towers south will be demolished. will? will: what a mess. thank you so much, charles. i lost both legs defending our country in afghanistan. on this independence day morning our next guest is getting a very special thank you for his service. abby hornacek is live in gardner, kansas, with retired marine bomb tech justin john and wounded warrior families president kate mccauley. abby? reporter: guys, i m in very good company. with dustin s kids. guys, say hi. hi. happy independence day. dustin i will start with you. can you just tell me about your time in the service? sure. i spent about eight years in the marine corps working as an ud tech. i did deployments to iraq and afghanistan. and i was injured in 2011 in afghanistan while working with a marine unit. reporter: thank you so much for your service. that is what today is all aabout
we ll go look inside. come on. reporter: are you going to drive? he is six, going on 16. about. he is six. she s four. a lot of adventures await. don t want to forget our little kiddies. we got a nice basket, one for each of you. what do you say? reporter: thank you for you serving our country. kate thank you to you. have a wonderful 4th of july. guys back to you. will: abby, thanks so much for that. pass along appreciation to wounded warriors and kate and justin as well not just for his service but his sacrifice. just ahead, a fireworks celebration you will only see here on fox & friends. that s next. . about my grandfather. he.was a hardworking man who came to new york