WEBVTT 00:00.240 --> 00:02.730 Welcome back sergeant first class trunk 00:02.730 --> 00:05.260 fan is a medical NGO who immediately 00:05.260 --> 00:07.030 took charge of overall medical 00:07.030 --> 00:09.252 assistance for the victims of Tuesday's 00:09.252 --> 00:11.370 bombing in Mosul Marley fan , the 00:11.380 --> 00:13.310 sergeant's wife is at fort Lewis 00:13.320 --> 00:15.630 Washington . There is strong fan right 00:15.640 --> 00:18.200 there and his beautiful family . I take 00:18.200 --> 00:21.500 it that his wife is baby girl and his 00:21.510 --> 00:23.732 either mother or mother in law morley . 00:23.732 --> 00:24.732 Can you hear us ? 00:24.732 --> 00:28.480 Hi there . 00:28.490 --> 00:30.323 You have anything to say to your 00:30.323 --> 00:32.379 husband today if you see him on this 00:32.379 --> 00:35.280 christmas ? Oh 00:35.280 --> 00:38.410 yeah , it's just nice to 00:38.420 --> 00:41.600 talk to him . I'm so 00:41.610 --> 00:44.010 excited when I know that I have a 00:44.020 --> 00:47.120 chance to talk to him today and I am so 00:47.120 --> 00:50.580 happy to hear is that his mother , his 00:50.590 --> 00:53.730 mother in law sitting next to you . Um , 00:53.740 --> 00:56.880 just my mother in law , this is my 00:56.880 --> 01:00.150 husband's mom . Wonderful anything she 01:00.150 --> 01:02.260 wants to pray that his son today . 01:03.250 --> 01:06.000 Yeah , yeah , 01:06.450 --> 01:07.460 maybe 01:08.540 --> 01:12.310 sergeant first class room fan . This is 01:12.310 --> 01:14.630 her family speaking to you on that's a 01:14.630 --> 01:17.280 holiday . Anything you wanna tell them ? 01:17.290 --> 01:19.457 Um , I just want to let them know that 01:19.457 --> 01:22.000 I do miss him . I wish I was home to 01:22.000 --> 01:25.540 spend this holiday season with them and 01:25.550 --> 01:29.510 uh merry christmas and I hope uh 01:29.520 --> 01:31.520 they got everything they wanted for 01:31.520 --> 01:33.576 christmas . I think you are bringing 01:33.576 --> 01:35.742 them everything that they want just by 01:35.742 --> 01:37.798 being able to see and speak with you 01:37.798 --> 01:39.940 today . Can you tell us a little bit 01:39.940 --> 01:41.940 about what you've been through this 01:41.940 --> 01:44.051 week . We understand that you were in 01:44.051 --> 01:45.718 charge of the overall medical 01:45.718 --> 01:47.940 assistance for the victims in Tuesday's 01:47.940 --> 01:47.800 bombing . What's this week been like 01:47.810 --> 01:49.977 for you ? Tell your family what you've 01:49.977 --> 01:52.830 been through . Well , the whole weeks 01:52.830 --> 01:55.410 then . Zoo hectic . We've been trying 01:55.410 --> 01:58.730 to gather up all of our patient 01:58.730 --> 02:01.340 information , All the cash , the 02:01.340 --> 02:05.110 information . Uh , it was hectic . 02:05.160 --> 02:07.327 Trying to track all the patients are , 02:07.327 --> 02:09.880 how they're doing at launch to , uh , 02:09.890 --> 02:13.610 Germany , you've been in the 02:13.610 --> 02:16.670 army for 16 years . Have you 02:16.670 --> 02:18.837 experienced anything like what you saw 02:18.837 --> 02:22.650 this week ? Uh , no man . Uh , 02:22.660 --> 02:24.493 we have not . We've had a lot of 02:24.493 --> 02:27.430 traumas up here , but not to the extent 02:27.430 --> 02:30.680 of that down there . Is this your first 02:30.690 --> 02:32.857 christmas ? Away from home ? Away from 02:32.857 --> 02:34.650 your wife ? Uh , yes . 02:34.870 --> 02:38.500 What is it like to be able to 02:38.510 --> 02:40.760 speak with her today ? Go ahead and 02:40.760 --> 02:44.290 have a conversation with . I'm a ha . 02:44.290 --> 02:48.220 How are you ? I'm fine . 02:48.220 --> 02:51.450 We're okay here . I'm just so happy to 02:51.450 --> 02:54.960 hear your voice every day . I answer . 02:55.740 --> 02:57.740 How's my little angel ? How are you 02:57.740 --> 03:00.380 doing ? Good 03:05.230 --> 03:06.930 bed every day . 03:10.070 --> 03:13.790 My little baby better . 03:15.940 --> 03:16.710 Yes . 03:19.490 --> 03:22.630 She's teething yet . 03:24.090 --> 03:27.610 Oh no , no yet . Oh , wow . 03:27.780 --> 03:31.470 I'm sure you'll come though . 03:32.450 --> 03:34.640 That's great . That's great . I miss 03:34.640 --> 03:37.790 you guys so much . Yeah . I mean she 03:37.800 --> 03:41.280 sold my honey . Be 03:41.290 --> 03:44.750 careful all the time . Uh , will 03:44.760 --> 03:48.450 always wait to be home to be with you 03:48.450 --> 03:52.320 guys ? Yeah , we're here . We're 03:52.320 --> 03:54.310 waiting for you to help 03:54.320 --> 03:58.080 waiting for you and pray for 03:58.080 --> 04:01.860 you every day . Thank you . I really 04:01.860 --> 04:03.930 needed everyone needed over here all 04:03.930 --> 04:05.460 the soldiers . Yeah . 04:07.930 --> 04:10.060 Say hi to everybody and I'll , 04:10.710 --> 04:12.900 uh 04:12.910 --> 04:15.850 you 04:19.730 --> 04:23.520 okay ? So I guess I have to 04:23.520 --> 04:25.630 listen to my mom and say I 04:27.590 --> 04:29.700 have to listen to my mom's , listen 04:29.700 --> 04:31.922 what she said that she wanted me to say 04:31.922 --> 04:34.089 hi to all my relatives and my brothers 04:34.089 --> 04:36.311 and sisters and my uncles and aunties , 04:36.311 --> 04:38.920 michigan . So I want to say hi merry 04:38.920 --> 04:42.850 christmas to them . It's always very 04:42.850 --> 04:45.000 smart to listen to mom now . I don't 04:45.000 --> 04:48.330 know if you can see your family sitting 04:48.330 --> 04:50.330 here , you may only be able to hear 04:50.330 --> 04:52.663 them , but your daughter is so precious . 04:52.663 --> 04:55.320 You've got the cutest little ponytails 04:55.320 --> 04:58.840 in her hair and camouflage can Marley . 04:58.840 --> 05:00.840 Did you know those camouflage for a 05:00.840 --> 05:04.580 reason . Oh this 05:04.580 --> 05:06.830 shirt is from her dad for christmas . 05:06.840 --> 05:10.200 So yeah , I decided to dress her up 05:10.210 --> 05:13.240 because just her presence from her 05:13.240 --> 05:17.110 dad . Oh what a cutie pie 05:17.110 --> 05:19.332 there . How much has she grown ? Do you 05:19.332 --> 05:20.888 think since he last saw her 05:20.888 --> 05:24.360 a big 05:24.360 --> 05:28.240 change because it's been almost four 05:28.240 --> 05:32.010 months . So it's a big change . A 05:32.010 --> 05:34.050 lot of things that daddy missed . 05:35.960 --> 05:39.340 Just start walking already and when , 05:39.440 --> 05:42.610 when her start we left she would just 05:42.620 --> 05:46.570 start crawling . Well we're almost out 05:46.570 --> 05:49.070 of time . She's getting a little feisty 05:49.070 --> 05:52.010 this morning . So as we run out of time , 05:52.020 --> 05:54.280 let's just give you one more moment to 05:54.280 --> 05:56.820 stay from last words on this christmas . 05:56.820 --> 05:59.800 Let's start with you Marlene . I would 05:59.800 --> 06:03.410 like to I would like to thank to 06:03.410 --> 06:06.360 everybody and my friends , my coworkers , 06:06.370 --> 06:10.310 my family for the prayers and 06:11.870 --> 06:13.981 just want to say , merry christmas to 06:13.981 --> 06:17.740 my husband we are here , we're 06:17.740 --> 06:21.370 praying for you please just oh 06:21.680 --> 06:24.510 oh that's all 06:25.720 --> 06:28.160 Sergeant fan , Yes ma'am . 06:28.640 --> 06:31.050 Anything you want to say to your family 06:31.050 --> 06:34.110 before we run out of time . I'd like to 06:34.110 --> 06:36.221 tell him that I do miss them , I love 06:36.221 --> 06:38.332 them both . My heart , I hope stevens 06:38.332 --> 06:40.350 home soon . Also like to take this 06:40.350 --> 06:43.010 opportunity to send my condolences out 06:43.010 --> 06:45.240 to are falling the family about fallen 06:45.240 --> 06:49.140 comrades out there . All right , 06:49.490 --> 06:51.970 sergeant first class room fan and his 06:51.970 --> 06:55.510 wife Marley fan with her little girl 06:55.510 --> 06:57.454 and his mother there in fort lewis 06:57.454 --> 06:59.343 Washington we thank you and merry 06:59.343 --> 07:02.010 christmas to you all honey America 07:02.010 --> 07:03.899 stopping Dwayne Limpert parents . 07:03.899 --> 07:05.740 Dwayne and Kathy Limpert are in 07:05.740 --> 07:08.140 Cleveland . Ohio was enjoyed by Captain 07:08.140 --> 07:10.307 linzer in just a couple of minutes but 07:10.307 --> 07:12.910 let's first go to Kathy and Dwayne in 07:12.910 --> 07:15.650 Cleveland and good morning to both of 07:15.650 --> 07:19.530 you unusual . Can you hear us 07:19.530 --> 07:22.940 okay ? Yes we can . Well how excited 07:22.940 --> 07:25.051 are you to get an opportunity to talk 07:25.051 --> 07:26.940 to your son . Really excited real 07:26.940 --> 07:28.996 estate . There is a santa claus . He 07:28.996 --> 07:31.107 had an opportunity to call us a while 07:31.107 --> 07:33.218 back and he asked his mother what she 07:33.218 --> 07:35.218 wanted for christmas and she said I 07:35.218 --> 07:37.218 want to see you about christmas and 07:37.218 --> 07:36.450 that's what we're going to have right 07:36.450 --> 07:38.672 now . That's what we're going to have , 07:38.672 --> 07:40.728 that is what we're going to have but 07:40.728 --> 07:43.006 I'm actually captain , this is Atlanta . 07:43.006 --> 07:45.172 You hear me fine on the east , west or 07:45.172 --> 07:47.394 north prompted North Pole said okay . I 07:47.394 --> 07:47.270 know that area . Well at least your 07:47.270 --> 07:49.381 partner from the lake that you're not 07:49.381 --> 07:51.603 getting that lake effect snow . Right ? 07:51.603 --> 07:53.826 But we've got no , we've got more smell 07:53.826 --> 07:55.937 than we did that first christmas . He 07:55.937 --> 07:58.103 was at West point . Oh you know what ? 07:58.103 --> 08:00.214 You know what ? He would love to hear 08:00.214 --> 07:59.860 that Captain Limpert , are you there , 07:59.860 --> 08:02.050 Dwayne , are you there ? Yes , can you 08:02.050 --> 08:05.080 hear me well , good morning to you sir . 08:05.080 --> 08:06.858 It is good to visit with you on 08:06.858 --> 08:08.747 christmas day . Say hello to your 08:08.747 --> 08:10.858 parents . Are there waiting to have a 08:10.858 --> 08:12.969 little conversation with you . Yeah . 08:12.969 --> 08:15.024 Hi mom . Hi dad . I think I heard my 08:15.024 --> 08:18.400 grandfather . No , no , no graphics 08:18.400 --> 08:20.233 night , but he's watching , he's 08:20.233 --> 08:23.430 watching and saw your brothers and your 08:23.440 --> 08:25.662 aunt jennifer and , and all of them are 08:25.662 --> 08:27.940 here with us . They can't be on camera , 08:27.940 --> 08:30.370 but they're here . You've got the world 08:31.740 --> 08:34.760 taking the whole group . Okay . It's 08:34.760 --> 08:38.120 good to see you mom dad . Uh , it's 08:38.130 --> 08:40.960 even better to be seeing you . And did 08:40.960 --> 08:43.340 you send the box to the house ? Yeah , 08:43.940 --> 08:46.520 for christmas for christmas ? Yeah , I 08:46.520 --> 08:50.390 did . Well can I open it ? We figured 08:50.390 --> 08:52.501 that why not spend christmas together 08:52.501 --> 08:54.668 and open up our christmas present from 08:54.668 --> 08:56.834 you . Yeah , yeah , I told you to open 08:56.834 --> 08:59.057 it . Yeah , this good morning , open it 08:59.057 --> 09:02.860 up . Well that's what we're doing , 09:06.740 --> 09:09.180 wow . A digital camera now . We can go 09:09.180 --> 09:11.402 and take some pictures and send them to 09:11.402 --> 09:13.960 you on the internet . There you go . 09:14.540 --> 09:17.080 Fantastic . Thank you very much . Thank 09:17.080 --> 09:20.990 you . I love , I love you guys , I 09:21.000 --> 09:23.111 love you too . How's it going for you 09:23.111 --> 09:25.460 over there ? Um Yeah , it's going 09:25.460 --> 09:27.627 pretty well . Um it was a little tough 09:27.627 --> 09:30.140 coming back into Mosul uh with the 09:30.140 --> 09:33.340 incident , but um things are starting 09:33.340 --> 09:35.284 to get back to normal and Virginia 09:35.284 --> 09:37.451 continues is really good stuff . So um 09:37.451 --> 09:39.562 you know , we're keeping , keeping it 09:39.562 --> 09:41.673 positive . Very good . Well you're in 09:41.673 --> 09:43.673 everybody's prayers here . A lot of 09:43.673 --> 09:45.729 people want to know how you were and 09:45.729 --> 09:47.896 everybody we know in town , we see him 09:47.896 --> 09:50.840 house Dwayne , how's Dwayne ? So I'm so 09:50.840 --> 09:53.810 glad you're doing well . Did you get a 09:53.810 --> 09:57.030 chance to see Rumsfeld ? Yeah , I did 09:57.030 --> 09:58.960 actually , I actually asked him a 09:58.960 --> 10:01.182 question and I got a picture with him , 10:01.182 --> 10:04.690 so it was , it was pretty good . Uh 10:05.050 --> 10:07.950 Happy , Fantastic . Well we know you're 10:07.950 --> 10:10.190 doing really important work over there 10:10.190 --> 10:12.523 and and we're thinking of you every day . 10:12.523 --> 10:14.690 It's just uh it's just so great . It's 10:14.690 --> 10:16.801 beautiful here . We have uh came over 10:16.801 --> 10:19.023 and the sun wasn't up yet , there was a 10:19.023 --> 10:21.246 beautiful sunrise where the pink , this 10:21.246 --> 10:23.301 guy was all pink and blue as the sun 10:23.301 --> 10:25.301 was coming up and the trees are all 10:25.301 --> 10:27.301 covered with snow , it looks like a 10:27.301 --> 10:29.730 christmas card outside . Yeah , well 10:29.730 --> 10:31.841 it's not , not exactly snowing here , 10:31.841 --> 10:34.063 but today is a pretty good day . We had 10:34.063 --> 10:36.080 a pretty nice dinner . Uh our lunch 10:36.080 --> 10:38.136 anyway and looking forward to a good 10:38.136 --> 10:41.530 dinner with some holiday spirit . Well 10:41.530 --> 10:43.850 let me have you before we we lose the 10:43.860 --> 10:45.971 satellite time with you . Let me have 10:45.971 --> 10:49.310 you uh parents first final thoughts for 10:49.320 --> 10:51.580 your son . You just take care of 10:51.580 --> 10:53.747 yourself and and we know you're making 10:53.747 --> 10:55.969 the world a better place by being there 10:55.969 --> 10:58.080 and and we feel very privileged to be 10:58.080 --> 11:00.302 able to see you . And we're thinking of 11:00.302 --> 11:02.358 all the other soldiers that are with 11:02.358 --> 11:04.358 you , the guys and the gals and how 11:04.358 --> 11:06.580 lucky we are to be the parents that can 11:06.580 --> 11:08.600 go and see you and to all of your 11:08.610 --> 11:10.870 fellow soldiers and their families that 11:10.870 --> 11:13.530 are out there . Uh we represent them 11:13.530 --> 11:15.752 and we know they'd rather be us at this 11:15.752 --> 11:18.030 very moment getting to see their child . 11:18.030 --> 11:19.974 So very christmas and captain very 11:19.974 --> 11:22.960 quickly . Yeah , just a real quick and 11:23.840 --> 11:25.896 yeah , well it's like I just want to 11:25.896 --> 11:28.118 say I love you guys and uh to thank all 11:28.118 --> 11:30.118 the families out there , especially 11:30.118 --> 11:32.340 friends of mine who have sent cards and 11:32.340 --> 11:34.451 packages and people that I don't know 11:34.451 --> 11:36.618 that I sent them out to the soldiers . 11:36.618 --> 11:38.673 Uh it feels like christmas every day 11:38.673 --> 11:38.440 with people sending all the letters 11:38.450 --> 11:40.520 over to our soldiers . So thanks to 11:40.520 --> 11:42.687 everybody and merry christmas , I love 11:42.687 --> 11:44.742 you guys and Captain Limpert , thank 11:44.742 --> 11:46.853 you , thank you very much and to your 11:46.853 --> 11:48.909 family in Cleveland North Olmstead , 11:48.909 --> 11:50.909 thank you very much for sharing his 11:50.909 --> 11:53.020 time with us . This christmas , thank 11:53.020 --> 11:55.298 you . Thank you . Thank you so special . 11:55.298 --> 11:57.131 And we want to keep them going . 11:57.131 --> 11:59.370 Captain Jeff Ballard ng is a brigade 11:59.370 --> 12:01.314 nurse who cared for victims of the 12:01.314 --> 12:03.560 Mosul attack . Right where it happens . 12:03.560 --> 12:05.671 He is getting miked up right now . We 12:05.671 --> 12:07.893 want to turn to his wife , jennifer who 12:07.893 --> 12:10.350 is with us from Seattle Washington this 12:10.360 --> 12:12.416 morning . Good morning to you . Good 12:12.416 --> 12:14.416 morning . How excited are you to be 12:14.416 --> 12:16.638 able to speak with your husband today ? 12:16.638 --> 12:18.582 I'm thrilled . I haven't seen deaf 12:18.582 --> 12:20.693 since early october when he left from 12:20.693 --> 12:22.860 Azul and I'm really happy to have this 12:22.860 --> 12:24.971 opportunity . What do you want to say 12:24.971 --> 12:27.138 to him ? Once we get him on the line , 12:27.138 --> 12:26.690 I want me to know how proud I am with 12:26.700 --> 12:29.330 him and I'm sorry we can't spend 12:29.330 --> 12:31.497 christmas together , but he'll be here 12:31.497 --> 12:33.497 next year . Well what did Captain , 12:33.497 --> 12:35.719 This is Atlanta . Do you hear me ? What 12:35.719 --> 12:37.719 has it been like for you though for 12:37.719 --> 12:39.941 these past few months since you've been 12:39.941 --> 12:41.997 affected . This is Atlanta . Can you 12:41.997 --> 12:41.980 hear me ? Um , pretty lonely at the 12:41.980 --> 12:44.350 house ? Pretty quiet . But I've got so 12:44.350 --> 12:46.620 many wonderful family and friends , 12:46.820 --> 12:49.800 King on me and people on him and I know 12:49.800 --> 12:51.578 that we have the prayers of our 12:51.578 --> 12:54.220 military community with us and I feel 12:54.220 --> 12:56.331 very supported while he's been gone . 12:56.331 --> 12:58.164 Well , guess what ? We have your 12:58.164 --> 13:00.387 husband on right now with us . There he 13:00.387 --> 13:02.276 is , live that's in our gene Good 13:02.276 --> 13:06.180 morning to you . Good morning . And you 13:06.180 --> 13:08.402 know what we have limited time . So I'm 13:08.402 --> 13:10.624 gonna let you just speak with your wife 13:10.624 --> 13:13.520 so go for it . Thank you . Good morning , 13:13.590 --> 13:16.530 how are you ? I'm great now . It's so 13:16.530 --> 13:18.697 good to see you . You look wonderful . 13:18.697 --> 13:20.900 Thank you . What are you going to do 13:20.900 --> 13:24.770 today ? Um open up on my packages from 13:24.770 --> 13:28.270 santa and think about you and we've all 13:28.270 --> 13:30.680 been just worried about praying for 13:30.680 --> 13:32.680 your safety and I'm just so glad to 13:32.680 --> 13:35.560 know that you're okay . Thank you . 13:37.310 --> 13:39.990 Her family's watching in Ohio . I told 13:39.990 --> 13:42.212 them all the turn on the tv even though 13:42.212 --> 13:44.434 the power's out they were going to find 13:44.434 --> 13:46.657 a Tv somewhere to watch it . So just so 13:46.657 --> 13:48.379 you know everybody in Ohio and 13:48.379 --> 13:50.601 everybody in Seattle watching you great 13:50.601 --> 13:52.840 everyone in the family as well . Of 13:52.840 --> 13:54.960 course thank you very much for 13:54.960 --> 13:56.849 everything that you do . I really 13:56.849 --> 13:58.904 appreciate you reminding me how many 13:58.904 --> 14:01.127 things I have to be thankful for . Even 14:01.127 --> 14:03.238 though we're not here together , this 14:03.238 --> 14:05.404 christmas , many thanks for me and all 14:05.404 --> 14:07.627 the soldiers back here for all the gift 14:07.627 --> 14:09.738 packages letters we've been very well 14:09.738 --> 14:12.650 taken care of you . Look great honey . 14:12.650 --> 14:14.420 I'm so glad to see you . 14:18.080 --> 14:20.136 Any big plans for today that I'm not 14:20.136 --> 14:23.990 aware of . Not that I know I'm gonna 14:23.990 --> 14:26.101 have to answer a bunch of phone calls 14:26.101 --> 14:27.823 of people that saw you on tv . 14:27.823 --> 14:31.520 Thank you did this 14:31.520 --> 14:34.660 week . Thank you for the dog . You did 14:34.660 --> 14:36.827 this week . I know it was a rough week 14:36.827 --> 14:38.993 for you guys over there and my prayers 14:38.993 --> 14:40.993 and condolences go out to all those 14:40.993 --> 14:43.049 military family members . They don't 14:43.049 --> 14:45.216 have a soldier to say hello to today . 14:46.130 --> 14:49.900 I think we're almost out of 14:49.910 --> 14:52.132 time for this particular reunion . So I 14:52.132 --> 14:54.354 want to give you the floor now . Just a 14:54.354 --> 14:56.521 few words for your wife before we have 14:56.521 --> 14:58.577 to go . Uh , I miss you and love you 14:58.577 --> 15:00.632 very much . Look forward to our many 15:00.632 --> 15:02.854 christmases together in the future . My 15:02.854 --> 15:05.021 condolences to all the families , um , 15:05.021 --> 15:07.180 that were lost service members this 15:07.180 --> 15:09.069 week . Uh , it's a tough week for 15:09.069 --> 15:11.291 everyone know that they were well taken 15:11.291 --> 15:13.458 care of and with friends in their time 15:13.458 --> 15:16.460 of need . Thank you . Thank you , Honey , 15:16.770 --> 15:18.640 Captain , our Ding and his wife 15:18.650 --> 15:20.761 jennifer . We appreciate you both for 15:20.761 --> 15:22.872 sharing this special moment with us . 15:22.872 --> 15:25.150 Thank you . Have you hardy ? Thank you . 15:25.150 --> 15:28.720 Good bye . I love you . That's 15:28.900 --> 15:31.060 another reunion for military family . 15:31.060 --> 15:32.140 On this christmas morning .