Small-town Marine veteran refuses to back down in 16-year fight for America's forgotten heroes — and wins

A Marine veteran from a small North Carolina town spent 16 years fighting to build a national memorial honoring the Americans who served in Desert Shield and Desert Storm — overcoming congressional setbacks, years of bureaucratic hurdles and a lengthy battle over its location, all while refusing to use taxpayer money to get it done.

"I'm just an average everyday American," Scott Stump told Fox News Digital. "I just felt like something had to be done to correct what I felt was a historical...