where. to be prepared for war. >> the work ahead is difficult, the choices we will face are complex. >> in years ahead. >> times. weapon and the issues are now more complicated than ever. >> without freedom, nothing else has value. >> americans are still prepared to pay the price of freedom. >> when we fight, we will only fight to win. >> those shrill voices that would have us believe the defenders of our nation are in how the enemies of peace are false as they are shrill. >> we are americans, our destiny is never written for us, it is written by us. >> the era of self doubt is over, we rediscovered how much there is to love in this blessed land. >> the love of liberty, draws our national heart beat. >> throughout our history when duty called the men and women of westpoint have never failed us, i speak for all americans when i say, i know you never will. >> good evening thank you for joining us for this year's independence day, and eve reasoning celebration. you have the weekend morning show crew live here. pete hegseth, rachel campos-duffy. and will cain, look that the backdrop. in new york state. at the military academy, you heard the presidents talking about the significant of this place. being here. you feel it. >> absolutely, that is not a backdrop that is the real deal. i heard donald trump say, when americans fight we fight to win. >> amen. >> you will see why, we speak to every day americans, but we speak with some of america's most honored warriors throughout the next day. on this independence day celebration, this is the hudson river, u.s. military academy was since days of revolutionary war. a integral part. since 1802. >> and as you said during the revolution, very significant. we're coming to you after a massive monsoon of rain. the crowd has thinned little bit. it has downpoured. but we still have loyal hardy folks here tonight. >> we love, they stuck around. the fireworks are still happening as the military officer said, if it's not raining, we're not training. you see the empty seats in the fronts, that is where the corps of cadets and many of them just arrived in a moment they will file in. they are in the middle of their training, they are brand-new, i met a lot of parents, class of 2026, they are so proud as they should be of their young men and women new to west point. they get the front row seat. one of the parents came to me, we interviewed his daughter on the show, he was beaming with pride, he has two girls that went to west point, what a thing to be here, he said i came here. i'm going nowhere, in is no more beautiful place to be in america, we're getting fireworks soon. >> we say they stuck through the night, a good half hour of torrential downpour. but at the end of the story a beautiful fireworks display. you will enjoy with us. one of those warriors, one of those individuals who can't spend enough time honors here, our friend johnny joey jones joey jones here. >> i am here at 4th of july celebration, in west point it rained bad, hard, longer than we thought. but not a big deal. this family stuck it out, i met them on the way in, we have a special young lady fiona, you are her father marine corps veteran. >> brian mccarthy, the mccarthy family. >> we met earlier, i noticed something stood out about you, it was cool leg, how long have you had that cool leg. >> since you were four. >> since i was four of. >> i had my legs for about 10 years, she has a year on me, trying to get me to have a footrace, shy said she would win, you run on that. >> yes, i run on it all of the time. >> your sister aaron felt left out, she has a boot on her foot. >> they can still run, they are rubbing it in. have you come to celebration before. >> yes. we prior to the pandemic. >> a family tradition, my father served in the army. we always came out for the 4th of july fireworks and band concert. >> we have a marine, army family. very special girls, toss to you will and pete, we're ready. >> what a special crew, give them our best. i will say, will, in talking with people as we were waiting in this is a tradition, you judge generations of people who go to west point, also members of the community, they live a long ways away, they drive in every year to see cadets walk in. hear the great music. this dramatic backdrop that does not get better, best fireworks. >> i think our co-host, friend rachel campos-duffy is out there in the crowd, right now, talking with some people who stuck out the rain. >> all right. thank you. >> i am here. with gary, susan, ginger and megan it is raining. why did you stick around? >> we come from a language long line of military family, i am in the air force, the most patriotic day of the year, worth stick together out. >> what better place to celebrate july 4. >> what does the 4th of july mean to you. >> our freedom. >> you brought the dogs. >> this is sally, rocky and daisy. >> how are they feeling about the rain? >> probably not the best. >> they are troopers. >> so, is there something that really a moment a person, that makes the 4th of july come alive for you? >> it is my family. for my family experience, and all service members that i have been able to share my 32 plus years with in the military, been very memorial time. and this is the best time of the year to celebrate. >> we thank you for your service. we're going to stick around for the fireworks too. back to you will and pete. >> all right, a quick fact, the family lives on base their dogs chased me yesterday. >> were you running. >> they did. >> a real community here. >> up next meet one of west points brave of cad oats cadets whose call of duty inspires us all. ♪ ♪ dry eye symptoms keep driving you crazy? 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>> they come visit all of the time, it was good, my plead year, they brought me food. >> that is the college experiencing. everything else about this is tougher. that is nice. >> what is it like on a day like 4th of july, you are wearing uniform of the country, you will be a second lieutenant, leading men and women potentially in combat. what does the 4th of july mean to you. >> a great day. a great day for me. you know really brings home what it means to serve, protects and defending our constitution. and on this day, you get in tune with that and understand the sacred role of a officer. >> the young man, understands, giving his life to embodying leadership characteristics we appreciate your service. >> we're proud of you. >> we still produce guys like this, i love it. the kind of guy you would want. potentially in a combat situation, you want dialed in. >> we have 4400. >> i love it, cadet thank you. >> my pleasure. >> joey jones out there in the crowd. he is joining us now. with a few more voices. >> i am here with a graduate much of west point from a few years ago, todd and dory, you came from. >> horse heads new york. >> you said you had a tradition of your own you did growing up there. >> i grew up in the southern adirondacks, my dad was in the navy, he had a pontoon boat, every 4th of july morning we would run through the campsites on the pontoon boat playing patriotic songs, and we had the red, white and blue. >> you were providing patriotism for that year, you come here, and you are a graduate, you had a solemn moment today. >> one of my classmates i was commanded with in germany passed away during the pandemic, there was a virtual funeral for him, i went by his gravesite, ed clemens class of 79, we talked to him. and said we were thinking about him, great to make some closure, a great guy, a great soldier, a great family guy, i was happy to do that today. >> the band coming in right behind us. we're really starting to feel it now. >> we will let them get by. you can feel the percussion of the drums, you are feeling it. >> this is great. second time we've been here. this is a great experience. >> it is. we'll send it back to them, thank you for sharing that. we'll see fireworks, we're ready. >> thank you joey. >> thank you, joey. >> look at that 1200 cadets, excited. kai said that is what they are, he said don't worry about them being tired. >> there are 1200 pleads, 1200 in freshman class, student body roughly 4,000, every congressman and senator can nominate one appointee to the u.s. military academy, its newest members are there. >> one week ago they probably had long hair, no idea how to march, here they are, a weekend of their training they get a brief respite to watch the fireworks and be reminded why they are wearing that uniform. we've been on campus all day, i have seen them in their different uniforms, the pt uniforms and drill uniforms, they are combat uniforms, probably the wet weather gear. >> stand tall and proud at-this-point. this is a lot of what audience comes in. >> i have been amazed. we talked about the rain, i am amazed how many people have stuck around, proud it be here, see them for a while. >> they will be peering out, is that my kid, they are dressed alike. how do i tell. >> we have seen cadets marching at 3:30 in morning and as sun goes down. >> coming up we talk to two men who embody honor by putting their lives on the line for america. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ welcome back to west point, we make our way toward the fireworks, we ask, what is honor? by definition, integrity, honesty and respect. when celebrating your nation's independence we correlate honor to men and women who dedicated their lives, the loyalty and selflessness extend beyond all expectations. >> we want to recognize and honor two americans who have done this, tim kennedy is a green beret and david bella villa awarded medal of honor. great to have you both, could not have anyone better, we ask that question, honor, code of west point, duty, honor country, david, when you think about what that means, not just to young cadets what do you reflect on. >> we look at western honor versus eastern philosophy honor two different things. you know we put so much emphasis on perception of how other people see us. and if you give me 20 men and women who believe inside, what motivates me is how i see myself. my own integrity, i am my own compass, i can do anything with 20 men and women who are committed like that if our honor is controlled by culture and society that is one thing, that honor has what to be inside you. >> tim. >> it is for me, being worthy to stand next to people i have been work watching these amazing cadets walk down 4th of july, i am remarkable how great our military . is worthy to fight with these men and women, am i good enough to be there with them. >> live worthy of sacrifices of so many have given before us, these cadets will soon be second lieutenant, you have served with officers, what advice would you give young incoming leaders in the army considering where we are as a country, culture and military. >> embrace your mco's and don't be afraid to fail, you will be screw up, embrace it. >> listen to your noncommission officer. >> trust but verify. your nco's could do you dirty, you want to do the right thing by them, amazing to be in a position of leadership and have opportunity and responsibility, it falls on your shoulders, that means you have you do not have to be the smartest one in the room, just listen to the smartest one in the room to have that humility to stand next to someone, say that say good idea or i was wrong. >> you have been combat, things i and our viewers cannot imagine. -- when 4th of july rolls around you think about what the nation represents, where does your heart and mind go. >> i think about john adams he wanted this day to be so over the top, he wanted it to be loud, in your face, he wanted china and russia and isis and al qaeda to say woe they are still here for their trip around the sun, we're not going quietly into the night. >> i love it, with top gun number one movie on the planet, your book off the charts, my book up there, i have been frustrated with our country at times but i have never been more proud of our country men, america is greatest country that ever existed on this planet, no question about this, reremind the world, we're the beacon of freedom. the lighto top of the hill. >> i am motivated there are a lot of hills here. >> i have a couple great ones, tim's back stars and stripes and david a book, house-to-house, two great patriots. >> we have another patriot out there joey jones talking with folks ahead of the fireworks, what do you got? >> the cadets marched in here, the drum are beating, horns are playing almost fireworks time, i have friends here emeloni and jennifer and mike the marine. >> yes. >> meloni your boyfriend runs the k-9 unit here. >> on a daily basis. we don't get to see them they were wet. >> so, you you have a son in the army. >> at fort campbell. >> a son-in-law, at fort bragg. >> what brought you hire for the fireworks show. >> my sister lives here in new jersey, we wanted to come out and support fellow cadets and see the awesome fireworks. >> are you excited for it. >> this is what makes this country great. >> what it is like to be a marine on army base. >> we're the finest. >> a little bit of service rivalry. seeing will cadets march in, that was amazing. >> it is very awesome, and proud of them, they will be serving our country. they have made that commitment that is awesome. >> someone here. >> chris bailey. i am the k-9 handler. >> where are the puppies. >> the car. >> we're about to send to to rachel, i'm going to have a puppy pet in a minute. >> all right. thank you joey, i am here can captain calvin riddle and his son 9 years old, why didn't you want to bring your son here? >> so tonight, it is about celebration of freedom, and of life. about a celebration of those who come before me, the men and women who served. and most importantly, about future generations. i fell he needed to be here. to went this. the new cadets and see soldiers here, serving. and celebrating america. set celebrate freedom. >> a great kid, i heard him ask, dad, when are you going to get promoted. >> is there a person that brings 4th of july special for you. >> i think about my family, those who come before he and shed blood for he for the cause for the nation. and that is enough to get my blood flowing and get me pumped up about 4th of july. >> seen a little bit of a decrease in patriotism according to the polls, i'm not feeling that here. it's on fire here. >> we're excited here, celebrating. >> do you love seeing the cadetting here. >> fun stuff. >> all right, right back to you. >> very cool. thank you rachel. >> what a grade dad. >> what makes us proud to be an american, fox favorites share next. ♪ ♪ how's he still playin'? aspercreme arthritis. full prescription-strength. reduces inflammation. don't touch my piano. kick pain in the aspercreme. ♪ ♪ welcome back to our celebration from west point for this 4th of july. one thing that live about working here is how patriotic the network is and everyone who works at this network is, no one is ashamed to be an american on fox news. >> as we watch the cadets file into their seats, they get front row seats for fireworks, you get a chance to watch as well, but before that, we have our colleagues are patriots, we asked them what makes you proud to be an american. here they. >> on september 14, president bush visited ground zero in new york. and president stood on a destroyed fire truck he, he got everyone's attention. >> i can hear you, the rest of the world hears you. [cheers and applause] and the people who knocked need buildings down will hear all of us soon. [cheers and applause] >> it gave me chills then, still does now more than 20 years later it made me so proud to be an american. >> november 11, 2020, a day that i will never forget. i was with president of united states, president trump, i was his press secretary at the time, it is veteran's day. the president laid a wreath at tomb of unknown soldier, to watch the commander in chief lay the red, white and blue wreath. >> i have the opportunity to experience at lockheed. lockheed. i felt overwhelmed with patriotism and proud, this was product of american intelligence. i was also proud of the capabilities grateful i was protected by those who love this nation enough to pilot these machines unlike any other. >> the world. >> i remember growing up in kansas as a little boy, i thought washington d.c. would be the coolest place to go, everything there was so historic and so much of the fabric of america, when i was in my 20s, i got that job in washington. only in america. folks. only in america. >> i am proud to be an american, i cover this place, nation's capitol, hard to believe with all arguments that happen on both sides, when i drive by the monuments and come to capitol hill, every day, i am struck by the history of this country. >> i think it is the way we treasure our past, you can see how george washington lived, we cherish our past, we love our history. at least we keep it alive. >> i was a young guy, maybe 12 or 13, 14 years old, my buddy and i would take the train from just outside of philadelphia. frequently into philadelphia. we would walk to independence hall, i just remember every time i got there, how it energized me. my love for this country grew, and grew and grew. how men, could get together, and create the most fantastic society man kind has ever known since the beginning of time. that is what we should remember. on july 4. this is what we should remember on independence day. >> our military families those who served directly, you are heroes, i am proud of my brother, to eddie and everyone serving thank you foe your families, god bless you, you make my proud to be an american. ♪ ♪ >> the person that makes me proudest to be an american is my uncle greg, i never met him. because he died in combat, in vietnam. saving his friends, people like that, who go over and wrap themselves in our flag, some come home in boxes some come home missing pieces of themselves those people really matter. >> if it was hosted by the u.s. navy, and it happened to july 4, 2018, a hot day in norfolk, engineer virginia, military families were visiting. that is because the monterrey had just returned from 7 months at sea, one of the ships that fired tomahawk missiles this ship fired the most 30 of them. from the red sea at syria targeting al-assad's chemical weapons, those men and women are among the best of the best. >> some of my patriotic memories, we were in wyoming, my father was in annual 4th of july parade, he would sit outside my grand mother's house. >> one street in my hometown, one of my friends lived on the street, they had a huge 4th of july parade, we would decorate her dad's old jeep, and decorate it with streamers, we remembered our veterans that day, what a great country we live in, how wonderful it is to be free. >> they had every lined up of you know world war i, world war ii, korean and vietnam war, it was so incredibly moving, i remember one of the gentleman who i happen to meet, he was a friend of my dad's was talking about his time in the army. i remember as a child, seeing him cry. and something about seeing an elderly man cry, as a child, that it stayed with me. and i guess what me saw when he was in battle, our freedom is not free. >> what makes me think about patriotism. i say not a person or place but a thing, that and the american flag. flown on a red, white and blue summer night, nothing looks getter. >> america will forever be the shining city on the hill, freedom, liberty and capitalism, and our constitution, it is what makes us the greatest country on this earth. >> i love how sean hannity summed that up. >> beautiful. >> that shining city on the hill. >> what makes you proud to be an american, answer from some of your voices on on fox news. >> coming up in 4 minutes, fireworks taking over the skies in west point, coming up next. driving you crazy? 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