Extra: A Wounded Warrior’s Incredible Story Of Survival

The Fox News Rundown

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🗓️ 8 July 2023

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

While serving in Afghanistan in 2005, Senior Master Sergeant Israel Del Toro’s Humvee was hit by an IED. He was severally injured, suffered burns all over his body, and Doctors only gave him a 15% chance of survival. However, not only did Del Toro survive, he re-enlisted in the Air Force despite an amputated arm and only partial use of his fingers. Since then, he has dedicated his life to raising his children and serving his country. Senior Master Sergeant Israel Del Toro’s recently joined the Rundown’s Dave Anthony to talk about his incredible story and his new book A Patriot’s Promise: Protecting My Brothers, Fighting for My Life, and Keeping My Word. He opened up about his long, painful recovery, the tragedies he endured even before he went to war, and how he is using second chance at life to serve his country and his family. Due to time limitations, we could not include the entire conversation in the FOX News Rundown segment that ran this week. On the FOX News Rundown Extra, you will hear our entire unedited interview with Senior Master Sergeant Israel Del Toro and learn more about his truly inspiring story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey guys, it's Mimi Webb. I'm the new brand ambassador for Maybelline. Make up
0:05.8	your mix with the glow-up playlist and shuffle your looks with my favorite
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0:15.4	This is the Fox News rundown. Extra.
0:22.2	I'm Dave Anthony. Today, someone who claims he's just a guy who had a
0:29.7	bad day at work. Everyone else calls him a hero, a wounded warrior who's
0:36.2	endured more pain, overcome more obstacles just to be alive than most of us
0:42.6	could ever even imagine. Israel del Toro, Jr. known to most as D.T., a retired
0:50.1	U.S. Air Force master sergeant who finally wrote a book about his incredible
0:55.8	story. It's titled A Patriots Promise and it was just released on the 4th of
1:01.4	July. The same day we put out our rundown podcast featuring D.T. but as
1:06.8	compelling as his story was in that second. There's way more we did not have time
1:12.6	to include from the conversation I was honored to have a D.T. who's turned a
1:17.4	horrific injury during the war in Afghanistan that left him badly burned and
1:22.4	scarred for life into a story of perseverance and inspiration. Thank you for
1:29.4	being here. Please keep coming back for more of the rundown in these rundown
1:33.1	extra full interviews. To D.T., thank you for your service to our country. And now
1:39.3	here he is, Israel del Toro, Jr. on the Fox News rundown extra.
1:47.3	Joining us on the Fox News rundown is Israel D.T. del Toro, Jr. He's a U.S. Air Force
1:59.3	senior master sergeant retired. He's also a wounded warrior who has fought his way
2:05.9	back from traumatic injuries in Afghanistan, which we'll certainly get into. And he has a
2:11.2	new book, a Patriots promise protecting my brothers fighting for my life. And keeping
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