your 2014 indy 500 champion, brian hunter ray. here comes he won t get there. hunter-reay wins the indianapolis 500. he is the first american to take on the the checkered flag since 2006. after the race he says the big win is still sinking in. a dream has comes true today. i m a proud american boy, that s for sure. that s great. we want to hear more from him live right here on fox & friends. that s coming up at 7:30. fantastic to see him rockin the flag like that. coming up here on the show amid the v.a. scandal, a new plan will let vets seek private health but will it work? our next guest is a doctor and a vet here with a unique plan that could change veterans care
we hope you are, too. that is the song band of brothers being performed by west point. by the west point band. they were playing music all morning long out on the plaza. please come down. we re cook up some stuff, honoring our troops this morning here on fox & friends. we re all in for brian, elisabeth and steve this morning. everybody is out there enjoying memorial day. we assume you re out there with your family doing something to honor our fallen heros and decorating some of the graves with flowers. if you are out there doing something fun, send us your pictures. also on facebook and twitter. facebook is bouncing up there. just moments ago, president obama arriving at andrews air force base after a surprise visit to the troops serving in afghanistan. the president promised them the care they deserve as v.a. scandal here at home continues to grow. steve has the latest on this trip and the touchdown moments