“Someone Has to Go First”: Glenn Beck’s Inspiring Speech from the USS Midway

The Glenn Beck Program

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News Commentary, News, Politics

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🗓️ 4 July 2026

⏱️ 35 minutes

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On the 82nd anniversary of D-Day, Glenn Beck speaks aboard the USS Midway in San Diego, California, as part of Moms for Liberty’s “Sea to Shining Sea” event. Glenn asks a question we all must all answer: Do we still have the courage, bravery, and selflessness of the Greatest Generation? Because, as Glenn explains through historical stories about the Battle of Midway, D-Day, America’s founding, and the Gettysburg Address, someone always had to go first for the battle to be won. As America faces new challenges, Glenn asks, are you willing to truly stand up for what you believe in? GLENN'S SPONSORS: Byrna: Not every threat requires lethal force. Byrna's less-lethal launchers give you the ability to stop an aggressor from a safe distance. Protect yourself and your family by going to Byrna.com. Real Estate Agents I Trust: When you’re buying or selling a home, you need a real estate agent you can trust. Visit https://realestateagentsitrust.com/ to find the top-selling real estate agents in your area. American Financing: American Financing can show you how to put your hard-earned equity to work and get you out of debt. Dial ⁠800-906-2440⁠, or visit ⁠https://www.americanfinancing.net⁠. Patriot Mobile: Get a free month of service! Go to patriotmobile.com/beck or call 972-patriot, use promo code “Beck” and make the switch today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I think about Providence often these days, the idea that we're stewards of our families, our communities, our own safety. The founders understood this. It's woven into the fabric of who we are as Americans. And I want to share something with you. It's called Burna, B-Y-R-N-A, and it's changed how I think about personal protection. Here's the thing. Most people assume self-defense is complicated. You need training,
0:21.0	licensing, you know, government approval. But Berna is legal in all 50 states. No permit, no background
0:26.6	check. Because your right to protect your family shouldn't require anyone's permission.
0:31.1	The range on this is 60 feet. That's not pepper spray distance. That's real distance. It gives
0:35.5	you time to think, to move, to get your family safe.
0:38.8	It's simple enough that anyone can use it, anyone. And it's built in Fort Wayne, Indiana, right here in America, in American hands, American craftsmanship. And that matters to me, and I think it matters to you. I'm not here to scare you.
0:50.4	I'm here to tell you being prepared isn't paranoia.
0:52.8	It's love.
0:53.6	It's what we do for the people that you do anything for.
0:56.2	So go to Burnah, b-'t paranoia. It's love. It's what we do for the people
0:54.6	that you do anything for. So go to Burnah, b-r-r-na.com slash Glenn.
1:00.0	I've always been told not to follow children.
1:08.4	I want to thank the city of San Diego for giving us a time limit
1:12.0	so I can now follow the big finale.
1:18.2	California, it makes more sense every day, doesn't it?
1:23.6	I would have reprinted.
1:25.0	I was backstage, I was furiously to edit my speech. I was like like, we got to print it again. All the printers are busy just printing up new ballots so they can count. So, oh, geez. Well, hello. Thank you so much for coming.
1:47.0	And thank you, Moms for Liberty.
1:50.0	You are really, truly amazing.
1:53.0	I said in 2008 or 9, I was on the air and I said, you know, there's going to be two groups of people that save the world, and it's going to be alcoholics, I mean recovering alcoholics.
2:04.5	Although I am pulling for the alcoholics at this point, but, and mothers, because how do
2:09.9	you, how do you argue with a mom?
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