Vietnam War 50th anniversary: Tung Dinh's epic tribute with 58,450 sit-ups
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[{'start': '0.000', 'end': '5.600', 'text': '[Music]'}, {'start': '2.639', 'end': '8.480', 'text': 'This year 2025 marks 50 years since the'}, {'start': '5.600', 'end': '11.599', 'text': "end of the Vietnam War. Marray Kucky's"}, {'start': '8.480', 'end': '13.519', 'text': 'Tong Den escaped the fall of Saigon back'}, {'start': '11.599', 'end': '16.320', 'text': 'then and is now in the middle of a'}, {'start': '13.519', 'end': '18.400', 'text': 'mindblowing tribute. Fox 17 News Dennis'}, {'start': '16.320', 'end': '21.199', 'text': 'Farrier now with his story of incredible'}, {'start': '18.400', 'end': '24.439', 'text': 'gratitude and an attempt to set a new'}, {'start': '21.199', 'end': '24.439', 'text': 'world record.'}, {'start': '24.800', 'end': '30.240', 'text': 'More than 58,000 Americans died in the'}, {'start': '28.240', 'end': '33.120', 'text': 'Vietnam War.'}, {'start': '30.240', 'end': '35.200', 'text': 'Tongue Den is doing a situp for each one'}, {'start': '33.120', 'end': '37.840', 'text': 'of them. For the past couple weeks,'}, {'start': '35.200', 'end': '40.160', 'text': 'Master Den has been doing 5,000 sit-ups'}, {'start': '37.840', 'end': '44.160', 'text': 'every morning between 4:00 a.m. and 9:00'}, {'start': '40.160', 'end': '47.160', 'text': 'p.m. in his Murray, Kentucky dojo. He'}, {'start': '44.160', 'end': '48.760', 'text': 'will keep doing this until he reaches'}, {'start': '47.160', 'end': '51.520', 'text': '58,450'}, {'start': '48.760', 'end': '53.760', 'text': 'sit-ups. Den escaped the fall of Saigon'}, {'start': '51.520', 'end': '56.320', 'text': 'as a child with his mom and six brothers'}, {'start': '53.760', 'end': '58.160', 'text': 'and sisters. His freedom fighting dad'}, {'start': '56.320', 'end': '60.160', 'text': 'escaped later.'}, {'start': '58.160', 'end': '62.000', 'text': 'Den built a life in Murray, Kentucky,'}, {'start': '60.160', 'end': '63.760', 'text': 'where he joined the army, where he'}, {'start': '62.000', 'end': '66.799', 'text': 'became a fifthderee black belt in'}, {'start': '63.760', 'end': '69.960', 'text': 'taekwond do. But nothing has meant more'}, {'start': '66.799', 'end': '73.119', 'text': 'to him than his opportunity to become an'}, {'start': '69.960', 'end': '75.920', 'text': 'American and honor the sacrifice that'}, {'start': '73.119', 'end': '79.200', 'text': 'got him here. And his resolve to be'}, {'start': '75.920', 'end': '81.600', 'text': 'grateful is backed by years of training.'}, {'start': '79.200', 'end': '84.000', 'text': 'And then u with all the combined the'}, {'start': '81.600', 'end': '86.880', 'text': 'discipline, the focus and the training'}, {'start': '84.000', 'end': '88.960', 'text': 'and the believing you know without'}, {'start': '86.880', 'end': '92.479', 'text': 'freedom you know you would trade for'}, {'start': '88.960', 'end': '95.439', 'text': 'that that simple one hour pain. Did you'}, {'start': '92.479', 'end': '98.000', 'text': 'catch that? What is one hour of pain'}, {'start': '95.439', 'end': '99.479', 'text': 'compared to one year of freedom? A'}, {'start': '98.000', 'end': '102.159', 'text': 'master den'}, {'start': '99.479', 'end': '104.400', 'text': "creed. Now this isn't over on Saturday"}, {'start': '102.159', 'end': '106.159', 'text': "and you're invited. 2500 people will do"}, {'start': '104.400', 'end': '108.560', 'text': 'sit-ups in the Murray State football'}, {'start': '106.159', 'end': '110.399', 'text': 'stadium simultaneously.'}, {'start': '108.560', 'end': '112.920', 'text': 'The Guinness Book of World Records will'}, {'start': '110.399', 'end': '115.600', 'text': 'be there. You can sign up with this QR'}, {'start': '112.920', 'end': '118.000', 'text': 'code. One last epic statement of'}, {'start': '115.600', 'end': '120.479', 'text': 'gratitude to mark the 50th anniversary'}, {'start': '118.000', 'end': '122.880', 'text': "of the end of the war in Vietnam. We're"}, {'start': '120.479', 'end': '125.600', 'text': 'also working on an in-depth story on'}, {'start': '122.880', 'end': '127.840', 'text': "this inspiring patriot. There's so much"}, {'start': '125.600', 'end': '130.319', 'text': "more to his remarkable life. We'll have"}, {'start': '127.840', 'end': '133.520', 'text': "that next week. I'm Dennis Frier, Fox 17"}, {'start': '130.319', 'end': '136.239', 'text': 'News, your code red station. Fox 17 News'}, {'start': '133.520', 'end': '138.720', 'text': 'Barrier Files is sponsored by Bog Durham'}, {'start': '136.239', 'end': '138.720', 'text': 'Injury Law.'}]