00:00Tampa Bay's morning crew want to honor and thank those who protect and serve our country.
00:05Time now for Military Monday on 99.5 QYK.
00:10All right, it is Military Monday. We have Emily on the phone.
00:13Good morning, Emily. How are you?
00:14Good morning. I'm great. How are you guys?
00:16I'm doing great, too.
00:17So I'm so excited that you reached out to us so we can honor your husband, Aaron.
00:21Tell us about his service in the Army.
00:23So Aaron has been in the Army for seven years now.
00:27So we're from a small town in Ohio, and he joined right after he went to college for a year.
00:34Now we've moved all around. We've lived in Germany. We've lived in Maryland.
00:39And then now we're stationed in Florida. We've been here for about a year and a half.
00:42Well, welcome. And thank you so much for Aaron's service.
00:46And I know that's been a sacrifice for you, obviously, traveling around and being stationed in different places.
00:51You know, we're coming off the weekend where 9-11 was yesterday.
00:54Is that something that inspired him to join?
00:56I think so, definitely.
00:58And then just coming from a family where his father was also in the military and served for a long time, many tours,
01:05I think it just gave him the inspiration to do the same and honor the country.
01:11You know, the military, no matter what branch you're in, really have their core values, and they're very strong about them.
01:17What are some of the values that you see in your husband that probably carries over into your guys' relationship
01:23and also makes him a great member of our military?
01:25I think what makes Aaron stand out is he really has that open and inviting and determined personality.
01:34So whenever he walks in a room, I feel like he's always noticed.
01:37And he also is such a good leader.
01:39And people naturally can look up to him and respect him because he carries that demeanor about himself.
01:46I love that.
01:46I'm so glad that you had a chance to honor him today.
01:49So what do you guys like to do when you guys are, like, maybe having date night or something?
01:53Um, well, since we've moved to Florida, we'd love to go to the beach, obviously.
01:58We haven't ever lived so close to the water, so we spend a lot of time on the water.
02:02Yeah.
02:02Yeah.
02:03Fishing, spending time in nature, working on our backyard, things like that.
02:08Well, listen, you're doing it the right way.
02:09You moved to Florida, all you needed to say was you go to the beach and you're on the water.
02:13You're doing the right thing.
02:14Yeah, definitely.
02:15Eating a lot of seafood.
02:17Absolutely.
02:17There you go.
02:18Well, listen, Emily, we can't thank you enough for reaching out for Military Monday.
02:22We are so thankful for Aaron's service and what he does for the Army and how he has served
02:27and how you guys have made sacrifices and moved all over the world to serve our country.
02:31So a small way for us to say thank you is we want to give you a $100 Amex gift card from
02:35Tampa Premium Outlets.
02:36Maybe go out there and do a little shopping spree.
02:39And then another $50 gift card to PDQ and have a meal on us.
02:43Oh, thank you so much.
02:45You got it, Emily.
02:46We are so lucky to learn about you and your husband.
02:48Oh, thank you, guys.
02:50Well, we've had some great stories.
02:51We want to keep them coming for Military Monday and First Responder Friday.
02:54Just nominate someone right now at 99.5QYK.com.
02:57It is very important to us to be able to honor those in our community that serve us.
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