Black veteran celebrates the US: 'You're not born into a caste in this country, you're born into opportunity'

A Black combat veteran celebrated the United States and the opportunities it gives to people in a Fox News Independence Day special, calling America "the best place on the planet" for others like him who choose to pursue opportunity.

"For me, this is in fact over my lifetime, the land of opportunity," Oakley told Jones during a televised sit down. "I've seen other places, you are not born into a caste into this country, you are born into an opportunity. For the most part, if you don't even be conscious of it, but if you work hard, do things that you should be doing, and that is not joining the crowd, be able to focus on what is right, and versus what is wrong, the opportunities are here for you in this country," he asserted. Despite its "warts," America has proven to be "the best place on the planet" for others like him," Oakley added.