which leads me to why i titled the become "sam houston and the alamo avengers." thanks so much for watching. i'm brian kilmeade. >> this is the first ever fox nation's history awards. >> celebrating the unsung heroes. >> those that make our country

great. >> are you ready? >> welcome to the first ever fox nation patriot awards. >> please welcome your host for the evening, pete heggseth. >> hello, fox nation! my goodness. god bless america. hello, my follow patriots. welcome. to say that here. yes. welcome to the very first fox nation patriot awards. [applause] my name is pete hegseth and i'll be your host the next hour. i just walked the red carpet

where they normally ask who are you wearing. they didn't ask that but i'm going to tell them who i'm wearing anyway. [cheers & applause] i'm telling you, this awards show will be unlike anything you've ever seen. we couldn't be more exciting to bring it to you live from the beautiful mahopy theater here in st. petersburg, florida. wow! they call it st. pete, right? st. pete. a nickname nobody has ever given me ever. now, here's the deal. hollywood has their awards show, right? self-important -- they got a lot of them. self-important pete-types giving

other awards to other self-important types. big trophies given to actors that play heros on tv. tonight we honor the real heros. [cheers & applause] this is the oscars of what really matters. [cheers & applause] tonight we're honoring inspirational americans that didn't see the spotlight and never expected to be recognized. everyday patriots that have done exceptional things for our great nation. america is the most free, most powerful and most prosperous country in human history. [cheers & applause] amen. [applause] because of patriots of every generation that have been willing to step up in ways large

and small to fight for her. the patriot awards will showcase powerful examples of patriotisms that deserve to be celebrated. please welcome me with our first presenter of the night. country superstar and owner of red nick riviera, the one and only john rich. [applause] >> hi, guys. thanks, pete. tonight's my honor to present the awards for veterans service. a veteran might be someone you pass on the street, might work in a factory, maybe in a restaurant in your hometown. the backbones of our communities. they're the reason that we walk free in this country today. [cheers & applause]

>> the sacrifices and legacy they leave behind will stand for generations to come. ten years after one of the first days in american history, mission barbecue opened their doors to remind everybody what makes our country great and what makes our country great is its heros. am i right? it's our heros. [applause] every day they proudly serve one of my favorite things in the world being a texan, barbecue, baby. i love me some barbecue. they honor those that have served. at 1,200 hours, everyone rises and stands as one to honor our great country. >> ladies and gentlemen, please join in honoring our country

every day with the singing of our national anthem. >> if you want to experience mission barbecue at its best, come join us at 12:00 noon. the kitchen comes to a stop. it's so very important for us to take that moment to remember what our flag stands for. >> the first time hearing that brought tears to my eyes. it's one of those i need to be here. >> when you hear people singing and people crying, you're reminded they do care. it does matter. >> we serve food and say thanks. extend a handshake, thanks for what you do. ♪ >> we want to continue to build the places where people can feel good. ♪ for the land of the free ♪ and the home of the brave

>> this is the way we choose to do our part. ♪ [cheers & applause] >> the national award for veterans service goes to mission barbecue! please welcome to the stage one of the co-founders, mr. bill krause, ladies and gentlemen. [cheers & applause] congratulations. well-deserved. bill, congratulations. tell america why it's so important to you and to your business to support our country like you do. >> on behalf of my business partner, steve dutton and 14,000 teammates, we're proud and humbled to get to do what we do. the mission of mission barbecue is to serve, honor and thank our

american heros. we do so with pride, we do so humbly and we consider it a privilege. >> god bless. round of applause. [applause] >> mission barbecue, thanks for all you do. i wear a remember bracelet. i want to make sure that his wife is honored. what an amazing man. [applause] . as you know, the proceeds from tonight's event go to folds of honor. yes. [applause] join me in welcoming "fox and

friends" holds, brian kilmeade and ainsley earhardt. >> i thought it was over there. >> wait, >> that's right. >> yeah. that's how we are. >> no matter how you do it, ainsley is always in the middle. >> hey, everyone. >> good morning. >> by the way, you know we've been up awhile. we all had to shave to get ready for this. we've been up since 2:30. >> not you. >> all right. so i'm going to do something we rarely do. i'm going to go back to the prompter in the morning. common quality shared among many patriots, dedication and inspiration. tonight we honor a veteran that embodies both. we're here to give the award for mvp, most valuable patriot. >> that's right, brian. for our next recipient, it has never been about the awards or the recognition. >> it was about the relentless

fight and encouraging fellow veterans to never give up. his story is right here. >> i'm sergeant rob jones. i was a combat engineer in the marine corps. july 22,2010, i was trying to clear a danger area of ieds. and and ied found me first and that rounded in double above the knee amputations. i realized quickly that just because i was missing my legs above the knee now, that didn't mean that my life's mission had changed. i still wanted my life to be something that i could be proud of. i wanted my life to be something that made a difference in the

world. i was able to go to the paralympics in 2012 and won a bronze medal. i won my bike from maine to san diego. in 2017, i ran 31 marathons in 31 days, 31 different cities. i did all of that to show no matter what your circumstances, veterans can stay in the fight. the support that i got from my loved ones was an unspoken thing. when i first got injured, they were there to support me no matter what. with their support, i was able to stay positive and not give up. so i kind of set a precedent for myself of being positive and keeping our mission and stay going. >> rob took the final steps of his marathon journey on veterans day 2017. his efforts raised over $200,000 for wounded veterans charity. >> because a wounded veteran is

injured in some way doesn't mean they're broken or uncapable of contributing to society somehow. that gets me out of the bed in the morning and keeps me going when it hurts. [cheers & applause] >> so tonight's most valuable patriot award goes to marine corps sergeant rob jones. [cheers & applause] >> congratulations, rob. >> so proud of you. >> great to see you, too. >> so proud of you. you deserve it. >> thank you.

>> so rob, the country is inspired by you, your story and the one they just saw when you were introduced for the first time. how did the rob jones that we're looking at today, how is it from the rob jones that had both of your legs coming out of the war? >> i can't really tell you. if i hadn't been wounded, i might have been killed the next day by a bullet or stepped on another iud and killed there. it's hard to answer that question. what i've done is just accept whatever situation i have and just move forward with what i can affect and that's what i'm going to do now, what i'm going to do next. >> 31 marathons in 31 days in 31 cities. >> yes, sir. >> how close were you to saying, you know what? 28 was enough? >> well, i think a lot of people asked me that. but as far as i'm concerned, if you're going to do something like that, you have to take it to the maximum. i didn't want anybody to say but

afterwards, you did -- you could have done 31. >> how did you do most of that? most of us can't do one marathon. were you in pain? >> yeah, most of it. it hurt a lot. especially the last one. but it starts with a good team. you know, i've had teams of people helping me throughout my entire life. you know, all the way from marine corps, i had my brothers with me. after i got wounded, i had medical staff and my family and me friends and coaches and people like that. my wife and my mom were there on the marathon. i had a good team behind me. i had a lot of preparation. took me 18 months of training to get ready for it. then i had a great purpose and creating a story about veterans that we can all use. >> you have a great story. ladies and gentlemen, rob jones. [cheers & applause] >> when we come back, the award

for unsung hero.

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to work" where she brings fox hosts to work. you can see what it's like to take their daily commute. he's a legendary hall of fame, an inspirational coach, a hall of fame coach, please welcome to the stake, abby hornacek and lou holtz. [cheers & applause] >> thanks, pete. we're here to give out the unsung hero award. i said it before and i'll say it again, i can't believe god put us on this earth to be ordinary and the young man that we're about to introduce to you is truly extra ordinary. >> we would like you the meet charlie hecht from chesapeake,

virginia. >> a lot of people have fought and died for our country in combat and fly an american flag is a good way to respect them. >> not a lot of people had a flag. we're trying to get people to hang or fly more american flags outside of their houses to inspire patriotism and give back to those in our community. >> how do you inspire people to put out a flag? if you can throw them a discount on one, that might inspire them. >> i didn't expect anyone to take me seriously. i was very surprised that this many people actually want to lowe's and bought a flag. there were four or five flags before i came out here. now there's one on every house. >> we 100% support the military. everything i can do to help, no

questions asked. >> can't beat it. a young man doing a good cause, something that makes everybody feel good. >> charlie's father is a commandner the united states navy. >> i couldn't be more proud of charlie and what he's doing with this patriotism project. as an officer in in the navy, who wouldn't be proud of their season going door-to-door asking people to put up american flags. >> he understands that he wants to be a part of a project bigger than himself. that is just to me the step one in making of a patriot. >> i don't think i'm much of a hero. i like spreading patriotism. [cheers & applause]

>> tonight's award for unsung hero, charlie hecht. please welcome to the stage, charlie and his father, dave hecht. [cheers & applause] >> charlie, congratulations. as fathers, we always want our children to have things that we never had when we were younger like as on our report card. you're a straight a student. but i've also said this, if you what you did yesterday looks big to you, you haven't done anything to you. what are your plans for the future? you want to tell the people? >> i think i pretty much carried

this project till its end. so my next project is going to be try to get commercial movie theaters to play the national anthem before every movie. [cheers & applause] >> thank you so much for your service. >> thank you. >> thank you so much for raising such a remarkable young man. congratulations. >> thank you. >> lou holtz and abby. thank you. if you're like me, you're thinking charlie and his father exact to make the rest of us feel like we're inadequate parents. god bless that kid. thank you for making it your mission spread patriotism. what a great idea about movie theaters. we used to do it. why not anymore? our next award will have more sports fans cheering. welcome to the stage, my friend,

competitive nemesis and host of fox nation's front row seat, ed henry and one of the best free throw shooters of all-time known for his iconic known for his underhand shot, nba hall of famer, rick berry. >> thanks, pete. you are my friend and nemesis. i want to thank everybody for fox news that are praying for me. my sister, colleen is doing wonderful. thank you. [applause] and tonight, it is my honor along with rick to present the award for most patriotic sportsman. when you think of sports, what comes to mind? we have a hall of famer here. >> sports are meant to unite and motivate people. when the game is over, enemies become friends, competitors become allies. before the game, they all stand

for one purpose. that is to honor to fallen, to remember those that have served. at least that's how it should be. >> our next recipient will not stand for anything less. >> at a time when some athletes make news for protesting the national anthem, one hockey coach has gone viral for the message he sent his team on the national anthem. >> we're not the nfl. if there's anybody here that will be disrespectful to the american or canadian national anthem, grab your gear and get the [bleep] out now. you'll never see the ice in this arena. we don't have that problem in hockey. we're better than that. there's no sense wasting anybody's team if that [bleep]

will happen. the most patriotic sport we have out there. keep that in mind. thank you. >> sergeant john was a police officer 30 years and on the swat and dive rescue teams for over 19. he received many awards over the years. one for rescuing a man during a triathalon. >> i take pride in my country, the flag. i've unfortunately seen it covering too many coffins. i think we can take time out to give two minutes worth of respect to our soldiers, firemen, policemen. i don't think it's asking too much. i'm not going to apologize for asking players to show a little bit of respect when it's the american or canadian national anthem. [cheers & applause]

>> please welcome tonight's most patriotic sportsman, assistant coach for the danbury whalers professional hockey team, john krupinsky. congratulations. >> thank you very much. >> john, you have so many people here saluting what you do every single day as a police officer. but secondly, as a sportsman as well. we've got a man here not just a hall of famer but when they picked the top 50 nba players of all time, rick berry was on that list. >> i wish more coaches would follow your example and take the stand that you

>> thank you. [cheers & applause] >> what i'd like to know from you, what motivated you, what is it that made you feel so adamant about taking that stand? >> respecting our flag and anthem should be a basic concept of every american. that came at a time when we were having a bad week and sometimes things need to be said. i felt like that week it needed to be said. i've criticized some of these athletes that do that. i blame it on coaching. i wasn't going to have that problem. >> thank you. >> thank you, sir. >> when we come back, the award for first responders.

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in afghanistan. the taliban claiming responsibility. goebel was set to return home next month. he was 33. no peace in the middle east on this christmas day. this is video of israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu being hustled away by security during an election rally. the scare triggered by a rocket reportedly fired from the gaza strip into israel's southern territory. the rocket was intercepted by the air defense system. i'm aishah hasnie. now back to the patriot awards. >> our next presenter was a quiet professional in the nypd and the secret service. now he can't stop talking. an we're thanksful for it. he's a good man and a great patriot, welcome fox news

contributor, dan bongino. [cheers & applause] >> good evening. it's my honor to present the award for first responders at fox nation's first ever patriot awards, which you're kind enough to show up at. first responder serves where the need is the greatest. they run towards the problem. performing outstanding acts of heroism and courage far beyond the call of duty. we honor those that put their lives on the line every single day in the face of crisis. tonight's recipient is demonstrated a willingness to help others on and off the block and proven to put his heart and soul in protecting his community and his nation. travis moss.

>> courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway. as a first responder, you hear a lot. they're running in as everyone sells is running out. travis joined the army reserve after 9-11. so he knew exactly what he was getting into. the country was already at war. that speaks volumes about the kind of person that travis is, that he gave up the comforts of home to be deployed twice to the middle east. travis took the test to become a lieutenant before being deplayed. with lieutenant vacancies became available, he was selected by the chief and his staff. >> you have been promoted to the rank of lieutenant. [applause] >> i don't know what to say.

i'm very humbled by this. thank you. >> the other quality that i would tell you about really has nothing to do with travis flying helicopters or being a police lieutenant. when you see travis interact with his wife, jessica or three daughters, literally makes you want to be a better husband and a better father. >> he's a hero because he keeps everyone safe. >> sometimes he does dangerous things. but he does it anyways to protect our country. >> i miss him. it's good he's out there fighting for us. >> i miss bad jokes. . >> we don't get to have traditions and say my dad says

this on christmas. when he's here, he makes the most of us. >> he can make a joke out of anything. literally anything. >> my dad works two jobs and never complains. >> i always look up to my dad because he's very humble person and he has a grateful heart. [cheers & applause] >> only in america, right? we do that better than anyone else. god bless our patriots. the first responder award goes to travis maus. his family is here on his behalf. please give him a very warm welcome to him, his wife, jessica and lilly, olivia and

vivian. god bless you all. how are you? how are you? i'd like to present you with this award. if you wouldn't mind, tell us what makes travis so special. >> i know. it truly brings him joy to help people and something -- being a first responder is something he always wanted to do since he was little. joining the military was a later in life decision that he never regretted and he enjoys both and he feels like today, it's not about him. it's about all responders that do both jobs. there's a lot out there that serve their community and military. they come home and the civilian job is to be a first responder. we have 50 members of our local police department here in the

audience that support him. [cheers & applause] and we -- an our city and department has many members that do the same thing as him. so he doesn't think it's about him. it's about all of those people willing to not doing not in one venue but two. >> thanks, guys. thanks so much. >> we'll be back with more patriot awards.

>> i would like to ask all veterans, all active members of our military and all first responders present in the crowd to please stand. [applause] holy cow! [applause]

thank you. thank you, guys. [applause] well, i'd say that's about half the crowd making this the most secure location. >> when we come back, a message from the vice president of the united states.

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>> ladies and gentlemen, it is my honor to present to you a special message from a man that was in the situation room when al-baghdadi was called and serves our nation every day, our vice president, mike pence. >> to my friend, pete, steve,

brian and ainsley, all the great american patriots gathered near and far, i'm vice president mike pence. i wish i could be with you tonight in st. petersburg but i want you to know we're here in spirit. the proceeds for tonight's event will provides scholarships for the spouses of fallen or disabled members of our armed forces. that is truly inspiring and we thank you all. on behalf of president donald trump and myself, let me thank you all for tonight's patriot awards. for starting this new tradition. we look forward to many more years honoring heros at the fox nation patriot awards. god bless you, may god bless all our heros in uniform at home and abroad and may god continue to

bless the united states of america. >> when we come back, a performance by john rich. billions of mouths.

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>> now if you would, let's remember all those men and women that gave their lives this year so we can live in the greatest country on earth. so as john rich plays this song, their names will be scrolling. please think of them as john rich leads us now in "god bless america." john? ♪ god bless america ♪ land that i love ♪ stand beside her and guide

her ♪ ♪ through the night with the light from above ♪ ♪ from the mountains ♪ to the prairies ♪ to the oceans white with foam ♪ ♪ god bless america ♪ my home sweet home ♪ god bless america ♪ my home sweet home >> god bless you tonight.

god bless, america. [cheers & applause] >> well-done, brother. >> hello. i'm juan williams with katie pavlich, jesse waters, dana perino and greg gutfeld. it's 5:00 in new york city and this is "the five." oh, merry christmas, everyone. so excited to have you join us for our fun-filled christmas special where we're answering your yuletide questions. they come from social media and doing it the full hour. question a, it's a facebook question from peggy s. what is the weirdest christmas gift you