Core Four - Butt Bats | BRCC

[@bradoncampbell2626]

I am a simple man. I see "core four" I click!

[@Niels.OZ3NO]

Same.

[@andyaitken4243]

For sure!

[@lizardking3743]

I need more core four

[@connorashbee6893]

Samsies

[@allyssacalloway2634]

I am a simple woman. I see "core four" & I also click.

[@paulwhatever1455]

"I don't give a fuck if you're offended" Why I love you guys

[@ryanbuckley5529]

I’m a civilian, ever since I was a small child I cried whenever I was at a war memorial. I knew from a very young age how extremely important they are. I really look up to you guys and from the bottom of my heart... So Much Love and Respect to you guys!!! THANK YOU FOR WHO YOU ARE!!! 🙏🏼🇺🇸🇺🇸🙏🏼

[@bourbonstjoeNOLA]

In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; And in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie, In Flanders Fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep , though poppies grow In Flanders fields. -John McCrae. On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 the Great War ended when Germany signed an armistice. In Commonwealth countries like Canada where I live November 11th is known as Remembrance Day and we observe 2 minutes of silence for all our dead in all our wars. We also wear the red poppy as a symbol of recognition of their ultimate sacrifice “ Lest we Forget “. I had the honour of serving for 4 years in the Canadian Army Reserve as a 031, Infantry , in the Canadian Scottish Regiment. When we paraded on that day it was all the more poignant to me because my father, who had served 27 years in the Royal Canadian Air Force as a pilot died in November 11th at the age of 47. Not a single year has gone by since his passing that I do not honour that silence, that I do not try and gather with others who have served and raise a glass to him and to others we have all lost. That is what it means to me to. Keep up the good work guys. Love the coffee, I wear the merch on the daily, love the whiskey when I can get my hands on it ( Only twice so far when I’ve been to Vegas ). Disclaimer: I was only ever a weekend warrior, I’ve never deployed farther than Fort Lewis in Washington state, I have never seen any combat. I am a little embarrassed to admit I have twice in recent years been thanked for my service. To everyone at Black Rifle and anyone any where who has ever been down range, from the bottom of my heart...I thank YOU for your service.

[@michailbest1122]

Thank you for putting that poem here in it's full length.

[@bourbonstjoeNOLA]

@@michailbest1122 Thanks Michail, I can’t recite it verbatim, but, it was important enough to me to get it correct. It has been a symbol to me for many years and I’m glad it persists to even this day despite budget cuts, COVID and other events. We need to show we remember those who have fallen! Lest we Forget.

[@MrAPCProductions]

www.legion.org/poppyday The American Legion has had the poppy for almost 100 years and most don't know about it.

[@benkays3886]

@@MrAPCProductions Kind of thought it was weird Logan said we don't have anything like that here in America. There's always at least one Legion member with poppies outside WalMart in my town this time of year

[@Stoner_9519]

@@benkays3886 here in the U.K at least we have them in schools and mostly all shops and even have people going door to door at least in my area with them so I think what he means is that it’s just not no where near like it is here and Europe with the poppies I personally donate £50 every year for a poppy

[@williamblack1137]

The poppy flower has always been a part of our Memorial Day down here in Monroe Georgia. Moina Belle Michael is actually buried here in Monroe also known as the Poppy lady. She spent a lot of her life making the poppy the symbol for remembrance of American Fallen Soldiers.

[@DarkCloud_74]

33:20, been saying this for years! Love you guys, God Bless Texas!!!

[@P1N3APPLEZ]

Core 4 back to back?!?! I LOVE THIS

[@rmoore318]

Pin with the two boots/rifle/and helmet. "Freedom" on top of pin "Sacrifice" on the bottom or something like that.

[@squatch2461]

Memorial Day symbol: Red Poppy. It covers everyone who died for our country, is recognized and used by some of our allies, and isn't used for anything else here that I'm aware of.

[@stillholding4975]

This is basically therapy. Thank you 👊

[@maxcullen3427]

As British lifelong civvie love that we have the poppy as Logan said it starts the conversation that’s the best way too pass on the memory of fallen amazing gear connected with Remembrance Day money helps all veterans 🇬🇧 proud too support

[@DaveyJake]

As a longtime BRCC fan and proud Coffee Club Member-who happens to code for a living-there are definitely those who are ate-up AND flump because their company does everything for them. I was borderline flump for awhile: worked 12-15hr days cos I truly loved my job more than my life. It took a good friend chewing me out for me to change. Started Jiu-Jitsu, limited myself to an 8-hour work day and, little-by-little, life is getting better!

[@tflanagan3511]

"Symbology" Logan must've just watched The Boondock Saints

[@jeremyk5414]

It’s still a word just the wrong one😂 I’m pretty sure “symbology” means the study of symbols in language. But for a Marine it’s pretty good

[@loganlapointe2744]

@T Flanagan I'm glad I'm not the only one who picked up on that.

[@tflanagan3511]

@@loganlapointe2744 I almost annoy myself with how much I quote that movie but it's such a good movie lol

[@christophernations775]

I think Memorial day already has a symbol which is the red poppy flower. I remember my grandmother wearing a poppy flower pin on Memorial day

[@KaptajnKaffe]

Yea, but it is mainly a british thing.

[@Verndarvorn]

The red poppy is a symbol of war remembrance and sacrifice all over the world (at least the western world) to my knowledge. Here in New Zealand (Australia too) it primarily revolves around ANZAC day. Remembering of first landings of the ANZACS at Gallipoli in particular.

[@bigblock109]

I've heard you guys mention Tim Montana a few times on the podcast and I checked him out today. Thanks! Really good stuff.

[@bencastino9441]

I love listening to you guys! Busting up laughing almost whole time makes my drive home from work go by faster. Thanks Gents

[@Koconnor24]

Great podcast. Love the company and the products. Bring back the flag on the T-shirt sleeves.

[@EditingWithPopPop]

No. Please don't. We know we are American. We don't need a flag on everything. And, we don't need something on the back. Luckily, BRCC doesn't do that.

[@danielmeldazis5399]

Great show guys!

[@AmandaSmith-su6vb]

The poppy is a symbol of Remembrance day in the UK, which is on November 11 (Veterans Day here in the US). I'm not that much older than you guys, but I do remember volunteers from the Salvation Army (I think) selling little paper poppies in front of WalMart a few days before Veterans Day when I was a kid. Maybe about 10 years ago my husband and I realized it had been decades since we had seen anyone doing that... and it made us sad. This should definitely be brought back, and if BRCC is the one that makes it happen, all the better.

[@nickortiz5072]

And Hot Logan completes it! Absofuckinglutely my favorite episodes, Core Four 🤘

[@Werewolf_Actual]

You guys need to get Colion Noir on the podcast.

[@bendavis855]

The symbol for Memorial day should probably the Soldiers Cross

[@andyaitken4243]

I love how passionate Mat is on this podcast and he is totally right to be. The core four all laid their lives on the line for the freedoms that some ignorant Americans ignore and this is coming from me, a Brit who may have been born British but I consider myself American by choice. Also, Logan was talking about the battle of the Somme in WW1.

[@arryan2016]

On the topic of a symbol for Memorial Day, what about dog tags? Every soldier wears them and they can be a pin or a button, maybe paired with a flag or a cross?

[@vg1701]

For the Memorial Day pins/symbol, you could use a Battlefield Cross with poppy flowers either growing around the boots, or have poppies placed in the boots.

[@AnonHive]

Love you guys and this show.

[@CraigersCashCraigester]

I remember back in the day when I was in Iowa, they did the red poppy flower for Memorial Day but I think it’s a lost idea for the states now. Mat in regards to the white stars on a flag, it represents family members who were deployed/currently serving. My parents had one up when I was deployed.

[@josephholmes1947]

I'm from Iowa, I was just going to say the same thing, I remember the red poppy being sold for donations at Casey's gas station counters by VFW or Lions Club. I think when the Greatest Generation passed the baton to the next generations, we all dropped it sadly.

[@CraigersCashCraigester]

@@josephholmes1947 exactly and it’s a shame

[@ryanbuckley5529]

We did that in northern Arizona also. If it was brought back, the F**ked up thing is that the media and the left would say it “Represents Genocide”

[@CraigersCashCraigester]

@@ryanbuckley5529 I think we should start a purge but that’s just me 😂

[@jeffreygunn3530]

I believe what you're thinking of is the blue star flag. It's a white background bordered in red with a blue star on it to symbolize having a family member deployed. A similar flag with a gold star represents a family member who was killed in service. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Service_flag

[@Niels.OZ3NO]

I've just listened to Jamey Johnson In Color. I'm completely blown away.

[@joshuamayer8294]

Can’t wait for you guys to be in town this weekend in Clarksville, TN!!!!! #grandopening

[@colindreher3799]

If a group of people can get that movement going and do it in such a positive way, I would bet it is BRCC. I wear a red shirt every Friday and my boss asked me about it, so that was cool to me to explain it.

[@Naviguesser20]

We already do use the poppy here in the U.S. they sell them for donations every year outside VFWs and department stores. I keep one above my car’s rear view mirror always. The MLB had the poppy patched on to every uniform on Memorial Day.

[@PunkRockStreetRacer]

We used to get fake red poppy flowers on memorial day when I was a kid. Or at least I remember it. I think my mom got them from Poineer Bank in the tiny town of Mapleton. So that used to be a thing here in the US, some places at least.

[@gagesanders8530]

As far as spreading a symbol for Memorial Day, I think the battlefield cross would be the best symbol, and shirts and hats I think are the best way to spread it, something that can be worn and seen. Hell even a flag that could be flown especially on Memorial Day.

[@delidemon]

the stars and stripes is my symbol for memorial day. red white and blue!

[@ryanhansen1758]

It was nice meeting you yesterday logan... I hope I didn't embarrass myself yesterday fan Girling over mat 😂🤣... you ever want a lunatic employee on the podcast that rambles. IM YOUR GUY!! 😁

[@codybonner3828]

The symbol for memorial day that you wear exists in Canada! We call it remembrance day but for the whole month of November we wear poppies over our hearts

[@bigstevie1690]

I barely drink coffee and it's Nescafe Instant, Barely in the military, Not even American but for some reason i Fcukin love this company and everyone involved and everything they do but especially The Core Four!! i need to try and find this coffee in Scotland to at least try it!!

[@Jodah175]

How cool would it be if we took an entire month to remember and thank the people who helped build this country, who have served the country, and those that still serve this country? Just imagine.

[@tony66au]

Poppy fields of Flanders in Belgium was the origin of the remembrance Poppy. Aussies and New Zealanders wear them but its also found world wide to remember the fallen. It was one of the first plants to grow on battlefields in Flanders Belgium and the connection was made by a Canadian medical officer, Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae who wrote the poem 'In Flanders fields'.

[@AbnsundevilL7]

Core Four is spicy today... I like it.

[@eddiep.7559]

This episode was great....ps “Butt Bats” made me spit take my coffee. Thanks for that.

[@jackhouck2687]

When I was young. Yes that was a long time ago. We all wore poppies. The red symbolized blood in the grass of the battlefield. Dad made us wear it, and we always flew our flags. Those days are gone. Matt don't get to upset. There are still great patriotic people out there. The others still scream louder, just to be heard. There are twenty behind them going wtf is wrong with these idiots

[@commandersalamander6]

I’m pretty sure the V.F.W sells poppies still

[@31bmparmy]

Black Rifle needs to remake the “Ballard of the green beret” with GWOT vets

[@danielappel2984]

What about y'all create a symbol for Memorial day and start a movement? 🇺🇸🇺🇸 All the best from your biggest fan in Germany 🇩🇪 and thanks to everyone of you for your service!!!

[@rrobinson2008]

VA slogan is spot on...

[@brihno360]

VFW used to hand out those little red poppy pins back in the day. I’d be good with that

[@jmethos]

When I was young most of us wore poppies. We need to get that back.

[@crowgirgen]

The American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars use to sell Red Poppies. So sort of the Red Poppy pin would be good.

[@cSheZillA]

14:57 Mat you said it right there. That’s the reason you have a hard time getting a movement and symbol for Memorial Day. Not going to tout anything that I do/have done because that’s gross virtue signaling as well. And having not served, I will be the first to say I have NO idea how this day affects the veteran community.

[@tankerboysabot]

JT just gets to do more badass shit with badass people all the time. I mean theyre all doing cool shit but JT is FLYING A FUCKING JET!!!

[@chasekellerman3347]

If Jamey Johnson isn't at the event in Tennessee you are missing out on the real king of Nashville and a Marine

[@thanes1343]

the Poppy did originate from the USA but it took of in the commonwealth and my home of the UK

[@mattgodwin4202]

For me Old Glory has always been that symbol. Everything our country used to stand for was encompassed in our flag. When I see the flag I think about all of those men who made the ultimate sacrifice so we could even have our flag

[@jmethos]

I was just as ticked off as you all Logan!

[@kylewilliams8725]

Love the Freedom of speech on FreeRange 🇺🇲🇺🇲. Social media has the some most influential power ever created. Thank you for your service and creating amazing coffee BRCC.

[@elvinadams1934]

Love the Podcast. Enjoy the guests. Would be awesome to see Tom McDonald on the show.

[@michailbest1122]

That symbol for our youth could be our National Cemeteries. I think that battle you are referring to is Flanders. Something about the poppies of Flanders fields. It's probably the most famous poem coming out of the Great War. I'm sorry I'm not doing it justice. South Korea does it the best. Each primary school class in the entire country gets a section of the Korean War Cemetery and they are responsible for maintaining that portion of the war cemetery. How about we do that. Honor our war dead. Require kids to go perform a day of service at their local National Cemetery. Or at the least semi annual field trips or something. Having been to multiple National Cemeteries, some to visit family members, some just to pay respect generally, it is impossible to leave a National Cemetery with out having some feeling of the gravity of the freedoms we enjoy. Glad you are bringing more attention to this.

[@420BulletSponge]

JT needs to do a video with Psyched Substance here on YT!

[@DaleA79]

Any specific time set for Clarksville??

[@ride4days]

Pretty sure every Memorial Day members of our local VFW hand out poppies. This is a thing, how do these guys not know about it?

[@RetemVictor]

Sadly not many of us younger vets are actively involved in the VFW.

[@Bean24-]

A cool symbol could be an eagle it’s simple and resembles freedom in which they gave the ultimate price for. Idk if an eagle already has a representation for something else but I think that’d be pretty good.

[@thomascrum185]

A lapel pin shaped like a solider 4 different types, Red for world war 1/2, White for Korean War, Blue for Vietnam and Red/White and Blue for all soldiers who gave the ultimate sacrifice. Each variation will have a production run based off those soldiers that lost theirs lives. Example WW1/2 would produce 521,915 pins , Korean 36,516 , Vietnam 58,209 and combined 623,955 for all wars starting with WW1 ending with War on Terror.

[@joshuaputman8307]

New segment, "Jarhead Jackass" 😆😆😆

[@Lumpy22]

A gold star in center surrounded by Icons of wars that are men and women fought and died in.

[@Suplexus]

Muttin bustin is awesome!

[@nonsenseandetc413]

i think the symbol would be the combat cross right?

[@geraldbizot5770]

John McCrae 1872-1918 Sepia headshot of poet John Mccrae in uniform. Born in Guelph, Ontario, Canadian poet, soldier, and physician John McCrae earned his undergraduate and medical degrees at the University of Toronto, where he received the Gold Medal. As a physician, he worked at Toronto General Hospital, Johns Hopkins Hospital, McGill University, the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Montreal General Hospital, and the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal. He served in the Boer War in South Africa as an artillery subaltern in the Canadian Contingent from 1899 to 1900, was promoted to the rank of major in 1904, and reenlisted in the First Canadian Contingent soon after the start of World War I. McCrae became a member of the Royal College of Surgeons and was the first Canadian to be appointed consulting surgeon to the British Army. McCrae’s well-known poem “In Flanders Fields” memorializes the April 1915 battle in Belgium’s Ypres salient. For 17 days, McCrae tended those injured in the battle. The poem, written after the death of a close friend, was first published in Punch magazine and led to the adoption of the poppy as the Flower of Remembrance for the British and Commonwealth war dead. McCrae wrote several medical textbooks during his life, and his poetry was posthumously gathered into the collection In Flanders Fields and Other Poems (1919). In 1915, McCrae was transferred to Boulogne No.3 General Hospital to oversee medicine. He worked there until his pneumonia-related death on January 28, 1918, at the age of 45. McCrae was buried with full military honors in Wimereux Cemetery near Boulogne, France. His family home in Guelph is preserved as a museum, and the main street in Wimereux is now named Rue McCrae. The poppy is also worn in Canada.

[@kimharding2246]

@Logan The VFW sells red poppies every year. I have one always tied to my car visor. ❤️

[@robertl7503]

just a simple picture of a SOLDIER

[@ianhalderman9959]

I've thought about what the symbol should be before.. and why not the poppy? The soldiers we lost fell on the same fields and were buried with soldiers from other countries. To me the poppy has the same impact that it does to someone from England, France, Canada, and Australia.

[@tylergardner6066]

I like Europe’s idea like a flower or Have a pen that’s the shield with the stars and stripes on it would be good

[@aaronnelsonmusic5971]

I know this is an old as s*** podcast, but the VFW in my hometown still sells paper poppies to wear. I don't know if many others do it still.

[@ilovemusicsg]

You guys should just try and make the poppy popular as well for the US, there are lots of countries around the world that use the poppy and if it remember right the US was also in WW1, Flanders Fields is the battle location and there is a poem that goes with it

[@markwalsh2112]

Poppies Are for Veteran's Day/ Armistice Day in Europe

[@clay.redlineadventures]

I think you guys are definitely on to something with a pin or sticker as a symbol for Memorial Day. I think just simply wearing an American flag pin would be a good idea.

[@kevins.4685]

Can we please get some more Instructor Earl!!

[@MrJScottyRice55]

I would watch a Paul Cauthen episode so damn quick

[@andypaul3788]

2 crossed, slightly damaged eagle feathers over an olive branch to symbolize the sacrifices made for peace over the numerous conflicts we have been involved with

[@vg1701]

Fusion isn't self-sustaining. If the fusion plant fails for any reason, the plasma (which is what is at those insanely high temps) rapidly cools. The fusion machine will be greatly damaged but no issues or hazards to anything beyond the fusion plant.

[@ScipioWill]

When are you guys having Mark Leshikar on?

[@sharpni]

My grandpa for as long as I could remember always had a poppy hanging from his rear view mirror

[@thedesertborneworkshop2438]

as far as a symbol for memorial day i suggest either a black star like the CIA wall or maybe two arrows crossed and one of them snapped in half

[@SiDayUT1]

Old Joke, How do you fleece sheep? Bring out a new i-phone!

[@johngriff914]

US Army commercial is up to 165k dislikes now

[@sinner2512]

The poppy is the enduring symbol of remembrance of the First World War. It is strongly linked with Armistice Day (11 November), but the poppy's origin as a popular symbol of remembrance lies in the landscapes of the First World War. Poppies were a common sight, especially on the Western Front. They flourished in the soil churned up by the fighting and shelling. The flower provided Canadian doctor John McCrae with inspiration for his poem 'In Flanders Fields', which he wrote whilst serving in Ypres in 1915. It was first published in Punch, having been rejected by The Spectator. In 1918, in response to McCrae's poem, American humanitarian Moina Michael wrote 'And now the Torch and Poppy Red, we wear in honor of our dead…'. She campaigned to make the poppy a symbol of remembrance of those who had died in the war. Artificial poppies were first sold in Britain in 1921 to raise money for the Earl Haig Fund in support of ex-servicemen and the families of those who had died in the conflict. They were supplied by Anna Guérin, who had been manufacturing the flowers in France to raise money for war orphans. Selling poppies proved so popular that in 1922 the British Legion founded a factory - staffed by disabled ex-servicemen - to produce its own. It continues to do so today.

[@MudSlingar]

Do schools in the US not have any focus on Memorial Day & Veterans day - spending any amount of time discussing the importance and significance? Growing up in Canada, every year in school there were speeches, gatherings, and conversations in our classrooms about our Remembrance day (Nov. 11th). It is a big deal. I mean shit, its a topic that is present and discussed in schools, families and neighbors get involved with attending ceremonies, or at least watching televised ceremonies at home. If you really want to drive the importance home, offer to speak and present at a local school or two. Tell stories, make people cry, answer questions, and make them remember; people will remember these interactions for life. I still remember each person that spoke to us in the school gymnasium or library.

[@biggjoe8526]

They’re giving gardeners certificates for surviving the school year during pandemic. When my wife told me that I could not believe it.

[@benjiboi6669]

i think our memorial day sybol should be wearing somthing with a flag on it

[@JimmyShot]

The flag matt is mentioning is the blue star and gold star flags. Blue star is famliy member deployed, gold is a family member lost in war. My mom has the gold one at the house, and theres a "Gold Star moms group of those mothers for support and such.

[@tedhicks6416]

My father had a poppy flower on his rear view mirror, never understood.

[@jakemanning87]

What about a pin or patch with a pair of boots with a rifle standing up and helmet on top like they do overseas when a service member dies and yall have remembrance ceremonies while you're in country, im sorry I dont know what its called but if yall made a pin or patch with that on it, I would wear it and buy 20 for my family

[@casualplayah]

black rifle coffee where we talk about black rifles not even 1% of the time

[@RayTieRom]

Wear something purple. A pin, a tie, socks. Purple is the color that people associate with purple hearts.

[@RayTieRom]

We do it for freaking Saint pats with green. Let's do purple, it's visible, it's loud.

[@christopherross8358]

Yo! I used to work on the Vulcan ♠. You need a mechanic or a Mad Scientist? 💥💥💥💥💥 IYAOYAS

[@Sera-Marie]

I didn't realise that the poppies were only a European recognised symbol

[@tedhicks6416]

Maybe a flag of the unknown soldier?

[@andrewhansen1565]

Smedley

[@josephbrennan7637]

Fat Mac- “basic food stuff”

[@charless8100]

For the US wouldn’t the folded flag be the best representation of Memorial Day?

[@davewalter5945]

The government needs to stay out of my pants!