Actress Bo Derek discusses her work with America’s veterans on ‘Fox & Friends.’
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She is a ten
now actress. Bo Derek is taking
on another lead role in her work
to support our nations, disabled
veterans and she joins us with
more good morning to Youbo
Good Morning,
Ainsley thanks so much for
being on with us
its a pleasure. Thank you,
its my favorite subject,
Ainsley. I love that youre
doing this. I know youve been
helping disabled vets for a very
long time.
Tell us how you got involved
with this organization.
You know I was attending
the inauguration for President
George W Bush and I was at the
vice presidents breakfast, which
is a tradition, and I ran into
the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs, who is this incredible
man, and he told me about these
events for disabled veteran and
how moving they were, how
inspirational they were. So he
invited me out for the winter
sports clinic and I couldnt
believe it.
The whole mountain was just
covered with four hundred disabled
veterans from every kind of
disability and when they say
theyre adaptive sports, they
truly are
the VA and all the volunteers.
Hundreds and hundreds of
volunteers make sure that every
single veteran gets to
participate in these sports
Ainsley. They do so much for our
country and keep us all safe and
we love them all when they come
home with a major injury. I
always wonder how do they get
through that? But things like
this, it gives them a reason to
live right.
It does, and you know we
expect we demand that they get
whatever they need medically,
and I pretty much knew that
overall thats what they get,
but this is so far beyond just a
medical problem or a medical
rehabilitation in a room with a
bunch of machines and physical
therapy, which is all very
important, but when you get them
outdoors in competition,
sometimes a pretty rough contact.
Sport like Quad Rugby, you can
just see the blossom and the
change in attitude, and it
was an incredible time for me.
I think I did it about eight
years
Ainsley. You know I love to
think about what God has given
all of us, and God has given you.
You know youre, beautiful and
God allowed that and your
talents as an actress to touch
the lives of so many people and
then, when our veterans come home
and theyre disabled. What is
their reaction when you walk in
their hospital room or you put
a medal around their neck?
Its amazing,
I mean I never thought I could
be. That impress anybody that
much, and these are young men
and women who have chosen to
serve so they already have
another mind set that most of us
dont have, and so it was an
honor.
I always thought I was the lucky
American who had the opportunity
to say thank you in person
Ainsley. Well, I know that gives
you so much satisfaction and in
a different way than youre
acting, but in a monumental way,
youre able to thank the people
that are out there, our heros.
I know your dad served your step.
Father served your late
husband served. So thank you.
Theyve, instilled in you some
great qualities bo, and we wish
you all the best Tell John Cor
Bin hi and thank you for.
Transcript generated on 2020-08-13.