MacDill Air Force First Sergeant from Riverview Honored By Wife
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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.
00:10It is Military Monday. We've got Alexandra on the phone with us.
00:14We're talking about her husband, Justin.
00:15Good morning, Alexandra. How are you?
00:17I'm good. Thank you very much.
00:19So tell us about Justin. How does he serve our country?
00:21What branch, his rank, all of that?
00:24Yeah, so he is in the Air Force. He's been in for 16 years.
00:27He is currently stationed at MacDill.
00:30He is a Master Sergeant in the Air Force, and he is now a First Sergeant in the Air Force.
00:36Oh, wow. And what does he do in the Air Force?
00:39It's more so dealing with the people aspect of more like an HR person.
00:45Okay.
00:45Yeah.
00:46But that's not how he started out. He actually worked on planes, right?
00:49Yeah. He started out working on the B-52 doing maintenance.
00:53Okay.
00:53And then he went to the KC-135 here at MacDill, and recently he just started in March being a First Shirt.
01:01Wow. 16 years. And you've been with him the whole time?
01:06No. We met when he was – he hadn't been in for eight years.
01:10Okay. Well, I mean, still, I mean, that's tough on you, too.
01:13We always like to, you know, at least say thank you to you because we know that, you know, when your husband's out and he's doing things, you know, and serving our country, it's hard on you, too, sometimes.
01:24Yes, ma'am.
01:25So tell us what you guys like to do when he's not working. What part of town do you guys live in, and what kind of things do you guys like to do?
01:30Well, we are in Riverview right now.
01:33Okay.
01:33Right now, we like to go, like, blueberry picking at the different locations in, like, Plant City, and that's really fun.
01:41We love going to Busch Gardens, and we're planning a trip through to Tennessee shortly.
01:47Nice.
01:47Nice.
01:47So it'll be fun.
01:48Yeah.
01:49Do you ever go down to the base and with him and hang out there and see him?
01:53We do, yeah.
01:54He likes to play softball, and so he played with the base and different tournaments around here, around Tampa.
02:02Very cool.
02:03Well, listen, we want to do this.
02:04We are so excited that we got to learn about your husband, Justin.
02:07We want to give you a $100 Visa gift card from our friends at Stingray Chevrolet.
02:11Maybe you guys can go out and have a nice meal together.
02:14Just a small way for us to say thank you.
02:16Oh, awesome.
02:18I really appreciate it.
02:19You got it, and we're so thankful for Justin's service, so give him our thanks and our love, okay?
02:23Yes, thank you.
02:23I can't say it enough.
02:24We love hearing these stories.
02:25We want to hear more of these stories about those loved ones in your life that serve our country or serve our community for Military Monday or First Responder Friday.
02:32Just go to 995QIK.com to nominate someone.