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Become a Battle Saint

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    Military mom creates bracelets, scarves. Support our troops at: battlesaint.com

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Send our next guest knows exactly what it's like to have -- in the military issue as the sun three nephews and two -- currently serving.

And she admitted her mission to help loved ones stay connected all fighting overseas.

This was her idea -- you came up with a bracelet and honor of their service.

And from there her business has only grown it helped our heroes.

They now have a scarf we'll talk about as well we're joined this morning by military mom Cynthia -- the of battle saint.

Dot com good to see this morning -- good morning -- I think your family for so much sacrifice you have a recent family reunion in which you -- inspired to do something to help our veterans.

Why were you inspired what was the message.

No hearing this story is sub by loved ones around a campfire about a lost friends and close calls stories like you know I stepped on -- IE DE.

And I lifted my foot and I could see my imprint in today wasn't my day.

-- because not all of them costs just heartbreaking compelling stories I knew I wanted to give back and is something to make a difference so came up with the idea of doing a unique bracelet.

The battle same bracelet each.

Piece refers to a certain.

Person or branch of the military and each each -- person on this has specific relevance for example there's a saint in that protects those who worked with explosives.

There's another individual that protects paratroopers so there's everything on here for all branches of the -- military to protect those that are serving and you can buy these in the money goes to the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund.

As -- the money for the scarfs that your wearing right now these scarves are very important to our troops.

They Wear them over in Afghanistan.

Talk about the significance of -- -- where they love these cars in Afghanistan it by them on the streets.

That keeps them warm they can use him as a pillow at night.

They protect them from sandstorms and it gives and that sense of protection and comfort when their when their way I wanna hear from you and in your personal experience and what.

Your son for example tells you about the conditions that things that these troops have to endure that most people don't actually know about the things are going through every day how hard it is over there.

You know the conditions are harsh.

In not only the physical conditions but the continual bombardment there's -- there's no escape.

You know I heard someone say there's no pause button there's continual bombings shelling -- that conditions are hard supplies may not make it true.

I'm so it's it's a tough tough.

Life that they have when they're there in the sacrifices they make.

They lose loved ones they lose lose buddies -- -- friends.

And it's it's such -- sacrifice that they make for our freedoms so it's a way to honor them and thanked them for everything they're doing.

And to sacrifice the families make as well it must be difficult having sons and nephews and nieces all serving overseas.

Cynthia LeMay said thanks so much for being here the website is battle saint dot com again the money goes to the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund you can -- the bracelet.

You can buy the scarf.

At that website thank you so much for being thank you very much station appreciate.

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