Here's a heart-warmer for Thanksgiving week: SPC Alexander Houghton gets a promotion and a goodbye kiss, and SPC James Tracy gets to stay home so he can see the birth of his second daughter.
"Words can't explain it," he said, after waiting for tears in his eyes to subside. "It's nice to know you have friends like that."
"Family," interjected Brandi Houghton, who was standing nearby. "We're family."