Today marks 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War, and as we honor and remember our military heroes, many are still battling a variety of health issues
Fox 5's Antoine Lewis introduces us to a New Jersey man who is making it his mission to help families of vets who remain hospitalized
I just felt like America forgot about them. So I always get emotional, so just stay with me
And that is the reason Scott McDowell has been hosting the Scotty Mac Sippy Poo Barbecue at Demarest Farms in Hillsdale, New Jersey, for the last six years and counting
Year seven will happen this weekend. Facebook friends encouraged him to start this event, which has drawn as many as 600 people
I said, I think I can cook for 600 people. Well, 597 people came through that door at one time
The first year was complete mayhem. attendees pay $35 and McDowell and his supporters provide all the food and do
the cooking. The community also helps with donations. All of the money collected goes to a mission close to his heart the Fisher house foundation created in 1990 the foundation builds comfort homes where military and veteran families can stay free of charge
while their loved one is in the hospital. The foundation showed its thanks to McDowell and
the Sippy Poo team for their support with this plaque unveiled during the Fisher House Memphis
dedication last September. I walked through that house with tears in my eyes just to see what we
did even to be just a small part of it his desire to give back came about when his son chase saw a
veteran one afternoon and mcdowell told him to go say thank you so i explained to him those are our
veterans we wouldn't be walking around this country free the way we are because without
those guys and every time you see one i don't care if you have to stop at a red light you walk
cross traffic, you pay attention, you shake their hand. The 2025 Scotty Mac's Sippy Pooh Barbecue
is on Saturday, May 3rd at Demarest Farms. In addition to being BYOB, guests are also encouraged
to bring their hearts. Man, it's just all worth everything that we do for them
Antoine Lewis, Fox 5 News