an emotional moment to be honest. but the fact that he was able to be there was meant leaps and bounds. i didn t feel alone. i didn t feel like i was having to take care of this whole entire situation myself, you know, my dad was there. and luke s wings helped him with that step. took ought that proces out that him there so we could spend holidays together and thanksgiving, christmas. all of those holidays during that time was spent together because of them. and it helped with the healing process a lot. i m actually doing a lot better and both emotionally and spiritually and physically. shannon: we are glad to hear that. we know it as long recovery process. mr. carnes, what does it mean to be able to be there for your son? well, i just want to thank you for letting us be here together today and share wit wt
so many fathers want to rejoice in the fact that their son is alive. there is a number of marines who lost their lives this past year and general kelly and are arnie corral and ken i want to say a deep heartfelt i m sorry your son is not here. i m grateful mine is. luke s wings helped us through just a life altering time. shannon: mr. carnes and fletcher gill, we thank you all for sharing your story and a very happy father s day to you. thank you. thank you. shannon: we always will have the information out there to tell you how to get involved and help donate as well. right now, firefighters in colorado are bat 8ing the most deis truckive battling the most destructive fire the state has ever seen. the very latest, next.
don t have any legs and not even know where they are. for the first moments and certainly throughout the long and difficult recovery family is incredibly important. we all knee. on the important days like christmas morning or father s day or an anniversary with your fiancee or on your child s second birthday what is more important than being together. today for example we love to know that we have the wounded warriors and their families together and to be a part of that. shannon: lance corporal carnes thank you so much for your service. you were injured in a blast last november. you have your dad there with you. tell us what it means for you to be able to have your family and have your father with you through your recovery process? yes, ma am. first of all, it was definitely traumatic waking up and the first things out of your mouth was what happened. and then all of a sudden you look left and look right and i was able to see my father and it was really, really it was