us throughout history, when we stand together, we can accomplish anything.fo our fox family experiencedx fami firsthand last year after foreign correspondent benjamin hall was gravely injured during the ukraine war. ane ukraine war. friendship with jennifer griffin and a little help fromd god, benjamin came out on top. >> take a look. take a >> since the day i was nearly l killed by russian bombs last year while coverinook. -g the wn ukraine, i've met so many people who make me immensely wiople who make me immensely without the bravery of servicemen, of doctorsthe brav,f nurses, i would not be here today. but on this independencey bu da i'd like to take the time to thank my colleague and my dear friend jennifer thanky grn for saving my life that day. bengay. hearing your voice makes meday. give a little bit emotional thinking back to a year and a half agor voic and looking backa what you've done in terms of your recovery and your positivee
and i understand what they've gone throught they and i know i going to be a big part of my future as well. and i knowe as, you know, you ta about what i got through. i know that you've managed to get through a lot i getthroun your life. e you know, i know that you had stage three triple negative breast cancethree r, fought thrh that. and you raise a lot of awareness for that as well. lon to thefor that as well. prevent cancer gala with you as well. i've you are helping on every different front. and i've never met someone fferent is so inspirational, so kind, so intelligent, goes out and gets thing s done whening they have to be done. and jen, you know, as i sit here today talking to you,ere, i honestly know that i wouldn't be here. i wouldn't be with my family and many people withe out there wouldn't be doing so well, have been battling through what they battling throughhrough. n't fo if it weren't for your help and people wouldn't know nearly as much aboup t what was goingly on in the world if it wasn't for the truth you share. and jen, it' if s such a greatt honor to be a great friend of yours. and thank you for everything you've done e for me and for all the others. >> thank you. bench at you. e you honor.d, >> i'm humbled. thank you. up next, decades after riskingo it all to defend freedom, we honor the courage and sacrifice
dear friend of mine who served with in my platoon in guantanamo bay. he's now a sergeant for the department of corrections, continues to serve. and pastor chris durkintn, he's our pastor at colts neck community church. he alsano officiated the wedding for me and my wife, jenn, as well. >> two wonderful americans. great to be with you on the 4th of july. mark, let me start with you.f you know, we serve together. you know, we serve together. on the fourth, but you continue to continue to serve. you find ways to rally patriotism in your community. talk to me about why you loveamr america. >> that's the greatest country on earth. there's so manica. ountryy opportunities,so so many great people, so man mao people willing to help others and get involved. and it's just the greatest countr it'e y on earth. countr it'e y on earth. spent you spent a lot of time in the pulpitit preaching the word of god. but there's a connection between what you preact there h. and this country. >> well, i always think of the words that said in the sermon about ik that we are to called to be salt in the dark and light inin the, the darknes. >> so our faith is a real, actual faith lived out in realwd