WEBVTT 00:00.009 --> 00:02.490 Mr Masai sergeant , the Lord told us 00:02.500 --> 00:04.611 you served . Can you tell us a little 00:04.611 --> 00:08.590 about your service ? Uh You mean 00:08.600 --> 00:11.710 well as an army ? Uh Hi . 00:13.250 --> 00:15.472 All right , sir . So major , my name is 00:15.472 --> 00:17.583 Sergeant , the Lord Marcus . Uh I was 00:17.583 --> 00:19.719 born in Mena Arkansas . Uh I'm a 14 00:19.729 --> 00:23.639 Echo with uh 57 Charlie 57 . That's a 00:23.649 --> 00:25.816 patriot enhanced operator maintainer . 00:25.816 --> 00:27.927 So Lord , what , what inspired you to 00:27.927 --> 00:30.149 join the army ? Was there a specific uh 00:30.149 --> 00:32.260 moment or person that influenced your 00:32.260 --> 00:34.149 decision ? Uh Wow , that's a good 00:34.149 --> 00:35.520 question . Uh 00:38.349 --> 00:40.516 Really just uh I wouldn't say a family 00:40.516 --> 00:42.900 trend but uh pretty , yeah , just a 00:42.909 --> 00:44.798 family trend . Uh my grandpa , my 00:44.798 --> 00:47.439 father , um pretty much everybody on my 00:47.450 --> 00:49.506 father's side was in the military or 00:49.506 --> 00:51.728 the police , uh police officers , state 00:51.728 --> 00:54.159 troopers and whatnot . Uh but they're 00:54.169 --> 00:56.740 uh just a family of service pretty much . 00:57.060 --> 00:59.400 Can , can you share a mem moment or a 00:59.409 --> 01:01.959 story uh from your time in the service 01:01.970 --> 01:04.137 that had a significant impact on you ? 01:05.510 --> 01:09.470 Mm Roving sands 01:09.480 --> 01:13.430 2022 . What about it ? It whooped my 01:13.440 --> 01:15.384 behind and everybody in my unit is 01:15.384 --> 01:19.199 behind . Uh I'm not gonna get into the 01:19.209 --> 01:21.376 specifics . But that was , uh , it was 01:21.376 --> 01:23.598 a good mission . We , we trained really 01:23.598 --> 01:23.510 well . We were actually training to 01:23.519 --> 01:25.630 come out here is what the idea of the 01:25.630 --> 01:27.686 training of , of that training was . 01:27.686 --> 01:30.019 But uh we ended up not going . So , but , 01:30.019 --> 01:32.186 but that was , uh , that was a turning 01:32.186 --> 01:34.186 point in my career because I really 01:34.186 --> 01:36.241 learned how to be an NCO and lead my 01:36.241 --> 01:38.241 troops . Absolutely . And you're at 01:38.241 --> 01:40.297 year seven . So what inspires you to 01:40.297 --> 01:42.220 stay in ? Uh Well , I wanna be a 01:42.230 --> 01:44.563 warrant officer . I wanna be a 140 Lima , 01:44.730 --> 01:46.779 uh stay in that maintenance , that 01:46.790 --> 01:49.580 maintenance realm . Uh And I wanna make 01:49.589 --> 01:51.811 a , a 20 plus year career out of it . I 01:51.811 --> 01:53.867 plan , I plan on being in for longer 01:53.867 --> 01:56.033 than 20 not just 20 sir . How has , uh 01:56.033 --> 01:57.811 being in the army affected your 01:57.811 --> 01:59.700 relationship with your family and 01:59.700 --> 02:01.756 friends back at home ? Honestly . Uh 02:01.756 --> 02:04.059 They're all supportive . Um They 02:04.069 --> 02:06.360 actually , I know some people , their 02:06.370 --> 02:08.703 families don't come and visit them . Uh , 02:08.703 --> 02:10.759 but mine do , uh , especially when I 02:10.759 --> 02:12.759 was stationed at Fort Sill , it's a 02:12.759 --> 02:14.759 four hour drive from my house or my 02:14.759 --> 02:16.592 house at Fort Sill to uh back in 02:16.592 --> 02:18.759 Arkansas . So it was easy . I had them 02:18.759 --> 02:20.592 come home , come to my house for 02:20.592 --> 02:22.759 Thanksgiving and Christmas and , and , 02:22.759 --> 02:22.289 and all the holidays that I could get 02:22.300 --> 02:24.356 them for and then I could leave on a 02:24.356 --> 02:26.520 four day pass and go there . Has the 02:26.529 --> 02:29.029 army been what you thought it was gonna 02:29.039 --> 02:32.949 be . Yes and more , sir . You 02:32.960 --> 02:35.309 gotta expand on that . Uh , there's 02:35.320 --> 02:37.598 just so many opportunities , education , 02:37.598 --> 02:40.619 uh , army per personal education and 02:40.630 --> 02:44.580 army education . Um , I mean , so much 02:44.589 --> 02:46.880 opportunity for promotions and , uh , I 02:46.889 --> 02:48.667 mean , I'm about to complete my 02:48.667 --> 02:50.833 associate's degree which will transfer 02:50.833 --> 02:53.000 into , uh , a bachelor's degree . I've 02:53.000 --> 02:55.056 only got to do five classes and I'll 02:55.056 --> 02:54.820 get my bachelor's in , uh , business 02:54.830 --> 02:56.941 admin advice . Would you give someone 02:56.941 --> 02:59.610 considering joining the army ? Consider 02:59.619 --> 03:03.169 ad a honestly , why ? Because 03:03.970 --> 03:06.081 the mission that we , the mission set 03:06.081 --> 03:08.081 that we are responsible for is , is 03:08.081 --> 03:10.137 unlike any other mission set for any 03:10.137 --> 03:12.303 other branch or , or any other M OS in 03:12.303 --> 03:14.581 the army , we're different . Uh I mean , 03:14.581 --> 03:16.637 we got sh out as well , but patriots 03:16.637 --> 03:18.699 specifically , we can go , we , we 03:18.710 --> 03:21.220 defend any , any asset that the army 03:21.229 --> 03:23.340 needs us to defend and we're mobile , 03:23.340 --> 03:25.562 we can go anywhere and do anything . We 03:25.562 --> 03:27.673 prove that we can go on uh Chinooks , 03:27.673 --> 03:29.840 we can sling load missiles . Uh We can 03:29.840 --> 03:32.610 pop up in ac seven on a , a lot of C 03:32.619 --> 03:34.675 seventeens in a day or two , a whole 03:34.675 --> 03:36.675 patriot battery and deploy wherever 03:36.675 --> 03:38.675 they need us to go . Uh It's just a 03:38.675 --> 03:40.841 really good M OS to be a part of and , 03:40.841 --> 03:43.063 or branch to be a part of air defense . 03:43.063 --> 03:44.952 You said you can call one of your 03:44.952 --> 03:47.119 family , can you call them right now ? 03:47.119 --> 03:46.259 One right now ? Absolutely . Well , 03:46.270 --> 03:50.190 let's give them a call . Ok , Mr 03:50.199 --> 03:52.460 Mis uh this is Colonel by here , I'm 03:52.470 --> 03:54.692 here with command star Major Robinson . 03:54.692 --> 03:56.748 We're uh we're sergeant , the Lord's 03:56.750 --> 03:59.080 brigade command team and we wanted to 03:59.089 --> 04:01.311 ask you a couple of questions . Is that 04:01.311 --> 04:05.160 ok today , Mr Mi , uh the Lord told us 04:05.169 --> 04:07.280 you served . Can you tell us a little 04:07.280 --> 04:11.250 about your service ? Uh You mean 04:11.259 --> 04:14.250 well as an army ? Hi . 04:15.720 --> 04:18.230 Hey , so we got sergeant the Lord here 04:18.239 --> 04:20.517 and I mean , he's doing an amazing job . 04:20.517 --> 04:22.683 How does it make you feel to know that 04:22.690 --> 04:24.912 he kind of followed in your footsteps ? 04:24.912 --> 04:26.968 And he's just knocking it out of the 04:26.968 --> 04:29.246 park here ? Oh , very good . Very good . 04:29.246 --> 04:32.839 We're a army , uh family , my dad 04:33.230 --> 04:37.230 of the Spanish American war . Oh , 04:37.239 --> 04:41.029 wow . How , how did you feel when he 04:41.040 --> 04:44.700 joined ? Oh , I was proud , very proud . 04:45.570 --> 04:47.737 Um If you could share one message with 04:47.737 --> 04:50.000 your grandson right now , um , what 04:50.010 --> 04:53.959 would it be ? Uh , well , one 04:53.970 --> 04:57.230 message is , I'm thankful that he's 04:57.239 --> 05:01.000 helping um fighting for our freedom 05:02.510 --> 05:06.250 and , uh , you know , it , it 05:06.260 --> 05:08.316 just makes us feel a lot more secure 05:08.316 --> 05:12.079 here . Well , the , 05:12.089 --> 05:14.630 the sergeant major and I are extremely 05:14.640 --> 05:17.100 grateful to you and , and everything 05:17.109 --> 05:19.760 that you did playing a part in raising 05:19.769 --> 05:21.850 him . He's been a phenomenal soldier 05:21.859 --> 05:25.200 for us and there's tons of soldiers 05:25.220 --> 05:28.279 that uh that , that he has impacted . 05:28.290 --> 05:30.512 So thank you for everything that you've 05:30.512 --> 05:32.679 done . Yes , we're sure proud of you . 05:32.679 --> 05:34.790 Thank you . Sir . Thank you , ma'am . 05:38.350 --> 05:38.959 Yes , 05:42.179 --> 05:44.290 don't hang up . I wonder if you gotta 05:44.290 --> 05:46.346 save . Ok , I'll uh I'll talk to you 05:46.346 --> 05:50.220 later . Love you . Yeah . Oh , you 05:50.420 --> 05:51.959 do right . 05:55.500 --> 05:56.500 Thank you , sir . 06:00.470 --> 06:03.649 No , no , no , not at all . It's tough . 06:04.109 --> 06:05.890 That was good . That was a good 06:05.959 --> 06:08.070 interview . Thanks . Thank you guys . 06:08.850 --> 06:09.510 Appreciate it .