WEBVTT 00:00.040 --> 00:03.480 frank . You ready ? Yes . 00:03.490 --> 00:06.260 Okay let's do it frank . I'm just kind 00:06.260 --> 00:08.149 of cruise . Uh Did you say that ? 00:08.149 --> 00:10.850 Torrance is your first cousin ? That is 00:10.850 --> 00:13.510 correct . He's a very dear friend of 00:13.510 --> 00:16.050 mine . He's a great friend . He used to 00:16.050 --> 00:18.790 work for me . He d and I and I have 00:18.790 --> 00:21.840 been friends for over 20 years . He 00:21.840 --> 00:24.440 will tell you that we are that he's I'm 00:24.440 --> 00:26.607 one of his best friends . It's a small 00:26.607 --> 00:28.773 world I figured . Yeah I will call him 00:28.773 --> 00:28.740 after we do this interview . President 00:28.740 --> 00:32.380 frank . How are you ? I'm fine . I'm at 00:32.380 --> 00:35.310 eric john and uh I'm hearing myself 00:35.310 --> 00:37.532 inside his things so it's kind of weird 00:37.532 --> 00:40.360 uh enjoying a basketball tournament . 00:40.650 --> 00:42.860 Tell me about the basketball tour of 00:42.860 --> 00:46.250 what's going on with . You got a host 00:46.250 --> 00:48.417 of teams . We've got some strong teams 00:48.417 --> 00:50.583 and some weak teams and I hope that we 00:50.583 --> 00:52.760 do really , really well . Now w 00:52.770 --> 00:55.790 business , one of the coaches . That is 00:55.790 --> 00:58.350 correct . Is he coaching your team 00:59.140 --> 01:02.550 negative ? He's not coaching our team . 01:02.560 --> 01:05.270 We wanted to get him . But somehow the 01:05.280 --> 01:07.000 powerhouse team guy , 01:07.170 --> 01:10.500 somebody had more juice to get to be as 01:10.500 --> 01:14.460 their coach . Exactly . Are 01:14.460 --> 01:17.520 you from Washington actually from the 01:17.520 --> 01:20.520 sales . But Lexington is my home , you 01:20.520 --> 01:23.940 grew up in Kentucky fan always . Yes . 01:23.950 --> 01:26.150 So you would have liked to have to be 01:26.150 --> 01:29.720 as your coach ? Yes . The 01:29.730 --> 01:32.150 command so that I'm under most of us , 01:32.150 --> 01:34.150 the majority of us are all Kentucky 01:34.150 --> 01:36.620 guys and girls soldiers and we were 01:36.620 --> 01:38.620 kind of disappointed you didn't get 01:38.620 --> 01:41.150 them , but we'll move on . Tell me your 01:41.150 --> 01:43.206 rank . And tell me what you're doing 01:43.206 --> 01:46.090 overseas ? I'm a first lieutenant . Uh 01:46.100 --> 01:48.420 with two oh 6 10 battalion , third US 01:48.420 --> 01:50.840 Army and not in the morale welfare and 01:50.840 --> 01:53.790 recreation officer for my peninsula . 01:53.800 --> 01:56.650 Are you are often in combat 01:57.040 --> 02:00.150 often in combat . Know 02:00.160 --> 02:03.180 what's it like over there ? 02:03.190 --> 02:07.030 It's hot lonely . But 02:07.040 --> 02:10.990 we finally did get by . I would 02:10.990 --> 02:13.212 assume the obvious . I would assume the 02:13.212 --> 02:15.434 obvious that you miss your family . Big 02:15.434 --> 02:18.360 time . Yes , I do . Mr friends , family 02:18.660 --> 02:20.827 and all the little things that used to 02:20.827 --> 02:23.900 take for granted what will be the first 02:23.900 --> 02:26.122 food you want to eat when you come back 02:26.122 --> 02:28.456 after you hugged your family like crazy . 02:28.456 --> 02:30.440 Uh First 02:30.440 --> 02:34.010 food I'd say a good 02:34.020 --> 02:35.350 media and real estate 02:37.360 --> 02:39.930 sounds great with something cold to 02:39.930 --> 02:42.520 drink . Of course , of course . 02:42.530 --> 02:46.230 What else about your 02:46.230 --> 02:48.341 experiences over there ? Are you okay 02:48.341 --> 02:51.750 to share with ? Let's see here , I'm 02:51.760 --> 02:54.430 tired . People are 02:54.430 --> 02:57.560 different and we're here to do our job . 02:57.570 --> 02:59.792 We'll do our job and come out and say , 02:59.792 --> 03:03.160 can you see the day when all americans 03:03.160 --> 03:05.940 will be out of that part of the world ? 03:08.010 --> 03:09.230 Health . 03:09.510 --> 03:13.830 Uh 03:13.840 --> 03:16.118 let's see here . Let me take advantage . 03:16.118 --> 03:20.840 Eventually 03:20.850 --> 03:24.810 when the job is done . What about 03:24.810 --> 03:26.977 your family ? Do you miss how old your 03:26.977 --> 03:30.230 kids ? I have a two year old and a five 03:30.230 --> 03:32.800 month girl , wow , that's tough . 03:33.000 --> 03:35.111 That's gonna be really morning . He's 03:35.111 --> 03:37.167 this morning . He's fishing with his 03:37.167 --> 03:40.070 grandfather . Well that's cool . It was 03:40.070 --> 03:42.126 the last time you seen your two year 03:42.126 --> 03:41.460 old 03:42.510 --> 03:47.140 May 03:47.150 --> 03:51.040 oh five , wow . Except except a couple 03:51.040 --> 03:54.220 of except a couple of pictures and 03:55.440 --> 03:58.350 emails and stuff like that . What's 03:58.350 --> 04:01.110 your favorite sport frank ? Favorite 04:01.110 --> 04:04.010 sport ? Football . Okay . You following 04:04.010 --> 04:06.177 Kentucky or is it or is it an NFL team 04:06.177 --> 04:09.830 or what ? Uh , follow college and 04:09.830 --> 04:12.690 professional ? Uh , I wish your cats 04:12.690 --> 04:14.579 would , uh , come on par with the 04:14.579 --> 04:16.801 basketball team . Maybe coach smith can 04:16.801 --> 04:19.023 use some of his influence to get , uh , 04:19.023 --> 04:21.079 get some good guys and you're on the 04:21.079 --> 04:23.190 back on the football team . I got you 04:23.190 --> 04:25.190 anything else you want to say ? The 04:25.190 --> 04:28.480 folks over here . Uh , hello 04:28.480 --> 04:31.160 everybody . Uh , be home soon . 04:31.540 --> 04:35.220 Uh , dedicate this game . 04:35.230 --> 04:37.397 Three people that lost within the last 04:37.397 --> 04:39.619 month and a half . My first cousin , he 04:39.619 --> 04:43.470 got a motorcycle crash two days ago and 04:43.480 --> 04:47.150 my aunt client Jackson and 04:47.740 --> 04:50.260 generators to both out of breast cancer 04:50.940 --> 04:53.630 frank . It was great talking to you . I 04:53.630 --> 04:56.030 wish you godspeed . Um , I hope you get 04:56.030 --> 04:58.300 to hug your kids very very soon . 04:58.310 --> 05:01.700 Thanks live , pleasure talking to you . 05:01.710 --> 05:03.821 Thanks frank . And I will call to you 05:03.821 --> 05:06.220 and I'll tell him you said , Hey , all 05:06.220 --> 05:08.010 right .