sacrifice themselves on the basic principle that we should live free. while the cause is the same everyone has a different reason for serving. maybe they are following in their father s footsteps or felt a calling after the terrorists tore down the twin towers. for me it was a patriotic parade or a series of them in a small town. motherly day and fourth of july parades in a tiny town in southern minnesota where my parents grew up. the whole town lined up on the tree sign side of the main street waiting for the veterans to walk by and when they came older vets and younger vets, crowd clapped and saluted. the reverence that town had for the veterans made me say, wow, those men really did something special. something bigger than this town. something bigger than themselves. these men were willing to put on a uniform and face danger for me, a kid they never met. it was just a handful of veterans, from one town. but every town in america gave men like that. out of sheer patriotism
that we re the heirs of that first revolution. we are the keepers of the flame of liberty. we hold it high for the world to see. we ll safeguard our values. we will keep our children to cherish and adore their country so that they can build its future. we can make the years ahead the best years our nation has ever had. there is new ground to be broken. and new action to be taken. america has always been greatest when we dared to be great. together, we re part of one of the greatest stories ever told. the story of america. the ideals of july 4, 1776, still speak to all humanity. and the revolution declared that day goes on. happy, happy fourth of july, america. to all of you out there, welcome to our big independence day special celebration live here in new york city where it is 80 degrees and very hot and humid. i m here with joey jones, carlie and jimmy. we ve got a jam packed two hours ahead including live performances, special guests, and, of course,
we are the heirs of that first revolution. we are the keepers of the flame of liberty. we hold it high tonight for the world to see. we will safeguard our values. we will teach our children to cherish and adore their country so that they can build its future. we can make the years ahead the best years our nation has ever had. there is new ground to be broken and new action to be taken. america has always been greatest when we dared to be great. together, we are part of one of the greatest stories ever told, the story of america. the ideals of july 4th, 1776, still speak to all humanity, and the revolution declared that day goes on. happy, happy fourth of july america, to all of you out there welcome to our big independence day special celebration live here in new york city where it is 80 degrees, very hot and humid. i m aishah hasnie here tonight with joey jones carley shimkus and joey failla and we have a jam packed two hours ahead including live pe
Upcoming race. 135 starts at death valley, and it goes 135 miles to the mount whitney portal. just the trail head to the tallest point in the contiguous 48. and it s 48 hours, more or less, of some hot temperatures and, you know, some altitude change as well. so it s going to be grueling but it s for a good cause and i like a challenge. joey: relying on an implant to communicate he still cooks. you can see more of my interview with aaron and other inspiring veterans on home of the brave airing next hour. carley, who makes you proud to be an american. carley: first of all that s an incredible story thank you for sharing with us. i want to highlight chad who hosts save our allies and rescued thousands of people from
The world. he ll be the first 100% blind and deaf person to ever complete it. nate and aaron join me now. gentlemen, thank you for being here. we just pulled we just did our book together called unbroken bonds of battle. you guys are two of the most important chapters in the book, i saying that knowing all 10 are important but you two inspire me so much. aaron, i want to go to you first. tell me about this 135-mile race and why you want to do it. 135 starts at the valley, and it goes 135 miles to the mount whitney portal. just the trail head, to the tallest point in the contiguous 48. and it s 48 hours, more or less, of some hot temperatures and,