not take root like it did. which leads me to why i titled the book sam houston and the avengerso to texas history that changed american history. thank you so much for watching. i'm brian kilmeade. >> this is the first ever fox nation's history >> celebrating the unsung hero.

>> those who make our country great. >> are you ready? >> first ever fox nation at history. >> please welcome your host for the evening, pete hayseth. >> hello, fox nation. my goodness. god bless america. hello, my fellow patriots. welcome. yes! you can say that here! and welcome to the very first fox nation patriot awards. pause applause nation patriot aw. [ applause ] my name is pete headseth and i'll be your host for the next hour. i just walked the red kafrpt where normally they asked the question, who you wearing?

well, they did not ask me that question tonight, but i'm going toid tell them who i'm wearing anyway. i'm telling you, this awards show will be unlike anything you've ever seen and we couldn't be more excited to bring it to you live from the beautiful mahaffey theater right here in st. petersburg, florida. wow. they call it st. pete's, right? st. pete's. a nickname nobody has ever given me ever. now, now. here's the deal. hollywood has their awards show. [booing]. >> oh, they got a lot of them. self-important pete types giving

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

small to fight for her, the patriot awards will show case powerful examples of patriotism that deserve to be celebrated. please join me now, we're trying real hard, in welcoming the first presenter of the night, country music superstar and owner of red neck riviera, the one, the only, john ritz. [ applause ] >> hey! >> hey, guys. thank, pete. well, tonight's my honor to present the award for veterans' service. a veteran might be someone you pass on the street. they might work on a factory, they might work in a restaurant in your hometown. they are the backbones of our communities and they are the reason we walk free in this country today. [ applause ] the sacrifices and legacy they

leave behind for generations to come ten years after one of the worst days in american history, mission barbecue opened its doors to remind everyone what makes our country great and what makes our country great is its heroes. am i right? am i right? it's our heroes. every day they proudly serve one of my favorite things in the world being a texan, barbecue, baby. i love me some barbecue. and that honor those who have served. at 1200 hours, everyone rises and stands as one to honor our great country. >> ladies and gentlemen, please join me in an honor america as we do every day at noon with the singing of our national anthem.

>> if you want to experience mission barbecue at its best, come join us at 12:00 noon. ♪ o say can you see by the dawn's early light ♪ >> the kitchen comes to a stop. it's so very important for us to take that moment for us to remember what that flag stands for. >> i think the first time hearing that and being there for it brought tears to my eyes. it was one of those -- i need to be here. >> when you hear people singing and you see people crying, you're reminded, people do care, it does matter. >> we serve food, say thanks. extend a hand shake. thanks for what you do. >> appreciate your service. >> we want to continue to build the places where people can feel good. ♪ o'er the land of the free ♪ and the home of the brave

>> there's a lot of ways to serve, this is the way we choose to do our part. ♪ >> tonight's award for veteran's service goes to mission barbecue. please welcome to the stage one of the co-founders, mr. bill krauss, ladies and gentlemen. >> bill, congratulations. tell america why it's so important for you and your business to support our country like you do. >> on behalf of my business partner, steve newton and our over 4,000 teammates, we are proud and humbled to get to do what we do. the mission of mission barbecue is to serve, hon no, and thank our american heroes.

we do so with pride, we do so humbly, and we consider it a privilege. >> yes, sir, god bless. round of applause. god bless you. >> mission barbecue, thank you for all that you do. i was backstage. i wear a remembrance bracelet like a lot of you do of someone who lost their life on the battlefield given to me by his wife. bill stopped me backstage and said connect me with his wife, please, because i want to make sure she's honor and his memory is honored in one of our locations. what an amazing man. [ applause ] as you know, the proceeds from tonight's event go to folds of honor. yes, awesome organization. join me in welcoming fox and friends hosts steve doocy, ainsley earheart, and brian kilmeade.

>> i thought it was over there. >> it's over there. >> oh, wait. >> that's how we are. >> no matter how you switch it, ainsley is always in the middle. >> hey, everyone. >> good morning. >> >> you know we've been up a while. >> not you, not you. >> going to go back to the prompter in the morning. some common quality shared amongst patriots are dedication and inspiration. tonight, we honor a veteran who embodies both. we're here tonight to give the award for mvp, most valuable patriot, ainsley. >> that's exactly right, brian. for the next recipient, it's never been about the award or the recognition. >> it was about the relentless

fight in encouraging fellow veterans to never give up. his story is right here. >> sergeant rob jones. marine corps, on july 2, 2010, i was in the process of trying to clear out a danger area of ieds. that resulted in double above the knee amputations. >> i realized quickly just because i was missing my legs above the knee, that didn't mean my life's mission had changed. i still wanted my life to be something 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, win a bronze medal in rowing. i was able in 2013-2014 ride my bike from maine to san diego. and in 2017, i was able to rub 31 marathons in 31 days in 31 different cities and i did all of that to show no matter what your circumstance, veterans can stay in the fight. the support that i got from my loved ones was kind of an unspoken thing. in that 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 just keeping on mission and just staying there. >> he took the final steps of his marathon journey on veteran's day, december 17. he raised $200,000 for wounded veteran charities.

>> because a wounded veteran is injured, doesn't mean they're broken or incapable of contributing to society still. so that mention is what keeps me out of bed in the morning and keeps me going even when it starts to hurt. so tonight the most valuable patriot award goes to marine corps sergeant rob jones. [ applause ]

took me 18 months of training to get ready for it. i had a great purpose, creating a story about veterans that we could all use. >> you have a great story. ladies and gentlemen, this man, rob jones. [ applause ] >> when we come back, the award for unsung hero.

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it, parked, as well as ride to work where she brings fox hosts to work and what it's like to take their daily commute. and he's a legendary hall of fame -- an inspirational hall of fame college coach. you know him and love him. please welcome amy hornacek and lou holtz. . >> thank you, pete. we're here to give out the unsung hero award. i said it before, i'll say it again. i can't believe god put us on this earth to be ordinary. the young man we're about to introduce to you is truly extraordinary. >> you're right. this is a young man that would make any parent proud. we would like for you to meet 14-year-old charlie hecht from chesapeake, virginia.

>> a lot of people have fought and died for our country in combat. and flying american flag is a good way to respect them. >> not a lot of people -- trying to get people to hang or fly more flags outside of their houses to say thank you to the people giving back to our community. >> how do you inspire people to put out a flag? if you can throw them a bit of a discount on one, maybe that might inspire them. >> i didn't expect anyone to take me seriously. i was surprised that this many people actually went to lowe's and bought a flag. there were four or five flags before i came out here and now there's a flag on every single house. >> we want to 100% support the military. anything i can do to support this project, no questions

asked, what can i do to hell snp. >> can't beat it. a young man doing a good cause. it makes everybody feel good. >> charlie's father is a commander in the united states navy where he believes charlie's special appreciation of the men and women who serve our country comes from. >> i couldn't be more proud of charlie what he's doing with the patriotism project. as an officer in the navy, who wouldn't be proud of their son going door-to-door asking people to put up american flags? >> understand that he wants to be a part of a project bigger than himself. and that is just to me the step one in the making of a patriot. >> i don't think i'm much of a hero. i just like patriotism. >> tonight the award for unsung

heroes go to charlie hecht. please welcome to the stage, charlie and his father, commander dave hecht. charlie, congratulations. as fathers, we always want our children to have things we never had when we were younger, like a's on our report card. you're a straight a student. but i've also said this, if what you did yesterday looked big to you, then you haven't done much today. what are the other plans you have for the future now, charlie, you want to tell the people? >> yeah, so i think i've carried this project all the way to its

end. so my next project is going to be trying to get commercial movie theaters to play the national anthem before every movie. [ applause ] >> thank you so much for your service. and thank you so much for raising such a remarkable young man. >> thank you. >> charlie, congratulations. >> lou, abby, thank you. if you're like me, you're sitting back and thinking, charlie and his father exists to make the rest of us feel like we're inadequate parents. god bless that kid. charlie, thank you for making it your mission to spread patriotism house-by-hours and block-by-block. what an amazing story with more chapters to be written. how great is that idea about movie theaters. we used to do it. why can't we anymore. our next award will have all sports fans cheering. welcome to the stage, my friend, my competitive nemesis and

fellow co-host of fox & friends weekend and host of front row seat, ed henry. as well as one of the best free throw shooters of all time known for his iconic underhand shot, nba hall of famer, rick berry. come on, guys, ed and rick. >> thank you, pete. you are my nemesis. i want to thank everyone who came up and said you're praying for my sister colleen. i can report she's doing wonderful. thank you. and tonight, it's my honor, along with rick, to present the award for most patriotic sportsmen. if you think of sports, what comes to mind. i have a hall of famer here as well. >> 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's to honor the fallen, to remember those who have served. at least that's how it should be. >> the next recipient will not stand for anything less. >> making news for protesting the national anthem, one hockey coach has gone viral for the message he sends his team on the national anthem. >> round one in soccer. the nfl. if there's anybody here who's going to be disrespectful to either the american or the 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. but there's no sense in wasting anybody's time is that [ bleep ] is going to happen.

the most patriotic sport they have out there, so, keep that in mind, thank you. >> sergeant john kaprinsky served as a police officer for 30 years and on the s.w.a.t. team for 15. he suffered a heart attack during track. >> i take pride of my country. the flag -- i've seen it coffering too many coffins. i think we can take time-out to give it two minutes worth of respect to our soldiers, to our firemen, our policemen. i don't think that's asking too much. i'm not going to apologize for asking players to show a little bit of respect when it's either the canadian or national anthem.

[ applause ] >> please welcome tonight's most patriotic sportsman, for the professional hockey team, john kapinsky. >> thank you very much. >> you have so many people here saluting what you do every single day as a police officer but also a sportsman as well. a man here not just a hall of famer but when they picked the top 58 players of all time, rick berry was on that list. >> i wish more coaches would follow your example and take the stand that you took. >> thank you.

>> what i want to know from you is what motivated you, what made you feel so adamant 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. sometimes that needs to be said. i felt that week it needed to be said. i criticized some of the athletes who refused to do that and blamed it on coaching. it's a coaching problem. i wasn't going to have that problem. >> thank you, sir. congratulations. >> when we come back, the award for first responders.

>> live from america's headquarters, merry christmas to you. a tearful holiday for one family in new jersey. on christmas days, the remains of sergeant first class michael global returned to the u.s. arriving at dover air force base at delaware. a native of jersey was killed

monday by a roadside bomb in afghanistan, the taliban claiming responsibility. goebel was set to return home next month. he was only 33 years old. no peace in the middle east for christmas. this video is of israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu being hustled away by security in an election rally. fired from the gaza strip to israel's southern territory. nobody was hurt. back to the fox nation patriot awards. >> our next presenter was a quiet professional in the nypd and the secret service. well, and now he can't stop talking. and we're thankful for it. he's a good man and a great patriot. please welcome fox news contributor, dana bongino.

>> good evening. my honor to present the award for first responders. at fox nation's first ever patriot awards, which you all were kind enough to show up at. the first responder serves with the need is the greatest. they run towards the problem when everybody else is rubbing away from it. performing outstanding acts of heroism and courage far beyond the call of duty. a first responder never gives into fear or loses hope. we honor those who selflessly put their lives on the line every single day in the face of crisis. tonight's recipient demonstrates a willingness to help others on and off of the clock and has proven to put his whole heart and soul in to protecting the community and his nation, travis moss.

>> being scared to death -- as a first responder, you hear a lot, you're running in as everyone else is running out. so i just 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 of the kind of person travis is that he gave up the comforts of home to deploy not once but now twice to the middle east. travis took the test to become a lieutenant before being deployed. and we've had vacancies become available. he was selected by the chief and his staff.

>> the other quality i would tell you about really has nothing to do with travis flying helicopters or being a lieutenant. you see travis interact with his wife jessica or three daughters, it literally makes me want to be a better husband. >> he's a hero because he -- he -- >> sometimes he does dangerous things. but he does it to protect our country and community. >> i miss him. and -- he's out there fighting the army for us. >> i miss -- and -- >> don't get to have traditions. my dad says this on christmas.

my dad says it on halloween because he's not always here. but when he is here, he makes the most of it. >> he can make a joke out of anything. my dad works two jobs and he never complains. >> i look up to my dad because he's a very humble person. and he has a grateful heart. [ applause ] >> only in america, right? we do that better than anyone else. god bless the patriot. the first responder award goes to travis moss. his family is here on his behalf. please, give him a very warm welcome to him, his wife, jessica, his daughters lilly, olivia, and vivian.

>> what makes travis so special. service twice in his role. >> i know. it truly brings him joy to help people and being a first responder is something he wanted to do since he was very little. and joining the military was a later in life decision that he's never regretted and he enjoys both. and he really feels like today it's not about him, but it's about all of the first responders who do both jobs because there are a lot out there who serve both their community and country. they're reservists in the military. they come home, the civilian job is to be a first responder. 50 members of our local police department that he works for here in the audience to support

him. our city and department has many members who do the same thing as him. so he doesn't think it's about him. he thinks it's about all of the people who are willing to do it not in one venue but two. >> thanks so much. >> we'll be back with more patriot awards.

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

[ applause ] >> thank you. thank you, guys, and gals. thank you. >> half the crowd making us the most secure location in america. >> when we come back, a message from the vice president of the united states.

>> ladies and gentlemen, it was my honor to present to you a special message for a man who was in the situation room when al bagdadi was killed and serves our nation every day, our vice president, mike pence.

>> to my friends, to all of the great american patriots gathered tonight from near and far, i'm vice president mike pence and it's my honor to participate in the first ever fox nation patriot awards. i wish i could be with you tonight in st. petersburg. but i want you to know we're with you in spirit as you honor six truly remarkable americans. i was glad to learn that the proceeds for tonight's event will provide scholarships for the children and spouses of fallen or disabled members of our armed forces. and it's 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. and for starting this new tradition. we look forward to many more years honoring heroes at the fox nation patriot awards. and god bless you. may god bless all of our heroes in uniform at home and abroad. and may god continue to bless the united states of america.

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

her ♪ ♪ thru the night with a light from above ♪it ♪ 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 [cheers and applause] >> god bless you all tonight.

god bless america. [applause] >> well done, brother. >> hello everyone i'm juan williams with katie, jesse watters, dana perino and greg, it is 5:00 in new york city and this is "the five." >> merry christmas everyone, we are so excited with a fun filled special answering you tied the questions went from social media and we will be joining for the full hour so grab your eggnog, question a, a facebook question from peggy. what is the weirdest