RUSH TRANSCRIPT Here on ░░░░░░░░ square For now tossing ░░░░░░░░ back to you griff ░░░░░░░░ very much As we ░░░░░░░░ this holiday season important ░░░░░░░░ salute those who protect ░░░░░░░░ defend America and those ░░░░░░░░ have made the ultimate ░░░░░░░░ like first lieutenant Travis ░░░░░░░░ killed while protecting his ░░░░░░░░ brothers in 2007 in ░░░░░░░░ His sister and Ryan ░░░░░░░░ us announcement Ryan hope ░░░░░░░░ had a great Christmas ░░░░░░░░ best to you and ░░░░░░░░ family With Ryan in ░░░░░░░░ Travis manion foundation running ░░░░░░░░ marine corps marathon because ░░░░░░░░ foundation was started there ░░░░░░░░ short story Travis was ░░░░░░░░ to run the marathon ░░░░░░░░ Washington he did not ░░░░░░░░ it home Ryan and ░░░░░░░░ members of her family ░░░░░░░░ father and others ran ░░░░░░░░ marathon in his honor ░░░░░░░░ out of that grew ░░░░░░░░ foundation these many years ░░░░░░░░ I can show you ░░░░░░░░ impact you have had ░░░░░░░░ have empowered more than ░░░░░░░░ 000 veterans and survivors ░░░░░░░░ 000 plus spartan members ░░░░░░░░ since become a part ░░░░░░░░ this organization you started ░░░░░░░░ your kitchen and there ░░░░░░░░ been more than 550 ░░░░░░░░ half a million youth ░░░░░░░░ by organization Talk to ░░░░░░░░ about this journey you ░░░░░░░░ been on and reflect ░░░░░░░░ the year that you ░░░░░░░░ had You know you ░░░░░░░░ a great spokesperson for ░░░░░░░░ organization but you know ░░░░░░░░ we do is pretty ░░░░░░░░ When veterans are taking ░░░░░░░░ their uniform leaving active ░░░░░░░░ we provide them with ░░░░░░░░ connection and additional sense ░░░░░░░░ purpose And so that ░░░░░░░░ what we provide to ░░░░░░░░ military community to families ░░░░░░░░ the fallen like myself ░░░░░░░░ can say when my ░░░░░░░░ was killed I was ░░░░░░░░ for what came next ░░░░░░░░ could I live a ░░░░░░░░ worthy of his sacrifice ░░░░░░░░ also serving others And ░░░░░░░░ that s what we ░░░░░░░░ We make sure we ░░░░░░░░ getting out into communities ░░░░░░░░ are working with kids ░░░░░░░░ can see half a ░░░░░░░░ children across the country ░░░░░░░░ been mentored by our ░░░░░░░░ mentors and so for ░░░░░░░░ it s a simple ░░░░░░░░ of just making sure ░░░░░░░░ we are providing that ░░░░░░░░ to our men and ░░░░░░░░ after they serve in ░░░░░░░░ military and saying hey ░░░░░░░░ still need you to ░░░░░░░░ and these are the ░░░░░░░░ that you can do ░░░░░░░░ Me then who but ░░░░░░░░ a survivor a gold ░░░░░░░░ sister Ryan for family ░░░░░░░░ that may have gone ░░░░░░░░ a very difficult day ░░░░░░░░ not seeing a lot ░░░░░░░░ hope on their horizon ░░░░░░░░ do you say to ░░░░░░░░ First Christmas after my ░░░░░░░░ was killed All I ░░░░░░░░ to do was curl ░░░░░░░░ in a ball and ░░░░░░░░ sense of isolation was ░░░░░░░░ And so I think ░░░░░░░░ have to make sure ░░░░░░░░ we are reaching out ░░░░░░░░ those that are feeling ░░░░░░░░ way making sure that ░░░░░░░░ know that there are ░░░░░░░░ there are communities that ░░░░░░░░ can be a part ░░░░░░░░ The Travis manion foundation ░░░░░░░░ just one right but ░░░░░░░░ are the community that ░░░░░░░░ can turn to Today ░░░░░░░░ of the Travis manion ░░░░░░░░ because of the thousands ░░░░░░░░ members of our spartan ░░░░░░░░ I feel no matter ░░░░░░░░ lonely how isolated I ░░░░░░░░ feel I know that ░░░░░░░░ have people that are ░░░░░░░░ there beside me that ░░░░░░░░ going to build me ░░░░░░░░ when I m feeling ░░░░░░░░ my lowest Enough hours ░░░░░░░░ the day Ryan to ░░░░░░░░ the stories I ve ░░░░░░░░ witnessed and people I ░░░░░░░░ met that were that ░░░░░░░░ brother or sister or ░░░░░░░░ or parent that was ░░░░░░░░ up in that ball ░░░░░░░░ yet through the participation ░░░░░░░░ the spartan leadership program ░░░░░░░░ other things that the ░░░░░░░░ is doing you have ░░░░░░░░ a difference Is there ░░░░░░░░ story that stands out ░░░░░░░░ you Travelling to Puerto ░░░░░░░░ in January for the ░░░░░░░░ time with a group ░░░░░░░░ families of the fallen ░░░░░░░░ I take with me ░░░░░░░░ young woman named Veronica ░░░░░░░░ she lost her husband ░░░░░░░░ he was Puerto Rican ░░░░░░░░ and she said I ░░░░░░░░ t want to be ░░░░░░░░ of a widow s ░░░░░░░░ and I promise you ░░░░░░░░ s not what this ░░░░░░░░ This is an organization ░░░░░░░░ are going to push ░░░░░░░░ to be a part ░░░░░░░░ something bigger than yourself ░░░░░░░░ give back in your ░░░░░░░░ s name and now ░░░░░░░░ four years later Veronica ░░░░░░░░ leading the expedition A ░░░░░░░░ star spouse out there ░░░░░░░░ the greater community to ░░░░░░░░ back in honor of ░░░░░░░░ loved one s legacy ░░░░░░░░ manion foundation Ryan thanks ░░░░░░░░ much for taking the