December 16, 2025 • 6 mins
It is day 2 of our Military Christmas Bonus where we gift a military family a huge prize pack to help try and make their Chirstmas even more special and less stressfull
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Here we go, you guys, get ready.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
So, yes, yesterday was our first Military Christmas Bonus giveaway
of the season. Always incredible giving these really deserving military
families something special for the holidays, and you know, they're
so appreciative of it and just makes us feel good
and you know, hopefully it helps them out a little bit,
you know. And you hear you know, people going through
(00:25):
things like cancer and things like that, it's just, I mean,
it's so hard to deal with any time of the year,
but get around the holidays. Kids are going to go
without and things like that, and all they're thinking about
is their family. They don't care about themselves, you know.
So I mean when you hear these stories, you're just like, oh, man,
I just I just want to help everybody, you know.
And so, but we do pick five different family members
(00:46):
military members who we are going to try to help
out this holiday season. And this is something we say
leading into the Military Christmas Bonus every year that please,
if you're we're struggling, ask for help, ask for help.
We say this, you know, for a variety of different
things obviously, but if you're in the military and you
(01:07):
know that, you know, like listen, man, I'm having a
hard time this year, and you know, I'm not gonna
be able to afford presents for my kids and my
family and this and that. You know, we want you
to ask for help, we want you to nominate yourself,
and a lot of times they won't, they won't do it,
they won't ask and selfless you know, yeah, you can't
have that. And so you know, it's one of those
(01:27):
things where it's like, well, you're I know, you're nominating yourself,
but you're doing this for your family, and so you're
making sure that they don't go without. So I actually
really appreciate this. Uh Ian is joining us this morning,
and Ian has nominated himself, which I love.
Speaker 1 (01:44):
I think that's fantastic. Hey, and make sure you turn
your radio down. Man, are you there?
Speaker 2 (01:51):
Okay, there you go? Yeah, no, still still you got
to make sure you turn that thing down because where
it's echoing.
Speaker 1 (01:57):
Dude. Hello, yeah, okay, there you go in there you go?
All right? Ian?
Speaker 2 (02:04):
So what branch of the service are you Innyvy Navy?
All right, Well, thank you again for your service. How
long were you in?
Speaker 3 (02:15):
I have just hit my twelve year mark? Wow, December,
I know, amazing.
Speaker 1 (02:20):
That is crazy.
Speaker 3 (02:21):
Man.
Speaker 2 (02:22):
That's that is very impressive. So tell me a little
bit about yourself, tell me a little bit why you
wanted to go for the military Christmas bonus.
Speaker 3 (02:31):
Yeah. Yeah, So with me serving in the military for
the past twelve years, it's just one thing that we
kind of do in there is we kind of just
embraced this suck. So with me, I can put in
myself pretty vulnerable and no nominating myself for this opportunity
is kind of like very very scary for me, Like
(02:54):
I got a lot of anxiety. But I think this
year it's just been very challenging for my wife and
I have two amazing boys, age four and soon to
be a three year old, and they're both on the
autism spectrum. And the increased cost of like living around
(03:14):
it for a family of four in San Diego, all
the services that we take them to for like physical,
the occupational, all the childcare we have to pay for,
it's just been really really tough this year. Yeah, and
it's just yeah, yeah, it's insane.
Speaker 2 (03:32):
I can imagine, you know, if they're both you know,
on the autism spectrum, you have special needs that you
guys need to do in therapy, appointments and things like that.
Speaker 1 (03:39):
I'm assuming yes, yeah, then.
Speaker 3 (03:42):
Just just getting around to that and just it takes
a lot of our time and just money, just money.
Sometimes it's just sometimes being in the active duty just
we don't get paid that much, like even though with
like some certain ranks do get paid a lot more.
But I'm kind of that middle smith. And yeah, and.
Speaker 2 (04:02):
Every time we do the military Christmas Bonus every year,
I talk about that. I talk about how you know,
you guys deserve the most and you really don't. It
doesn't come your way. You guys don't get a lot
of money. And so when life happens, when things happen,
you know, cars break down, you know, people get sick,
that's where all your funds go to. And then so
(04:22):
the fun stuff, the stuff you want to spend your
money on, which is your kids and your family, that
that goes by the wayside because you kind of have
to just to live, right.
Speaker 3 (04:32):
That is one hundred Just speaking of cars, Yeah, you're
right when he said, like me having car issues, yet
I had the life four new tires, had no choice,
take the tires and take my kids and my services
take them to school.
Speaker 1 (04:47):
And it's insane yeah, it is.
Speaker 2 (04:50):
It is insane and we can't have that Ian and
so that is why you are today's winner of our
military Christmas Bonus. You're going to get a lot fun
stuff here. You embrace the suck, but you need to
embrace the good too, because the good has come back
in a big, big way. I'm gonna read off the
list of things that you have won today, okay, and
(05:12):
again I want you to spoil those kids. I want
you to spoil the wife and especially yourself.
Speaker 1 (05:16):
Okay.
Speaker 2 (05:16):
Because you've earned this. This is what you get today.
You get all of this. A two hundred dollars OG's
Pizza and Brew House gift card, a four pack of
San Diego Goals tickets, A two hundred dollars gift card
from Sadano Auto Group. Manny Sodano is a veteran. Let's
let's shout out Manny because he wanted to be a
part of this. A gift card at Windmill Farms, A
(05:37):
one hundred dollars Sombrero's Mexican Food gift card, a one
hundred dollars gift card from AIS Insurance, A four pack
of San Diego Seals tickets, A four pack of SeaWorld
San Diego tickets, a four pack of Legoland California tickets,
a four pack of Disney on Ice tickets. Now we
mentioned cars. You're gonna get a three hundred dollars gift
(05:58):
card at Mini Key carc of Oceanside and Escondido p
One Joseph is a massive fan and he wanted to
call in and donate that. You're gonna get a gift
card to ocean Side Gymnastics, a one hundred dollars Curbside
Eatery and Drinkery gift card, family portraits at Cosmas Studios.
You're gonna get a gift card at Nothing Bunt Cakes
in Mission Valley.
Speaker 1 (06:19):
Oh yeah.
Speaker 2 (06:20):
You're gonna get a one hundred dollars Amazon gift card
from Greg Coca and family, who's a big buddy of mine.
You're gonna get a two hundred dollars Visa gift card
from p one Ryan Lewis, who donates every year. You're
gonna get a pair of Padres tickets to a military
Sunday game. You're gonna get all of that Ian Hopefully
that helps out a little bit this year.
Speaker 3 (06:39):
That is truly amazing. Thank you so.
Speaker 2 (06:41):
Much, Absolutely man have yourself a very special holiday and
you deserve this.
Speaker 1 (06:45):
Dude. Thank you so much for nominating yourself. Dude. Okay, yeah,
thank you. Hi buddy, there you go.
Here we go, you guys, get ready.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
So, yes, yesterday was our first Military Christmas Bonus giveaway
of the season. Always incredible giving these really deserving military
families something special for the holidays, and you know, they're
so appreciative of it and just makes us feel good
and you know, hopefully it helps them out a little bit,
you know. And you hear you know, people going through
(00:25):
things like cancer and things like that, it's just, I mean,
it's so hard to deal with any time of the year,
but get around the holidays. Kids are going to go
without and things like that, and all they're thinking about
is their family. They don't care about themselves, you know.
So I mean when you hear these stories, you're just like, oh, man,
I just I just want to help everybody, you know.
And so, but we do pick five different family members
(00:46):
military members who we are going to try to help
out this holiday season. And this is something we say
leading into the Military Christmas Bonus every year that please,
if you're we're struggling, ask for help, ask for help.
We say this, you know, for a variety of different
things obviously, but if you're in the military and you
(01:07):
know that, you know, like listen, man, I'm having a
hard time this year, and you know, I'm not gonna
be able to afford presents for my kids and my
family and this and that. You know, we want you
to ask for help, we want you to nominate yourself,
and a lot of times they won't, they won't do it,
they won't ask and selfless you know, yeah, you can't
have that. And so you know, it's one of those
(01:27):
things where it's like, well, you're I know, you're nominating yourself,
but you're doing this for your family, and so you're
making sure that they don't go without. So I actually
really appreciate this. Uh Ian is joining us this morning,
and Ian has nominated himself, which I love.
Speaker 1 (01:44):
I think that's fantastic. Hey, and make sure you turn
your radio down. Man, are you there?
Speaker 2 (01:51):
Okay, there you go? Yeah, no, still still you got
to make sure you turn that thing down because where
it's echoing.
Speaker 1 (01:57):
Dude. Hello, yeah, okay, there you go in there you go?
All right? Ian?
Speaker 2 (02:04):
So what branch of the service are you Innyvy Navy?
All right, Well, thank you again for your service. How
long were you in?
Speaker 3 (02:15):
I have just hit my twelve year mark? Wow, December,
I know, amazing.
Speaker 1 (02:20):
That is crazy.
Speaker 3 (02:21):
Man.
Speaker 2 (02:22):
That's that is very impressive. So tell me a little
bit about yourself, tell me a little bit why you
wanted to go for the military Christmas bonus.
Speaker 3 (02:31):
Yeah. Yeah, So with me serving in the military for
the past twelve years, it's just one thing that we
kind of do in there is we kind of just
embraced this suck. So with me, I can put in
myself pretty vulnerable and no nominating myself for this opportunity
is kind of like very very scary for me, Like
(02:54):
I got a lot of anxiety. But I think this
year it's just been very challenging for my wife and
I have two amazing boys, age four and soon to
be a three year old, and they're both on the
autism spectrum. And the increased cost of like living around
(03:14):
it for a family of four in San Diego, all
the services that we take them to for like physical,
the occupational, all the childcare we have to pay for,
it's just been really really tough this year. Yeah, and
it's just yeah, yeah, it's insane.
Speaker 2 (03:32):
I can imagine, you know, if they're both you know,
on the autism spectrum, you have special needs that you
guys need to do in therapy, appointments and things like that.
Speaker 1 (03:39):
I'm assuming yes, yeah, then.
Speaker 3 (03:42):
Just just getting around to that and just it takes
a lot of our time and just money, just money.
Sometimes it's just sometimes being in the active duty just
we don't get paid that much, like even though with
like some certain ranks do get paid a lot more.
But I'm kind of that middle smith. And yeah, and.
Speaker 2 (04:02):
Every time we do the military Christmas Bonus every year,
I talk about that. I talk about how you know,
you guys deserve the most and you really don't. It
doesn't come your way. You guys don't get a lot
of money. And so when life happens, when things happen,
you know, cars break down, you know, people get sick,
that's where all your funds go to. And then so
(04:22):
the fun stuff, the stuff you want to spend your
money on, which is your kids and your family, that
that goes by the wayside because you kind of have
to just to live, right.
Speaker 3 (04:32):
That is one hundred Just speaking of cars, Yeah, you're
right when he said, like me having car issues, yet
I had the life four new tires, had no choice,
take the tires and take my kids and my services
take them to school.
Speaker 1 (04:47):
And it's insane yeah, it is.
Speaker 2 (04:50):
It is insane and we can't have that Ian and
so that is why you are today's winner of our
military Christmas Bonus. You're going to get a lot fun
stuff here. You embrace the suck, but you need to
embrace the good too, because the good has come back
in a big, big way. I'm gonna read off the
list of things that you have won today, okay, and
(05:12):
again I want you to spoil those kids. I want
you to spoil the wife and especially yourself.
Speaker 1 (05:16):
Okay.
Speaker 2 (05:16):
Because you've earned this. This is what you get today.
You get all of this. A two hundred dollars OG's
Pizza and Brew House gift card, a four pack of
San Diego Goals tickets, A two hundred dollars gift card
from Sadano Auto Group. Manny Sodano is a veteran. Let's
let's shout out Manny because he wanted to be a
part of this. A gift card at Windmill Farms, A
(05:37):
one hundred dollars Sombrero's Mexican Food gift card, a one
hundred dollars gift card from AIS Insurance, A four pack
of San Diego Seals tickets, A four pack of SeaWorld
San Diego tickets, a four pack of Legoland California tickets,
a four pack of Disney on Ice tickets. Now we
mentioned cars. You're gonna get a three hundred dollars gift
(05:58):
card at Mini Key carc of Oceanside and Escondido p
One Joseph is a massive fan and he wanted to
call in and donate that. You're gonna get a gift
card to ocean Side Gymnastics, a one hundred dollars Curbside
Eatery and Drinkery gift card, family portraits at Cosmas Studios.
You're gonna get a gift card at Nothing Bunt Cakes
in Mission Valley.
Speaker 1 (06:19):
Oh yeah.
Speaker 2 (06:20):
You're gonna get a one hundred dollars Amazon gift card
from Greg Coca and family, who's a big buddy of mine.
You're gonna get a two hundred dollars Visa gift card
from p one Ryan Lewis, who donates every year. You're
gonna get a pair of Padres tickets to a military
Sunday game. You're gonna get all of that Ian Hopefully
that helps out a little bit this year.
Speaker 3 (06:39):
That is truly amazing. Thank you so.
Speaker 2 (06:41):
Much, Absolutely man have yourself a very special holiday and
you deserve this.
Speaker 1 (06:45):
Dude. Thank you so much for nominating yourself. Dude. Okay, yeah,
thank you. Hi buddy, there you go.
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