WEBVTT 00:01.140 --> 00:04.550 uh So this is Sara . Yes . 00:04.560 --> 00:08.240 Hello . Hi Sarah . My name is Lee Mills 00:08.250 --> 00:10.450 with NBC 15 and that then . It's nice 00:10.460 --> 00:13.260 to see you wondering how are you doing 00:13.260 --> 00:16.550 here ? Yeah , I'm sure you're here for 00:16.550 --> 00:18.280 a holiday greeting or ? 00:21.440 --> 00:24.350 Uh Mhm . Every year 00:25.040 --> 00:26.940 I'm Yeah . 00:29.340 --> 00:32.930 Can you hear me ? Yes I can't hear . 00:32.930 --> 00:35.041 I'm wondering if you know who we have 00:35.041 --> 00:37.860 in studio today . 00:38.440 --> 00:41.440 Who are you ? Yeah 00:42.440 --> 00:44.607 I'm getting word . That is supposed to 00:44.607 --> 00:46.384 be an interview . Not a holiday 00:46.384 --> 00:48.607 greeting or something . Right . Well we 00:48.607 --> 00:51.260 actually have a surprise for both you 00:51.280 --> 00:55.220 and Gretel . Your parents are here 00:55.230 --> 00:57.720 in the studio and they want my mom . 00:59.160 --> 01:01.890 Yes he can right now . 01:03.650 --> 01:05.470 Go ahead . 01:08.130 --> 01:11.590 She crying at someone please get a 01:11.600 --> 01:13.580 clean access . So there won't be a 01:13.580 --> 01:17.440 problem . She does . How are you honey ? 01:18.490 --> 01:21.000 I'm going mama , how are you ? I'm 01:21.000 --> 01:24.280 doing just fine now that I can see you 01:24.980 --> 01:26.320 live that 01:29.920 --> 01:33.180 we have brittle there with you . Yes 01:33.190 --> 01:34.690 Gretel here and so is mary 01:37.860 --> 01:39.971 we want to do this one time or do you 01:39.971 --> 01:42.138 want to bring them all Together ? What 01:42.138 --> 01:44.360 are you guys thinking girl ? 01 other 01:44.360 --> 01:48.170 time I guess how much ? Yeah . 01:49.240 --> 01:53.170 Hi Sarah 2nd Gothrie high test 01:53.170 --> 01:55.320 in just three . 01:55.350 --> 01:58.760 Alright , 01:58.830 --> 02:01.410 lots of textures here . 02:01.430 --> 02:04.390 How are you ma'am ? Let's tell us 02:05.060 --> 02:07.227 much better now but I can see you guys 02:08.480 --> 02:10.520 tell us how it's done for you over 02:10.520 --> 02:12.631 there . I know it was the last time . 02:12.631 --> 02:14.687 Well you got to see your mother over 02:14.687 --> 02:16.631 the summer . Right but it's been a 02:16.631 --> 02:18.687 while since you've been in a state . 02:18.687 --> 02:20.853 Where have you been up to ? How has it 02:20.853 --> 02:23.200 been over there ? Um , I don't have to 02:23.200 --> 02:27.150 a lot . We do missions all 02:27.150 --> 02:29.390 the time . I go out and I report on the 02:29.390 --> 02:31.334 soldiers that are on the field . I 02:31.334 --> 02:33.446 produce stories and send them back to 02:33.446 --> 02:35.501 the states . So people like you guys 02:35.501 --> 02:37.557 can see what they're doing over here 02:37.557 --> 02:39.723 and it's a great job . It's definitely 02:39.723 --> 02:42.001 been a roller coaster ride up and down . 02:42.001 --> 02:44.223 But um , we're doing a good job and I'm 02:44.223 --> 02:46.001 very excited that I've had this 02:46.001 --> 02:48.223 experience and I'm excited to come home 02:48.223 --> 02:50.650 feel . I mean , what is it like for you , 02:50.830 --> 02:52.719 your daughter again ? It's been a 02:52.719 --> 02:54.950 couple months . Absolutely wonderful . 02:55.190 --> 02:57.190 I just wish I could grab her out of 02:57.190 --> 03:00.860 there and a great big hug so close 03:00.860 --> 03:01.670 yet . 03:05.510 --> 03:08.130 How about you ? I know this was a 03:08.140 --> 03:11.460 surprise . What is it like for you to 03:11.460 --> 03:13.627 hear your mother's voice and know that 03:13.627 --> 03:16.910 she can feel it's great . I got to talk 03:16.910 --> 03:19.440 to my mom pretty regularly , but I know 03:19.440 --> 03:21.510 that she's very excited right now to 03:21.510 --> 03:23.732 see me and that makes me really happy . 03:23.732 --> 03:26.370 So she'll see me shortly . But you know , 03:26.370 --> 03:30.350 this is as good as it gets . So you've 03:30.350 --> 03:33.860 enjoyed your time over there so far ? 03:34.340 --> 03:37.260 I'm sorry , can you get that ? You have 03:37.260 --> 03:39.580 enjoyed your time over there . You all 03:39.580 --> 03:41.590 have very important but different 03:41.590 --> 03:45.510 missions . I have enjoyed my 03:45.510 --> 03:47.870 time . Like I said , there's been ups 03:47.870 --> 03:49.926 and downs . We all miss our family , 03:50.140 --> 03:52.700 but we have a family over here and I 03:52.710 --> 03:55.220 live with mary and Gretel actually and 03:55.230 --> 03:57.397 they're my best friends and it's great 03:57.397 --> 03:59.286 and they're my family . There are 03:59.286 --> 04:01.397 people be motivated and we just can't 04:01.397 --> 04:04.050 wait to be home . Daughter is great . 04:07.000 --> 04:09.990 They all are . Tell me is there 04:09.990 --> 04:12.212 anything that you want to date her into 04:12.212 --> 04:14.212 the holidays are coming ? You'll be 04:14.212 --> 04:16.379 able to talk to her on the phone . But 04:16.379 --> 04:18.712 anything right now when you can see her . 04:18.712 --> 04:20.879 Thank you . I love you very much and I 04:20.879 --> 04:23.670 can't wait for you to come home . I 04:23.670 --> 04:25.837 love you too . I'm very proud of you . 04:25.837 --> 04:27.892 I'm soon . I'm very proud of . Thank 04:27.892 --> 04:29.837 you . Okay , very proud of playing 04:29.837 --> 04:32.560 please . I was just gonna say that you 04:32.560 --> 04:34.920 can't see the emotion but we're all 04:34.920 --> 04:37.142 getting curious and it just started and 04:37.142 --> 04:39.510 it's a testament to how much you all 04:39.510 --> 04:42.530 are very much . Thank you very much . I 04:42.530 --> 04:44.800 love mom and I'll be home soon . I'll 04:44.800 --> 04:47.800 give you a hug soon . Okay , I'll be 04:47.800 --> 04:51.080 waiting . Okay ? Have a merry christmas , 04:51.090 --> 04:53.830 merry christmas honey , merry christmas 04:53.830 --> 04:56.590 mama . I love you . You forget that . 04:57.140 --> 05:01.000 That really . So if 05:01.000 --> 05:03.167 there's anything else that you want to 05:03.167 --> 05:06.570 say or you can pass on the mic . Um 05:06.580 --> 05:08.691 actually I just like to say thank you 05:08.691 --> 05:10.691 guys for all of your support and we 05:10.691 --> 05:12.747 missed you guys more than you know , 05:12.747 --> 05:14.969 and we're doing great . We really are . 05:14.969 --> 05:16.969 We're taking care of each other and 05:16.969 --> 05:20.960 we'll be home soon . I love you guys . 05:20.970 --> 05:24.570 Thank you how you're going to start . 05:24.580 --> 05:28.130 Uh I'm not I'm good . 05:28.140 --> 05:32.060 Okay . Thanks 05:32.060 --> 05:34.227 catching guthrie for setting this up . 05:34.227 --> 05:37.510 Too high pressure a christmas gift all 05:37.510 --> 05:41.460 of you . Do you want 05:41.460 --> 05:44.040 to talk to Gretel now ? Sure . 05:44.050 --> 05:47.830 Okay . I love you mom . I love you too 05:47.830 --> 05:51.350 honey . You're safe . I will . Yeah . 05:51.950 --> 05:55.560 Okay . Uh huh . Yeah . Oh 05:55.570 --> 05:59.270 sorry . I'm well hard to let 05:59.270 --> 06:00.550 that . 06:04.670 --> 06:08.660 Okay . 06:09.910 --> 06:11.400 Okay . 06:12.360 --> 06:15.860 Okay . But I want to know what kind . 06:16.340 --> 06:19.100 Mhm . Junior . I would have one 06:19.100 --> 06:23.050 semester left in that . Oh that all 06:23.050 --> 06:26.070 the journey . But here today when they 06:26.080 --> 06:29.440 get back . Oh 06:29.740 --> 06:30.940 okay . 06:41.550 --> 06:45.000 To you . Happy birthday to 06:45.000 --> 06:46.190 you 06:47.390 --> 06:51.070 girl . Happy birthday 06:51.080 --> 06:55.040 to you crying . The interview 06:55.050 --> 06:56.990 started 06:57.890 --> 07:00.510 happy birthday . 07:06.000 --> 07:08.270 This is your happy birthday surprise 07:08.270 --> 07:10.560 that your parents are here to say happy 07:10.560 --> 07:14.500 birthday to you . What do you think 07:14.510 --> 07:15.630 you're being guys 07:21.430 --> 07:23.040 looking great ? 07:25.320 --> 07:28.720 You guys can give me Yeah because 07:29.310 --> 07:31.930 you can see how your cures are coming 07:31.930 --> 07:34.560 and they're wiping them away . 07:35.040 --> 07:37.280 Uh 07:37.290 --> 07:41.070 Have you had a good birthday so far ? 07:41.080 --> 07:43.720 Yeah , it's been really good . I got 07:43.730 --> 07:45.890 cards all day and I 07:45.900 --> 07:47.770 think 07:47.780 --> 07:53.730 uh 07:53.740 --> 07:57.610 it's been good . Uh I opened my 07:57.610 --> 07:59.960 email this morning , I had like 10 07:59.960 --> 08:02.040 messages . So it was really good and 08:02.050 --> 08:04.130 just more came in all day and my 08:04.130 --> 08:06.430 friends in Norway that you know me like 08:06.440 --> 08:08.607 the middle of the day . So it's been a 08:08.607 --> 08:12.250 really good birthday . Well but I 08:12.250 --> 08:15.220 got yes , I got your guy's card this 08:15.220 --> 08:17.442 morning . Came in the mail that came in 08:17.442 --> 08:19.970 today . That was my , yeah , 08:21.410 --> 08:24.150 his parents tell me , what is it like 08:24.160 --> 08:26.350 to see your daughter ? Which has been 08:26.350 --> 08:29.590 since february january . 08:31.630 --> 08:33.908 Well , we've got to say so bad for her , 08:33.908 --> 08:36.620 but this is more likely . Okay . 08:37.610 --> 08:40.940 Okay . Yeah . 08:42.180 --> 08:45.590 Great . So it's like having a home . 08:47.040 --> 08:50.410 Thanks . I thinking you letter , 08:55.150 --> 08:59.060 it's nice . I'm glad that you guys can 08:59.060 --> 09:01.830 see me . It's been A long time . Like 09:01.830 --> 09:04.060 you don't realize it . So like you're 09:04.060 --> 09:05.782 sitting in front of the camera 09:05.782 --> 09:07.949 realizing they haven't seen him for 10 09:07.949 --> 09:11.600 months . But yeah how Gretel , how , 09:11.610 --> 09:13.666 how has your time been over there so 09:13.666 --> 09:17.550 far ? It's been a long 09:17.560 --> 09:20.600 but exciting time over here . I mean , 09:20.610 --> 09:24.390 so many new things and new people and 09:24.400 --> 09:28.390 places . I can't even imagine this 09:28.390 --> 09:30.520 morning when I woke up . I remember , 09:30.520 --> 09:32.520 you know , when you wake up on your 09:32.520 --> 09:34.687 birthday , you think , well , where am 09:34.687 --> 09:36.576 I going to be a year from now ? I 09:36.576 --> 09:36.310 definitely didn't think I'd be here . 09:36.320 --> 09:38.410 Had no idea that it's been a good 09:38.410 --> 09:42.280 year . Uh , well , what is 09:42.280 --> 09:45.500 life like over in Iraq ? 09:45.510 --> 09:49.410 Um , it's good . I mean for us , 09:49.420 --> 09:51.580 we're really lucky . Um , up here in 09:51.580 --> 09:53.860 Mosul . We have a great compound that 09:53.860 --> 09:55.916 we're in and uh , we work out of the 09:55.916 --> 09:58.350 palace . Uh , you only , you know , we 09:58.350 --> 10:01.610 always stay in conexes or um , we 10:01.610 --> 10:03.666 hardly ever have to stay in tense or 10:03.666 --> 10:06.310 anything . Um , as unstable as that . 10:06.320 --> 10:08.431 So , I mean , we're extremely lucky , 10:08.431 --> 10:10.487 we had no idea this was gonna be the 10:10.487 --> 10:12.487 conditions coming over here , so we 10:12.487 --> 10:14.598 really lucked out and of course , you 10:14.598 --> 10:16.820 know , being over here with people I've 10:16.820 --> 10:18.931 known almost my whole life that helps 10:18.931 --> 10:22.150 you , you seem very positive . Let us 10:22.160 --> 10:25.680 go have some insight into what it's 10:25.680 --> 10:27.902 like to have your birthday without your 10:27.902 --> 10:29.847 parents there and , and you know , 10:29.847 --> 10:33.460 christmas , not your parents there , 10:33.760 --> 10:37.280 I think it's worth for them because 10:37.290 --> 10:39.346 they're , you know , they're used to 10:39.346 --> 10:41.690 having me home and not being there . I 10:41.690 --> 10:43.980 think that's hard for them and I'm the 10:43.980 --> 10:46.410 only one in my family that's in the 10:46.410 --> 10:48.632 army . So I think , you know , it was a 10:48.632 --> 10:50.799 big step for them to let me go do this 10:50.799 --> 10:53.560 and then uh , to be away , but it's 10:53.570 --> 10:56.270 fine . I mean I've made family here , 10:56.280 --> 10:58.447 um , just working every day with these 10:58.447 --> 11:01.230 people and living with them , but I 11:01.230 --> 11:03.286 think my parents missed me a lot and 11:03.286 --> 11:07.210 I'll be excited to go home . How far do 11:07.210 --> 11:09.250 you agree ? Is it harder on us as 11:09.250 --> 11:13.180 parents ? Well , it's not 11:13.180 --> 11:16.860 a piece of cake , but um , you can see 11:16.860 --> 11:19.730 how positive she is and get a little 11:19.730 --> 11:23.590 upset with us when um , we worry , He 11:23.600 --> 11:27.110 said , I , I never did this make 11:27.110 --> 11:30.660 you sad or to worry about me more than 11:30.740 --> 11:33.290 a usual parent worries , whatever that 11:33.300 --> 11:36.750 may be . So we try not , 11:37.210 --> 11:40.190 this is something she wants to do . I 11:40.200 --> 11:43.250 think she's doing a good job and 11:43.260 --> 11:45.570 I'm proud of her , We're proud of , 11:50.210 --> 11:52.220 you know , 11:52.490 --> 11:54.880 exactly , you know 11:55.440 --> 11:59.140 what 11:59.150 --> 12:01.261 we've heard , you know , there were a 12:01.261 --> 12:03.317 lot of attacks in Fallujah , some of 12:03.317 --> 12:05.539 those have moved on into Mosul . Do you 12:05.539 --> 12:09.450 feel safe there ? Oh yes , I 12:09.450 --> 12:12.660 mean we have a new brigade here , new 12:12.660 --> 12:14.716 striker brigade and they have done a 12:14.716 --> 12:17.090 phenomenal , um , I've been out with 12:17.090 --> 12:20.070 them to cover stories and their new , 12:20.070 --> 12:23.130 but in no way have I ever felt unsafe ? 12:23.140 --> 12:26.540 They have really picked up and um , I 12:26.540 --> 12:28.790 feel perfectly safe going out with them 12:28.790 --> 12:31.720 and I can do my job and they do theirs 12:31.730 --> 12:34.210 and uh , they're doing , they're good 12:34.210 --> 12:36.920 guys , they're really good guys and uh , 12:36.930 --> 12:40.370 I admire what they do . It's been a 12:40.370 --> 12:42.450 while , you know , months close to a 12:42.450 --> 12:44.672 year . Does it seem like it's been that 12:44.672 --> 12:48.640 long ? Not at all . It feels like 12:48.650 --> 12:52.140 I've been gone a month . Uh , the only 12:52.140 --> 12:54.251 way I can really keep track that I've 12:54.251 --> 12:56.362 been here so long is , you know , the 12:56.362 --> 12:59.160 missions that I've been on and believe 12:59.170 --> 13:02.020 that I was in Norway and uh , you know , 13:02.020 --> 13:04.242 attracted by events , but it feels like 13:04.242 --> 13:06.187 I've been gone , maybe a couple of 13:06.187 --> 13:09.530 months , I'd like to hear . What do you 13:09.530 --> 13:11.697 guys ? How do you feel ? I mean , does 13:11.697 --> 13:14.160 it feel like it's been ages or not that 13:14.160 --> 13:15.260 long ? 13:18.250 --> 13:20.770 I think it's been a long for 13:20.780 --> 13:23.370 her to talk right now . 13:23.380 --> 13:26.810 I think the time has passed fairly 13:26.810 --> 13:30.470 quickly . It's , 13:30.480 --> 13:34.360 you know , our life continues and 13:34.370 --> 13:36.570 um , my parents had 1/50 wedding 13:36.570 --> 13:38.530 anniversary , we settled brother 13:38.530 --> 13:40.641 graduated from college . All of those 13:40.641 --> 13:44.330 things are big events in our life 13:44.340 --> 13:47.200 where we have missed her more 13:47.210 --> 13:50.720 than a day to day things . So 13:50.730 --> 13:53.300 that , that marks the passage of time . 13:53.300 --> 13:57.230 But um , who's at 13:57.230 --> 14:01.040 home ? I've gotten 14:01.040 --> 14:03.207 great pictures from all those things . 14:04.260 --> 14:07.750 Yeah , you've been communicating very 14:07.750 --> 14:10.680 well . That helps alive help . I know 14:10.680 --> 14:13.230 you said it's hard for me to talk . But 14:13.650 --> 14:15.539 what are you thinking right now ? 14:17.140 --> 14:18.240 You 14:18.240 --> 14:21.250 were 14:21.640 --> 14:25.560 Dad misses out the 14:25.560 --> 14:27.640 most because when I call , I have to 14:27.640 --> 14:30.500 call like 4:30 AM to get ahold of him . 14:30.510 --> 14:32.621 So I end up talking to my mom a lot . 14:32.621 --> 14:34.800 So talking to my dad like this . I 14:34.800 --> 14:36.856 think this is really great for him . 14:38.150 --> 14:41.860 Did you see that ? She's okay ? 14:42.340 --> 14:44.860 Uh just gonna get down . 14:46.640 --> 14:50.160 I think , I 14:50.360 --> 14:53.260 think I wouldn't have grown up with two 14:53.260 --> 14:55.427 older brothers . I don't think I would 14:55.427 --> 14:57.649 have had the balls to join the army . I 14:57.649 --> 15:19.350 think 15:19.360 --> 15:21.582 we need to thank you . Can talk now . I 15:21.582 --> 15:25.290 think 15:25.300 --> 15:27.390 we need to we need to thank Captain 15:27.390 --> 15:29.446 guthrie for setting we're making all 15:29.446 --> 15:31.501 this possible . This was very nice . 15:31.501 --> 15:33.723 Yeah , she's done a lot of work back in 15:33.723 --> 15:35.890 the States for us and we appreciate it 15:35.890 --> 15:37.946 so much . I mean , it's nice to have 15:37.946 --> 15:40.168 that kind of support back in the States 15:40.168 --> 15:42.330 and I can't imagine where I'd be 15:42.330 --> 15:44.441 without that . So thank you very much 15:44.441 --> 15:47.890 Captain Guthrie Mom and dad , I'd 15:47.890 --> 15:50.057 rather be there with you . But I'll do 15:50.057 --> 15:53.360 anything I can , you know , it's not 15:53.360 --> 15:55.693 just mom and dad that are proud of them . 15:55.693 --> 15:57.860 They are not the army , they are doing 15:57.860 --> 16:00.390 an awesome job over there . Every time 16:00.390 --> 16:02.612 we go to a conference in Washington D . 16:02.612 --> 16:04.446 C , your guards will be here . A 16:04.446 --> 16:06.557 wonderful thing is the 1 39 basically 16:06.557 --> 16:09.060 there's , did you hear that and you can 16:09.060 --> 16:11.720 have that along Gretel that Captain 16:11.720 --> 16:14.570 guthrie says , you know , for the whole 16:14.720 --> 16:16.887 Wisconsin National guard that you guys 16:16.887 --> 16:20.040 are . I think this was this the one 16:20.040 --> 16:22.040 that you would have been going over 16:22.040 --> 16:24.390 with had you not injured yourself . 16:24.420 --> 16:26.364 It's hard for you to see them over 16:26.364 --> 16:29.830 there as much as my kids are . I always , 16:29.920 --> 16:32.240 I feel like mom to them more than maybe 16:32.240 --> 16:34.950 appears . Um , yeah , I missed them 16:34.950 --> 16:37.117 greatly but I'm so proud of them and I 16:37.117 --> 16:39.339 can't wait for them to come back home . 16:39.339 --> 16:41.228 We're cleaning out the armory and 16:41.228 --> 16:43.228 setting up their death , living out 16:43.228 --> 16:45.450 their name plates were waiting for them 16:45.450 --> 16:47.506 to be them . It is not just me , the 16:47.506 --> 16:50.680 entire garden rental . Does anything 16:50.680 --> 16:52.736 else that you want to stay or to say 16:52.736 --> 16:54.958 just in general to the community if you 16:54.958 --> 16:57.236 want to add about your time over there . 16:57.620 --> 17:01.030 I just want to say thank you . Um , 17:01.040 --> 17:03.600 when I came back from leave it was so 17:03.600 --> 17:06.030 evident that without everyone's support 17:06.030 --> 17:08.450 from back home , this mission would be 17:08.460 --> 17:11.370 so much harder and I really appreciate 17:11.370 --> 17:13.930 all the cards , emails , everything you 17:13.930 --> 17:15.541 guys do for us . That's well 17:15.541 --> 17:18.300 appreciated . And mom , dad , I'll see 17:18.300 --> 17:21.620 you . This is good for now . But 17:21.630 --> 17:25.610 wait , 17:25.610 --> 17:27.721 I'll take care of . I think I found a 17:27.721 --> 17:29.832 place for it and get a christmas tree 17:29.832 --> 17:29.530 in january 17:29.540 --> 17:44.880 way . 17:44.890 --> 17:46.057 We've got some girls 17:46.057 --> 17:57.100 way 17:58.240 --> 17:59.130 mary 18:00.950 --> 18:05.000 Yeah . 18:05.010 --> 18:08.250 A together , you can ask 18:08.260 --> 18:11.900 a question to your two 18:11.900 --> 18:13.940 comrades . They're just kind of the 18:13.950 --> 18:16.290 three of you summarize how , what it's 18:16.300 --> 18:18.710 like living together and how your time 18:18.710 --> 18:21.710 has been like living together and well , 18:21.710 --> 18:24.970 where were we ? Oh my 18:24.970 --> 18:28.960 God , we're definitely my rock . 18:28.970 --> 18:31.081 They helped me get through everything 18:31.081 --> 18:33.670 and they're my sisters . I love them to 18:33.670 --> 18:37.620 death . You know , I 18:37.630 --> 18:39.797 don't think we would have made it this 18:39.797 --> 18:41.852 far without them . It's very nice to 18:41.852 --> 18:44.420 have people you've known for at least 18:44.430 --> 18:47.640 for three years living with you . 18:47.650 --> 18:51.380 You have to have a history completely 18:51.380 --> 18:53.491 in the National Guard Or did you know 18:53.491 --> 18:56.010 each other prior to um , Sarah and I 18:56.010 --> 18:58.450 have known each other since um , fourth 18:58.450 --> 19:00.710 time . Yeah . Since fourth grade . And 19:00.710 --> 19:03.580 then , um , we were co captain for 19:03.580 --> 19:06.590 soccer in high school and we met mary 19:06.590 --> 19:09.330 in the guard and we've been friends 19:09.330 --> 19:13.130 ever since . You want to 19:13.140 --> 19:15.940 also tell them the question again . The 19:15.950 --> 19:18.240 three of you could say one thing either 19:18.240 --> 19:20.280 back to your parents or to your 19:20.280 --> 19:22.930 community , to your state to the guards 19:22.940 --> 19:24.996 members that are here in Wisconsin . 19:24.996 --> 19:28.020 What would you want if you can't tell 19:28.020 --> 19:30.131 anyone , Tell one thing to the people 19:30.131 --> 19:32.850 in Wisconsin or the guard um from the 19:32.860 --> 19:35.790 community , what would you say ? Thank 19:35.790 --> 19:37.957 you . We love you . Thank you for your 19:37.957 --> 19:40.179 support . We'll be home soon . We can't 19:40.179 --> 19:42.234 wait to see you guys . Yeah . Thanks 19:42.234 --> 19:44.457 for everybody's support . You guys have 19:44.457 --> 19:46.512 been really amazing for us . We love 19:46.512 --> 19:47.679 Wisconsin in Madison 19:47.679 --> 19:55.010 way . 19:55.020 --> 19:58.350 You can't get that in Mosul . 19:58.360 --> 19:59.330 You don't 19:59.350 --> 20:03.400 wait , 20:03.990 --> 20:07.660 No , no there's no cheese person here . 20:07.660 --> 20:10.710 Not that you'd want to eat . 20:10.720 --> 20:14.660 What is your guys ? The meal that 20:14.660 --> 20:18.640 you typically have ? Um well 20:18.640 --> 20:22.080 we have the food prepared by the army 20:22.080 --> 20:24.110 or the Kellogg brown and root 20:24.110 --> 20:27.150 contractor and it's okay . 20:27.160 --> 20:31.090 But it's not mom . Yeah , it's not 20:31.090 --> 20:34.980 my mom cooking or my cooking . It's all 20:34.980 --> 20:37.860 right . Uh Typical army stuff , corn 20:37.860 --> 20:40.870 dogs , hamburgers , chicken meat 20:40.880 --> 20:43.160 stuffed and potatoes , lots potatoes . 20:46.740 --> 20:48.860 You wanna you wanna go ahead and this 20:48.860 --> 20:51.082 asked mary if there's anything that you 20:51.082 --> 20:53.082 want to say her parents aren't here 20:53.082 --> 20:55.304 obviously . But anything that she would 20:55.304 --> 20:57.471 like to pass along to them . Um If she 20:57.471 --> 20:59.471 could say anything you want to pass 20:59.471 --> 21:01.693 along to your parents . My parents were 21:01.693 --> 21:03.860 very far away from Madison but if they 21:03.860 --> 21:05.804 ever saw this then they know and I 21:05.804 --> 21:07.804 would like to tell them that I love 21:07.804 --> 21:10.027 them very much . I miss them and all of 21:10.027 --> 21:10.010 my friends and family and everybody 21:10.010 --> 21:12.177 back home in liquid and then everybody 21:12.177 --> 21:14.288 in Madison . I love you guys . I miss 21:14.288 --> 21:16.010 you and I'll see you see him . 21:18.640 --> 21:21.030 You want to say when you have them up 21:21.030 --> 21:23.290 here for the last , the last few 21:23.290 --> 21:25.480 minutes . This is a great photo . 21:25.490 --> 21:28.290 Thank you . 21:29.200 --> 21:30.867 Really appreciate it . Yeah , 21:33.460 --> 21:36.180 really great to see you guys . I can 21:36.190 --> 21:39.290 explain being a bystander that looking 21:39.290 --> 21:41.770 at your parents basic because tell that 21:42.440 --> 21:43.570 they love very much 21:44.480 --> 21:47.250 weight to come home 21:48.780 --> 21:49.440 to my mom 21:49.450 --> 21:55.500 wakes 21:55.500 --> 21:58.350 you . Mom and dad can't wait to see you . 21:58.360 --> 22:05.560 Wait . 22:05.940 --> 22:09.640 Thank you . Okay , 22:09.650 --> 22:12.770 bye sweetheart . See you later .