Two weeks after the world lost the Prince of Darkness, a quiet video tribute from an unexpected source broke through the noise—leaving fans in tears.
It wasn’t from a rock star or a celebrity. It was Pete Hegseth—combat veteran, Fox News host, and longtime Ozzy fan—who shared a raw, personal farewell from his living room, not a studio. Just a grainy video, a T-shirt, and a voice cracking with emotion.
Behind him, footage played of Ozzy’s final live performance of “Iron Man.” And then, Hegseth began to speak:
“Most of you know me as a soldier. But tonight, I’m just a fan. A kid who blasted Ozzy through the darkness of war.”
He described a night in Iraq, surrounded and outnumbered, when that iconic guitar riff cut through the fear like a lifeline. “It reminded us we weren’t alone.”
But what hit hardest was his message to Ozzy’s family:
“To Sharon, Kelly, Jack… thank you for sharing him with the rest of us. Your dad carried me when nothing else could.”
With a toast of whiskey and Iron Man’s final notes fading behind him, Hegseth ended simply:
“He may be gone, but that voice—that sound—will echo in my memory until my last day.”
The screen went black. The internet lit up.
Thousands of fans and fellow veterans flooded the comments. Some called it “the most human tribute” to Ozzy they’d seen. A soldier’s salute to the rock legend who gave him courage in the darkest moments.
