Hey, guys.
Austin Riley, third baseman for the Atlanta Braves.
And today I'm teeing off for Truist.
My teammates are six veterans who I think are American heroes
Keith Marshall.
My background is in the United States Air Force.
I served four years,
two tours in Desert Storm, Desert Shield and Operation Southern Watch.
My name is Paul Pelletier.
Short time in the Marine Corps, but had a profound impact on my life.
My name is Leland Rice.
Army veteran. I spent 20 years in the Army.
I worked in, Hawk missile system, Air defense artillery branch.
Veterans are important to Truist because they're the ultimate heroes.
At Truist our small businesses are Our heroes,
and they are The heartbeat of our communities.
And a veteran owned small business is the ultimate superhero
because of the service they provide to our country,
as well as the service they provide to our community.
At the
end of the day, one of the things in the military you can't do is stop.
You can't quit.
The mission is the mission whether you sleep or you don't sleep.
I did telecom in the Air Force.
Desert storm, Desert Shield.
And then Operation Southern Watch.
Two tours, two holiday seasons over there.
I joined when I was
18, got out about four and a half years later.
They put me through college and I started training with,
weight on my back, getting ready for my summer duty
and developed compartment syndrome in my leg 40 years ago.
It wasn't an elegant way to fix it. Really.
They kind of hired me to do the same thing I had been doing.
Which was logistics resupply, ammo, fuel, food.
Strategic logistics. Support.
Yeah.
For deploying and deployed units.
Come on.
What was your favorite part about today?
You know,
like I said, I think just, you know, spending some time with the veterans.
You know, I'm a big believer and, you know, those guys are the true heroes.
And getting to hear a little bit of those stories of what they've
what they've gone through, what they've sacrificed.
You made my day.
And I know you made six clients’ day
today as well, so I appreciate the partnership.
Thank you.
You guys are the reason why I get to do what I do.
And I appreciate everything.
