Fleming joins ‘Fox & Friends’ to discuss his military service and transition to civilian life.
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Pete another edition, a special
episode of modern warriors set
to air tonight on the Fox NEWS
Channel, highlighting four
soldiers who made unimaginable
sacrifice on the battlefield and
inspired countless Americans as
they made the difficult
transition back to civilian
life.
Our next guest is one of those
heroes.
He served six tours in the
armys Elite, 75th Ranger
Regiment,
even returning to combat after
he lost his leg, to serve again
joining us with his incredible
story: retired Army, Ranger, Chad,
Fleming
Brother Good morning. How are
you doing
brother PETE Good morning?
How are you doing
PETE Great man
a month since I saw you in Texas,
shooting guns? Everybody knows
this. Shad is much better shot.
We had some fun
if you would deployed six
times
five after losing your leg
wounded, multiple times
what motivates Chad phlegming to
keep going back,
served in the greatest
country in the world teammates
to the right and to the left
the bond with the people. There
is nothing like it
when you deploy to a foreign
country, and you have to defend
this country and so really was
easy decision to make
PETE Chad. I mentioned you
redeploying, after losing a leg,
lets play a clip. A portion of
tonights episode.
Well, get you to respond on the
other side,
the first time going back
over after this injury. You
know I, as I was coming off the
aircraft. I was smelling the same
smells that I smelled when I was
being put on the aircraft, which
was a medical aircraft to get
out of there.
Youre just overwhelmed with
thoughts,
youre overwhelmed with emotions,
because you have a daily
reminder of what happens if
something goes wrong.
Pete, Chad, it is an amazing
episode.
Your story is incredible.
How did you very rare thing for
someone to lose a leg and then
go back and pull the trigger
again?
How did you make that happen?
It wasnt. Just me t was the
people that were around me.
We all like to think were
superhumans and all that good
stuff, but were really not.
It is about the people that
support you
once I made the decision to go
back to continue to serve one
is was fairly easy.
It is something that I always
wanted to do.
It is in my heart, its a
passion that I had and once the
people surrounded me to make
that happen, there was no
stopping at that point,
something I had to do.
Pete I Wilill say Chad youre
the closest thing to superhuman
I witnessed in person no doubt
about that the enemy looking
around. We thought we had that
Guy
Robocop is back. How is he
back stoking fear into the
minds of the enemy?
One other thing we talk about.
Chad. A lot is transition back
to civilian life.
What has your advice been? Your
experience been taking the
uniform off and coming back
I tell all the veterans
PETE as a military veteran. You
have so much to offer the civilian world
civilian world.
Everything from easy things like
punciality to you are highly
sought after in the civilian
world.
Dont sell yourself short,
go into the mind, set understand
that I have something to give
back.
You have done it once
volunteering for your country.
Now you have the opportunity to
go, give back in a different
role:
PETE, Chad, real quick. You do a
lot of motivational speaking
were in one of those moments,
whether uncertainty, politically
Covid 19.
What is your advice to people
who are being told were headed
into a dark winter?
Not every day is good day, but
look to find the good in one
day.
Well, wake up at some point. We
think the end of the world is
coming
its not
the fact you woke up took a
breath youre fifty percent of a good day
right there find the rest of it
and run with it
were never guaranteed anything
in this life.
Pete Chad, when the end of the
world does come, make sure youre
on my side.
That is all I ask
well be there.
Pete Pete Chad came out in the
book modern warriors
named after the series
Chad Phlegming in the Republic
of Texas, thanks for being with
us this morning,
thanks PETE see ya.
Transcript generated on 2020-11-29.