November 11, 2025 • 8 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
The Michael Berry Show, worried that I might not be
able to get all the audio into the show today.
There were some lines from President Trump's speech at the
Veterans Day event that was held beginning at ten o'clock
when we were still in the air with the Morning Show,
but we rolled on it so we'd have them to
(00:22):
listen to later. And there were some really, really great
things that he said. It made me proud to be
an American, and I thought we'd do a little mini
segment here to include those, to amplify them. The first
of President Trump's remarks on Veterans Day talks about and
this is five oh two. The pages of American history
(00:43):
are filled with the tales of titans and icons.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
The pages of American history are filled with the tales
of titans, icons, innovators, and trailblazers who built this country
into the greatest, most ambitious, and most prosperous nation the
world has ever seen. And we brought it to new levels.
I'll tell you we were going out in that direction
for a period of time, but we've never been hotter
(01:08):
than we are right now. There's the hottest country anywhere
in the world. Yet every captain of industry, every pioneer
of science, and every star whose brilliance has lit up
the lights of Broadway all share one thing in common.
They only had the chance to soar because the veterans
had the courage to serve. They took care of those people.
(01:31):
They took care of all the stars. The stars that
you read about wouldn't be here without our veterans. Everything
we have, everything our country has achieved, has been purchased
by the muscle, spine, and steel of the United States Military.
We owed all to the fierce and noble men and
women of the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, Space Force,
(01:53):
Coast Guard, and the United States Marines. Is a guy.
Speaker 1 (02:02):
He went on to say that our service member's own
words are the greatest possible tribute to their immortal valor.
Speaker 2 (02:10):
Our service members, our own words are the greatest possible
tribute to their immortal valor. Shortly before the Battle of
Bull Run, Major Sullivan Belu of Rhode Island became a
big name. Then he wrote to his dear wife Sarah.
(02:33):
He said, I know how great a debt we owe
to those who went before us, He said, and I'm willing,
perfectly willing, Darling to lay down all my joys of
this light to help maintain this government and to pay
that debt. One Just one week later, Major Belu did
(02:55):
just that. He gave his life to save our country.
On the night before he jumped in to the dark
skies over Normandy. On d Day, Colonel Bull Wolverdone knelt
with his men in prayer. Dear God, He said, we
ask only this, that we if we die, we must die,
and we as men, would die without complaining, without pleading,
(03:20):
and safe in the feeling that we have done our
best for what we believed was right. We must do
what is right. Colonel wolverdon Io died for us so
bravely in battle. Today we remember with overwhelming gratitude the
more than one million American service members who have made
(03:40):
the supreme sacrifice that laid down their lives for the
good Old USA. Generation after generation, America's warriors have left
behind the comforts of home and family to face violence,
evil and death so that our families could no joy
goodness and peace. We honor them so strongly.
Speaker 1 (04:03):
President Trump said on Veterans Day, our heroes lived through
an incredible nightmare so we could live the American dream.
Speaker 2 (04:12):
Our heroes have lived through unthinkable nightmares so we could
live the American dream. And the American dream is coming
back again, stronger than ever before. And you'll see that
as the next few years evolved, they have volunteered to
give their last breast to all of us so that
(04:35):
we could breathe free.
Speaker 1 (04:38):
And today we know, without any.
Speaker 2 (04:39):
Doubt in our hearts that after two and a half centuries,
America stands tall because Americas veterans stood so strong, and
soon our country will be stronger than ever before.
Speaker 1 (04:54):
President Trump said, the American veteran has forged a legacy
of gallantry and dare without parallel in American history, in
telling the story of Colonel Swinson.
Speaker 2 (05:06):
The American veteran has forged a legacy of gallantry and
daring without parallel in human history. In September two thousand
and nine, Army Captain William Swinson was driving through the
Afghan mountains when his convoy was ambushed by over sixty
Taliban insurgents. He and his comrades were pinned down for
(05:29):
hours without artillery or air support. A fellow soldier was
shot in the chest, and Captain Swinson crossed an open
field to aid his brother in arms. People said, don't
do it, Captain, don't do it. He did it. When
the terrorists closed in around them and demanded their surrender,
Captain Swinson threw a grenade at the enemy and rallied
(05:52):
his men to break their advance. He then carried the
wounded soldiers hundreds of yards to a rescue helicopter before
charging back three times, back and forth, back and forth
into the fire to save the wounded and bring them home.
Even after seven hours of fighting, he refused to leave
(06:14):
any man behind. Retired Lieutenant Colonel William Swinson is here
with us in Arlington, and for his actions that day,
he proudly wears the Congressional Medal of Honor. Colonel Swinson.
Thank you very much. Thank you very much, Bruce, Thank you,
(06:36):
thank you very much.
Speaker 1 (06:40):
If you liked the Michael Berry Show in podcast, please
tell one friend, and if you're so inclined, write a
nice review of our podcast. Comments, suggestions, questions, and interest
in being a corporate sponsor and partner can be communicated
directly to the show at our email address, Michael at
(07:01):
Michael Berryshow dot com, or simply by clicking on our
website Michael Berryshow dot com The Michael Berry Show and
Podcast is produced by Ramon Roeblis, The King of Ding.
Executive producer is Chad Nakanishi. Jim Mudd is the creative director.
(07:26):
Voices Jingles, Tomfoolery and Shenanigans are provided by Chance McLean.
Director of Research is Sandy Peterson. Emily Bull is our
assistant listener and superfan. Contributions are appreciated and often incorporated
into our production. Where possible, we give credit, where not,
(07:48):
we take all the credit for ourselves. God bless the
memory of Rush Limbaugh. Long live Elvis, be a simple
man like Leonard Skinnard told you, and God bless America. Finally,
if you know a veteran suffering from PTSD, call Camp
Hope at eight seven seven seven one seven PTSD and
(08:14):
a combat veteran will answer the phone to provide free counseling.
The Michael Berry Show, worried that I might not be
able to get all the audio into the show today.
There were some lines from President Trump's speech at the
Veterans Day event that was held beginning at ten o'clock
when we were still in the air with the Morning Show,
but we rolled on it so we'd have them to
(00:22):
listen to later. And there were some really, really great
things that he said. It made me proud to be
an American, and I thought we'd do a little mini
segment here to include those, to amplify them. The first
of President Trump's remarks on Veterans Day talks about and
this is five oh two. The pages of American history
(00:43):
are filled with the tales of titans and icons.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
The pages of American history are filled with the tales
of titans, icons, innovators, and trailblazers who built this country
into the greatest, most ambitious, and most prosperous nation the
world has ever seen. And we brought it to new levels.
I'll tell you we were going out in that direction
for a period of time, but we've never been hotter
(01:08):
than we are right now. There's the hottest country anywhere
in the world. Yet every captain of industry, every pioneer
of science, and every star whose brilliance has lit up
the lights of Broadway all share one thing in common.
They only had the chance to soar because the veterans
had the courage to serve. They took care of those people.
(01:31):
They took care of all the stars. The stars that
you read about wouldn't be here without our veterans. Everything
we have, everything our country has achieved, has been purchased
by the muscle, spine, and steel of the United States Military.
We owed all to the fierce and noble men and
women of the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, Space Force,
(01:53):
Coast Guard, and the United States Marines. Is a guy.
Speaker 1 (02:02):
He went on to say that our service member's own
words are the greatest possible tribute to their immortal valor.
Speaker 2 (02:10):
Our service members, our own words are the greatest possible
tribute to their immortal valor. Shortly before the Battle of
Bull Run, Major Sullivan Belu of Rhode Island became a
big name. Then he wrote to his dear wife Sarah.
(02:33):
He said, I know how great a debt we owe
to those who went before us, He said, and I'm willing,
perfectly willing, Darling to lay down all my joys of
this light to help maintain this government and to pay
that debt. One Just one week later, Major Belu did
(02:55):
just that. He gave his life to save our country.
On the night before he jumped in to the dark
skies over Normandy. On d Day, Colonel Bull Wolverdone knelt
with his men in prayer. Dear God, He said, we
ask only this, that we if we die, we must die,
and we as men, would die without complaining, without pleading,
(03:20):
and safe in the feeling that we have done our
best for what we believed was right. We must do
what is right. Colonel wolverdon Io died for us so
bravely in battle. Today we remember with overwhelming gratitude the
more than one million American service members who have made
(03:40):
the supreme sacrifice that laid down their lives for the
good Old USA. Generation after generation, America's warriors have left
behind the comforts of home and family to face violence,
evil and death so that our families could no joy
goodness and peace. We honor them so strongly.
Speaker 1 (04:03):
President Trump said on Veterans Day, our heroes lived through
an incredible nightmare so we could live the American dream.
Speaker 2 (04:12):
Our heroes have lived through unthinkable nightmares so we could
live the American dream. And the American dream is coming
back again, stronger than ever before. And you'll see that
as the next few years evolved, they have volunteered to
give their last breast to all of us so that
(04:35):
we could breathe free.
Speaker 1 (04:38):
And today we know, without any.
Speaker 2 (04:39):
Doubt in our hearts that after two and a half centuries,
America stands tall because Americas veterans stood so strong, and
soon our country will be stronger than ever before.
Speaker 1 (04:54):
President Trump said, the American veteran has forged a legacy
of gallantry and dare without parallel in American history, in
telling the story of Colonel Swinson.
Speaker 2 (05:06):
The American veteran has forged a legacy of gallantry and
daring without parallel in human history. In September two thousand
and nine, Army Captain William Swinson was driving through the
Afghan mountains when his convoy was ambushed by over sixty
Taliban insurgents. He and his comrades were pinned down for
(05:29):
hours without artillery or air support. A fellow soldier was
shot in the chest, and Captain Swinson crossed an open
field to aid his brother in arms. People said, don't
do it, Captain, don't do it. He did it. When
the terrorists closed in around them and demanded their surrender,
Captain Swinson threw a grenade at the enemy and rallied
(05:52):
his men to break their advance. He then carried the
wounded soldiers hundreds of yards to a rescue helicopter before
charging back three times, back and forth, back and forth
into the fire to save the wounded and bring them home.
Even after seven hours of fighting, he refused to leave
(06:14):
any man behind. Retired Lieutenant Colonel William Swinson is here
with us in Arlington, and for his actions that day,
he proudly wears the Congressional Medal of Honor. Colonel Swinson.
Thank you very much. Thank you very much, Bruce, Thank you,
(06:36):
thank you very much.
Speaker 1 (06:40):
If you liked the Michael Berry Show in podcast, please
tell one friend, and if you're so inclined, write a
nice review of our podcast. Comments, suggestions, questions, and interest
in being a corporate sponsor and partner can be communicated
directly to the show at our email address, Michael at
(07:01):
Michael Berryshow dot com, or simply by clicking on our
website Michael Berryshow dot com The Michael Berry Show and
Podcast is produced by Ramon Roeblis, The King of Ding.
Executive producer is Chad Nakanishi. Jim Mudd is the creative director.
(07:26):
Voices Jingles, Tomfoolery and Shenanigans are provided by Chance McLean.
Director of Research is Sandy Peterson. Emily Bull is our
assistant listener and superfan. Contributions are appreciated and often incorporated
into our production. Where possible, we give credit, where not,
(07:48):
we take all the credit for ourselves. God bless the
memory of Rush Limbaugh. Long live Elvis, be a simple
man like Leonard Skinnard told you, and God bless America. Finally,
if you know a veteran suffering from PTSD, call Camp
Hope at eight seven seven seven one seven PTSD and
(08:14):
a combat veteran will answer the phone to provide free counseling.
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