how are you?
Speaker 2 (01:07):
Very very good? And you know, Dan Stack and I
were just talking off the air a couple of five
minutes ago, looking at you talking to my son Ashton
outside the studio, and he says, you know, he remembers
you guys when you were small, and he looks at you.
You're built like a you know, you're built like a truck.
He looks at Ashton, He's built like a tank. Oh,
(01:28):
you know. And the two of you are talking and
he says, boy, they grow up so fast, and they
both of you really do. So I've got Ashton in
studio with me. I've got you, William. I got to
ask you. You're Kelly Financial, big supporter, you're obviously sponsoring
this hour. Why do you, in particular, why does Kelly
(01:51):
Financial care so much about our veterans and especially the dav.
Speaker 3 (01:57):
Well for starters. I'll say that without our veterans, and
without our armed forces in general, we would not have
the things that we have today.
Speaker 2 (02:06):
And I know that we.
Speaker 3 (02:06):
Hear that a lot, we say it a lot, but
we literally wouldn't. Like if we did not take up
arms during the Revolutionary War, we wouldn't have our country.
So it's our fighters who protect us and keep us
in this way of life. And you guys have probably
heard that a million times now, but truthfully, that's the
ethos of it. Pretty much, that's the core. And my
father understood that him being a veteran himself, and truly
(02:28):
we just love veterans, and we love the military.
Speaker 2 (02:33):
There are many organizations and I know you give a lot.
You're very generous, Kelly Financial is very generous. Why the
disabled American Veterans.
Speaker 3 (02:42):
It's focused and it's local. My brother's keeper, for example,
same way I've worked with them before. I volunteered for them,
and you see it with dav Massachusetts. You see it
as well. And it's completely focused, and it's in an
area in our community. And I think one of the
best things you can do as an American citizen is
help your community. Obviously helping the grand scheme of things
(03:04):
is great as well. I'm not denouncing that at all,
but I am saying that I think a community focus
is what makes it very special and I have a
lot of respect for that. And also, we've known you
guys forever. You guys are amazing folks.
Speaker 2 (03:16):
Before I go to Dan Stack and Mike Valilla, Ashton,
you and William have grown up together. You guys knew
each other when you were both very very small. How
does it feel to see William Kelly Junior in studio
making a donation to the disabled American veterans? How does
(03:38):
it feel right now? Ashton?
Speaker 4 (03:41):
Well, I'm very impressed by him, and I'm very proud
of him. I kind of wish I was kind of
in his situation because I do not have a job,
and I well not yet okay, okay, but I do
not have any money really to my name, and if
I had money, I've probably donated to a lot of
veteran communities, to the dav to help other people all
(04:05):
the time. I love helping people. But I'm very proud
because like he's like a cousin to me. I've I
see him as a cousin, I see him as family. Likewise,
I love him. I'm very proud of him. He he's
like my mentor in my life. I care from very deeply,
(04:29):
and I'm very happy that he donated money to the DA.
Speaker 2 (04:34):
Now we're going to ask him how much his donation is.
In fact, maybe you can do the You can ask
the question, Ashton, but just before you do so, the
audience knows how old are you? Ashton?
Speaker 4 (04:44):
I'm fifteen years old now apparently though don't say where.
Speaker 2 (04:48):
Don't say where, but you're going to be sixteen in March,
and I think you're getting a job. You said when
you turn sixteen, correct.
Speaker 4 (04:57):
Yeah, I will get a job.
Speaker 2 (04:59):
It's yeah, don't at that. Don't give too much away, Ashton.
We there's some haters out there, but you're gonna be
getting a job at sixteen.
Speaker 4 (05:07):
Correct, That is correct. I will get a job at sixteen.
Speaker 2 (05:12):
Okay, good, all right, Yeah, yeah, we don't want you
dosing yourself there, Ashton. Yes, so and so when you
start making your own money and you get your job,
which I believe you will, you're saying you're gonna start
making donations out of your own pocket to the DAV. Correct.
Speaker 4 (05:29):
Of course, I will donate as much as I can
to the DAV to help them, to help disabled veterans,
to help veterans in general. I'm gonna do it my
best to help veterans that fought for this country. And
I just care about people and I wish that they
have great, a great life. I just like love people
(05:52):
and wish that everybody didn't fight. In my personal opinion,
I don't know why we fight. But I'm still young.
I don't know everything about life. I can't I can
do simple bath, but I can't say, Oh I know
about marriage. I'm not married yet. I can't do that,
but I wish that.
Speaker 2 (06:11):
Okay, all right, So okay, Ashton, Sandy is giving me
the hook here, So I want you to ask William
what his donation is.
Speaker 4 (06:20):
Go ahead, how much did he donate?
Speaker 3 (06:22):
William Kelly Financial Services would like to donate three thousand
dollars to the additional one. Yeah, and on top of
the sponsorship, I would also like to donate an additional
two thousand dollars.
Speaker 2 (06:34):
Are you serious? Out of your own this, out of
your own bank account, yes, sir, two thousand dollars.
Speaker 4 (06:38):
Yeah, why not?
Speaker 2 (06:39):
God bless you?
Speaker 3 (06:40):
Mice been good?
Speaker 2 (06:41):
Hey, I only have ice for my wife, but I
love you in a non sexual way, my friend. We
got less than a minute dance stack. Anything you want
to say to William.
Speaker 5 (06:53):
I don't know what to say to William, to be
quite honest with you, because you made me cry the
first time you called me, just after your dad had passed.
And your dad has been a sponsor of our program
since we started, and I can't thank him enough, but
I know he's looking down very proud of you. That
day that you called in as a young young man
(07:16):
and donated what you had saved was something that just
broke my heart. And you have done that every year
since William, thank you so much.
Speaker 4 (07:25):
Thank you guys for this opportunity.
Speaker 2 (07:29):
William, thank you again, truly from the bottom of my heart,
thank you so much for everything and for being so
good to Ashton. Please give my best to your mom,
your sister, everybody at Kelly Financial. Take care. Okay, more
to come. Don't touch that dial.
Speaker 1 (07:49):
Jeff doesn't get a day off. This request came from
his wife. The Kooner Report weekend edition on the Boys
of Boston w RKO
Boston's Bulldozer Never sleeps The Kooner Report Weekend edition on
the Voice of Boston WRKO.
Speaker 2 (00:07):
Welcome back to the annual Radiothon to benefit the dav
Department of Massachusetts, and this hour of our radio thon
is brought to you by Kelly Financial Services. We're joined
here by Dan Stack, CEO of the Disabled American Veterans,
(00:29):
and joining us now in studio as well very special
guest Mike Vaalilla, adjutant for the dav Department of Massachusetts,
US Army and Prout, a Rock War veteran. I want
to welcome all of you and two very special guests.
Well one we've kind of introduced already, but the other
(00:52):
one and your father is definitely looking down from heaven
with tremendous pride. We are joined now by Willie Kelly Junior.
How are you, William.
Speaker 3 (01:04):
A fantastic thank you for asking, how are you?
Speaker 2 (01:07):
Very very good? And you know, Dan Stack and I
were just talking off the air a couple of five
minutes ago, looking at you talking to my son Ashton
outside the studio, and he says, you know, he remembers
you guys when you were small, and he looks at you.
You're built like a you know, you're built like a truck.
He looks at Ashton, He's built like a tank. Oh,
(01:28):
you know. And the two of you are talking and
he says, boy, they grow up so fast, and they
both of you really do. So I've got Ashton in
studio with me. I've got you, William. I got to
ask you. You're Kelly Financial, big supporter, you're obviously sponsoring
this hour. Why do you, in particular, why does Kelly
(01:51):
Financial care so much about our veterans and especially the dav.
Speaker 3 (01:57):
Well for starters. I'll say that without our veterans, and
without our armed forces in general, we would not have
the things that we have today.
Speaker 2 (02:06):
And I know that we.
Speaker 3 (02:06):
Hear that a lot, we say it a lot, but
we literally wouldn't. Like if we did not take up
arms during the Revolutionary War, we wouldn't have our country.
So it's our fighters who protect us and keep us
in this way of life. And you guys have probably
heard that a million times now, but truthfully, that's the
ethos of it. Pretty much, that's the core. And my
father understood that him being a veteran himself, and truly
(02:28):
we just love veterans, and we love the military.
Speaker 2 (02:33):
There are many organizations and I know you give a lot.
You're very generous, Kelly Financial is very generous. Why the
disabled American Veterans.
Speaker 3 (02:42):
It's focused and it's local. My brother's keeper, for example,
same way I've worked with them before. I volunteered for them,
and you see it with dav Massachusetts. You see it
as well. And it's completely focused, and it's in an
area in our community. And I think one of the
best things you can do as an American citizen is
help your community. Obviously helping the grand scheme of things
(03:04):
is great as well. I'm not denouncing that at all,
but I am saying that I think a community focus
is what makes it very special and I have a
lot of respect for that. And also, we've known you
guys forever. You guys are amazing folks.
Speaker 2 (03:16):
Before I go to Dan Stack and Mike Valilla, Ashton,
you and William have grown up together. You guys knew
each other when you were both very very small. How
does it feel to see William Kelly Junior in studio
making a donation to the disabled American veterans? How does
(03:38):
it feel right now? Ashton?
Speaker 4 (03:41):
Well, I'm very impressed by him, and I'm very proud
of him. I kind of wish I was kind of
in his situation because I do not have a job,
and I well not yet okay, okay, but I do
not have any money really to my name, and if
I had money, I've probably donated to a lot of
veteran communities, to the dav to help other people all
(04:05):
the time. I love helping people. But I'm very proud
because like he's like a cousin to me. I've I
see him as a cousin, I see him as family. Likewise,
I love him. I'm very proud of him. He he's
like my mentor in my life. I care from very deeply,
(04:29):
and I'm very happy that he donated money to the DA.
Speaker 2 (04:34):
Now we're going to ask him how much his donation is.
In fact, maybe you can do the You can ask
the question, Ashton, but just before you do so, the
audience knows how old are you? Ashton?
Speaker 4 (04:44):
I'm fifteen years old now apparently though don't say where.
Speaker 2 (04:48):
Don't say where, but you're going to be sixteen in March,
and I think you're getting a job. You said when
you turn sixteen, correct.
Speaker 4 (04:57):
Yeah, I will get a job.
Speaker 2 (04:59):
It's yeah, don't at that. Don't give too much away, Ashton.
We there's some haters out there, but you're gonna be
getting a job at sixteen.
Speaker 4 (05:07):
Correct, That is correct. I will get a job at sixteen.
Speaker 2 (05:12):
Okay, good, all right, Yeah, yeah, we don't want you
dosing yourself there, Ashton. Yes, so and so when you
start making your own money and you get your job,
which I believe you will, you're saying you're gonna start
making donations out of your own pocket to the DAV. Correct.
Speaker 4 (05:29):
Of course, I will donate as much as I can
to the DAV to help them, to help disabled veterans,
to help veterans in general. I'm gonna do it my
best to help veterans that fought for this country. And
I just care about people and I wish that they
have great, a great life. I just like love people
(05:52):
and wish that everybody didn't fight. In my personal opinion,
I don't know why we fight. But I'm still young.
I don't know everything about life. I can't I can
do simple bath, but I can't say, Oh I know
about marriage. I'm not married yet. I can't do that,
but I wish that.
Speaker 2 (06:11):
Okay, all right, So okay, Ashton, Sandy is giving me
the hook here, So I want you to ask William
what his donation is.
Speaker 4 (06:20):
Go ahead, how much did he donate?
Speaker 3 (06:22):
William Kelly Financial Services would like to donate three thousand
dollars to the additional one. Yeah, and on top of
the sponsorship, I would also like to donate an additional
two thousand dollars.
Speaker 2 (06:34):
Are you serious? Out of your own this, out of
your own bank account, yes, sir, two thousand dollars.
Speaker 4 (06:38):
Yeah, why not?
Speaker 2 (06:39):
God bless you?
Speaker 3 (06:40):
Mice been good?
Speaker 2 (06:41):
Hey, I only have ice for my wife, but I
love you in a non sexual way, my friend. We
got less than a minute dance stack. Anything you want
to say to William.
Speaker 5 (06:53):
I don't know what to say to William, to be
quite honest with you, because you made me cry the
first time you called me, just after your dad had passed.
And your dad has been a sponsor of our program
since we started, and I can't thank him enough, but
I know he's looking down very proud of you. That
day that you called in as a young young man
(07:16):
and donated what you had saved was something that just
broke my heart. And you have done that every year
since William, thank you so much.
Speaker 4 (07:25):
Thank you guys for this opportunity.
Speaker 2 (07:29):
William, thank you again, truly from the bottom of my heart,
thank you so much for everything and for being so
good to Ashton. Please give my best to your mom,
your sister, everybody at Kelly Financial. Take care. Okay, more
to come. Don't touch that dial.
Speaker 1 (07:49):
Jeff doesn't get a day off. This request came from
his wife. The Kooner Report weekend edition on the Boys
of Boston w RKO
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