so
uh
crazy woman
so
huh
ah speak of the devil how'd it go great do you get your source absolutely
dana we're gonna put rose and bloom on your story excuse me you're short on manpower
you know i hate losing to the post we're not gonna lose to the post i'll get me started
on the journal we're not gonna lose to the journal either especially not with my help
what are you gonna do i got sambar you actually talked to him we're sitting down next week when
i want to hear everything you got my monday's page one meeting mean time
you two exchange notes when next week it's not set yet oh okay so all of this is predicated on
a meeting you don't actually have no no i just said it's not set yet but we're sitting there
no you said it wasn't set yet no i said it's not said no yes he just says sandberg and suddenly
he's on my story because i've come to you a thousand times and it's never been that easy
when you sit down with him tell him i said hi because i just had that
meeting that you think you're gonna get dana what
hang on a minute it's me i heard what happened
frozen blue is telling everybody he's on your story now oh i can't stand his looks smug ass
why are you still breastfeeding jordan's one because the world health organization
recommends it for up to two years and beyond kid's got a mouth full of teeth dee he's gonna
be able to spell milk pretty soon doesn't it hurt it's a good way for us to stay close
how you doing my blouse is almost dry i'm not asking about your blouse
please don't isolate yourself i'm not isolated we're talking right now you know what i mean
dee you come here you work you go home that's all you ever did i'm a single mother
all right you're not gonna talk to me you better talk to someone
i am fine i don't think you're fine i'll tell you if i wasn't
now if you will excuse me i have to go make sure little rose emblem stays off my story
how you doing manny so a little man earlier not so little anymore who you tell her
hi sorry i'm late how is he taking his nap still oh i hope he's not coming down with something
no no that boy around wild in the park i had to pry him away thank you kalisha
you should go at home oh okay let me finish up and i'll see you tomorrow morning all right okay
so
here i come
tell them everything
okay
dear jordan i want you to know that it's all right for boys to cry
sometimes crying can release a lot of pain and stress
it has nothing to do with your manhood
your father wrote that
he wrote this whole thing just for you
i thought you should hear it because
you cry a lot
dear jordan if you are reading this it means that we got through the sorrowful years somehow
and that you are old enough to understand all that i am about to tell you
the first time i saw your father charles monroe king was in the living room of the house where i
grew up it was the spring of 1998 and i was visiting your grandfather for his birthday
my baby
oh
so baby how's dwayne doing mike come on mama i told you we broke up
well flames rekindled look at your brother remember when he and charlene fell out
yeah i was shocked she took him back you never know did you call him now why would
i do that well you're the one who said he's so perfect mommy works on wall street i believe
i know we are not getting back together okay it's over you never know mom some things you do know
ah
grace
bless us o lord for these gifts we're about to receive from thy bounty and praise our lord
oh smoking rebound here
you all know this house is downwind right
you know i don't smoke you can't think when you're high but help you relax i'm relaxed
you think i need to relax what do you bro yes okay maybe i'm a little type a
little they stress me out why do you think i'm staying at a hotel savory to be out here get high
i just don't understand how she stays with him all these years she loves it
that is not love it's fear she's scared to end up alone is that how it is mike
is that how it is being married because
are you scared you're gonna end up alone no no really [ Transcript By SHIBAMOON ] sometimes i wish you
will leave me tomorrow but are you happy yeah we fight as [ Transcript By SHIBAMOON ] but yeah see there's hope
now i just gotta find the right guy good luck men are luxurious not necessities
apparently not it's cold out here i see y'all inside all right
hi hi i'm a friend of your fathers oh are you dana dana i'm a journalist
and you are oh i'm uh first sergeant charles king at your service huh you're a soldier
nice man your father was a dress auction back in the day
i just came by to hang this one early birthday present 761st tank time some of the bravest men to
fight in world war ii me and your dad a tanker so share mutual admiration what do you think about it
it's beautiful
is that pointillism yes ma'am it is you know like joycerat it takes a bit more time but i think it's
worth you drew that yes ma'am technically it's a pain but i won't hold it against you
you know sarge talks about you a lot
all three here's problem joy is he here yes ma'am he's not on the porch
i told him to wait there while i finish hanging this excuse me real quick
morning daddy oh good morning happy birthday know it's not
until tomorrow but these are cigars so don't let mommy see him thank you
so your friend's in there finish putting my picture up here not yet
but you're going to love it
he's uh talented isn't he and good looking
did we meet him yet she's been out with your mom all morning
huh
just tell them that you've got something at your hotel and
your sister wants to borrow your car daddy i'm just trying to help don't
excuse me hi can i ask you a favor i left my cell phone back at my hotel
and my sister needs to bring my car when she gets back would you mind giving me a ride
you mind if i turn on the radio no sure what kind of music do you like there should be a cd in there
spanish
you don't talk much do you yeah i do i mean when i got something to say
okay
so my dad was your drill sergeant yes man he taught me how to be a soldier i'm lucky i met him
both of you folks they've been there
sorry
take the girl out of the city you can't take the city out of the girl
you know i'm a journalist so i have to ask my parents have been there for you how
i'm going through a divorce oh
i'm sorry don't be
mom's a great listener and pop always invites me over to watch ball games pop yes ma'am i mean
don't get me wrong i love my parents but i don't think i would have made it through without yours
you might seem so surprised you didn't grow up with them
what about you what about me
you seeing someone i'm surprised my parents didn't tell you since you all talk so much
i'm single recently
hey listen i'm supposed to go to the house tomorrow for the barbecue
i could pick you up on my way if you want
yeah that'd be great pals oh 900
early
that's perfect
no housekeeping come back later it's charles king who
uh what what time is it uh 8 49. i'm so sorry don't worry about it
i'll be right out it's okay take your time
i won't be longer i promise whenever you're ready i'll be here
i'm so sorry it was worth the wait
i'm hot
you hungry i could eat
so what made you join the army
discipline travel and i love my country
so i always wanted to serve plus the camo just brings out my eyes
it's a tough way to make a living yes ma'am it is
you know you don't have to call me ma'am i know i don't want to either
belgium waffles and i've got scrambled eggs and oatmeal got you a little extra
brown sugar you sure you don't want some fruit or something uh no thank you i'm fine thanks man
let me know if you need anything excuse me hi uh i'm gonna need some hot sauce
for those hash browns and uh a little warm up please sure thing
so how long have you been in the army one second
all right thank you uh it's been 11 years i plan on doing another nine and hopefully
retiring a sergeant major then i'm gonna focus on my art oh who's your favorite artist
you ask a lot of questions
occupational hazard well if you must know i have two george soro yeah and claw my name
he's my number one i mean i mess around a bit with pointillism but
monet style i mean who's messing with him
you um got a little bit right oh something all right other side
just all right you're smudging me uh you want i don't even know got a little bit yep thanks
you know i saw some of monet's work at the met in new york
i've never been to new york oh it's so different when you can see the brush strokes up close
and i've actually never seen a real monday in person you should get up there sometime
see the pain
maybe i will
look at that yeah baby hey hey hey come on over me first sergeant king just call him
why in the world
oh i thought men were luxuries not necessities you just want to stand there they don't come help me
be lucky you saw him first
i am yes ma'am i mean yes i am are you sure i was just about to put out dessert
i wish i could fresh apple pie i got a phone date with my daughter oh
yeah she lives in texas with her mother and i gotta catch her before she goes to sleep of course
well if you're ever in new york and want to see that monet look me up
will do
take care you too
what
hello hey guys this is she hey this is first sergeant charles king oh hello charles
my dad told me he gave me my number three weeks ago yeah is now a good time to talk um i am kind
of in the middle of something oh okay i can call you back no no it's fine i have a few minutes
i would have called you sooner
but
i just i want to be honest and my divorce i just got final
i don't want to make things harder for you charles no but you're not
you're not that's exactly why i'm calling you right now
and i'm always going to be thinking about her you know it's not going to change but
i just want you to know that you don't have anything to worry about i promise
fair enough
hello
then i want you to know i've been thinking about
you a lot
well you have had three weeks
happy birthday to you happy birthday to you happy birthday dear mommy
happy birthday to you okay okay let's blow him out ready
okay now let's get our sugared up
all right time out mommy needs a little break
what are you talking about
what okay what are you looking at what are you saying silly boy hey daddy
so
there's barely any black people let alone black women no second chances it's like i'm the standard
bearer for every other black person who wants to work there i understand that but you do love what
you do right it's the new york times of course i love it for germans that's a dream come true
it's the only time i hate new york when it's hot and muggy new york is not hot all right
you been to iraq kuwait too desert storm well was it bad it's bad enough
listen can i call you back later i got a meeting with
the brass and a few and i do not want to be late
no you hang up are we really doing this right now i guess we are okay
are you gonna hang up the phone bye
bye
so do you think you'll want more kids well definitely i always wanted a big family
hey how's your daughter handling it christina she's she's great beautiful she listens smart
a lot smarter than me i'll tell you that
hold on a second
you know it was uh
it was stressful
stressful for
for everybody well how did you handle it
i felt like a failure
tried to make it work
but you know we we uh we were young we were kids trying to figure it out and
you know we both were to blame you know so
it hurt
i'm sorry you were hurt i know it's uh you know i'm
doing good and i love being a father you know one of the best things that ever happened to me
hey if i didn't go through that i wouldn't be talking to you
sometimes after dinner my father would announce he was going to buy milk i never understood how
my mom could just sit there with her head down she knew he was having an affair the whole town did
one night i came down with this terrible flu
and my mom had to bomb a neighbor's car to take me to the hospital
and i just remember lying there on that back seat delirious
when i lifted my head up i saw we were driving around a parking lot
of a bar on the base how are you i was seven
she was looking for his car
is
no
he used to say that she trapped him by getting pregnant with me
she was just as trapped as he was
wow
how'd that make you feel
now see you are all up in my business trying to get me all open
sounds a little too late for that what did you say
alone
enough about me
so what do you do when you're not turning young men into soldiers
what if i'm not drawing or painting
probably in the gym okay i like the gym too for the massages the little smoothies at the juice bar
you're telling me you go to the gym and you don't work out well i'm not exactly the workout type
but i stay active it's a walking city
massage juices smoothies all that whatever it is you're doing
it's working
i think you were beautiful
but you like this guy or not i can't he's a soldier my dad was a soldier
it's not like he walks around in uniform all the time that [ Transcript By SHIBAMOONTranscript By SHIBAMOON ] would be hot so quickly
and he's divorced oh and he has a nine-year-old daughter so is he a good dad he seems like it i
don't know i don't know he is not exactly my type look you said he was nice right and he's cute
too yes so what's your problem are you too good for him you little bougie [ Transcript By SHIBAMOONTranscript By SHIBAMOON ] i barely know him
we've only talked on the phone well if you decide to let him kiss it just don't shoot your legs
what i know you there is no way you would ever sleep with a guy
at least not the first time without exfoliating moisturizing and shaving god is true same
sorry i can't come pick you up don't worry about it i know you got work if you get lucky
with traffic you should be here about 2 30. you know i could just stay in a hotel not a problem
of course not don't be silly i mean unless would you do you want to stay at a hotel no
no i'm good good okay
oh and by the way that cab ride from laguardia shouldn't cost you more than 30 bucks i usually
tip if he helps me with my bags oh and don't let him take the queensborough bridge okay general
hopefully all my training and the tank battles i survived in iraq have prepared me enough for
new york city as you were negro and if i don't make it oh god i want you to know that i tried
and can you call my mom before you just tell her that i love her charles you can stop now
guess what huh what chicken butt you're so corny get off the phone
hey are you there uh yes ma'am i'm right here i'm i'm sorry maddie uh no problem ms kennedy your
guest has arrived you want me to send them up yes please i left the key for uh yes ma'am i
got it right here uh can you put him on real quick sure he wants to talk to you
hey just want to let you know that i made it in safe mission accomplished
happy to hear so i'm not going to be home for another couple hours yeah that's fine i'll
get my sketchbook with me so handle your work okay uh help yourself to anything in the fridge
hey manny uh it's his first time in new york so just help him out if he needs anything okay
can you see if he has on kind of worn out sneakers probably dirty
yes man okay you can send them up all right
she says you've been going up all right thank you you got it
hey there what are you doing get out of here no i have too much work to do work schmer go get some
there you go
so
hey you how was your day it was good how was your flight it was what's good welcome home
you smell good thank you i got something for you
this is for you oh my god you like it i do i really tried to imagine you in my head
what i'm lying i use that photo over
i'm glad you there it
so i know you just got here but um we should probably talk about
sleeping arrangements i have a sofa bed it's pretty comfortable
that's fine i have no problem sleeping on the couch
why you look nervous what do you think i was gonna say i don't look nervous
i just didn't want to set up any unrealistic expectations oh well i expect to have a good time
i'm not worried i'll be with you
okay we decided we have i i'm ready are you yeah what is that olive oil
i have the linguine with clam sauce please like capri salad to start absolutely and for you sir
i'll have the caesar salad that's it i'm sorry can you give us one minute of course thank you
what you can get a caesar salad anywhere drop pasta
that's a lot of carbs you eat mess hot food all day come on how do you know what i like to eat
well at least get some grilled chicken in it or something
okay
i really am glad you're here i just want you to enjoy your weekend
you taste like oregano
oh so we're in broadway no see there's off broadway and there's off broadway okay so is there
anything actually on broadway yes but it's not about the street it's all about the size of the
house the house how many seats there are in the house yes okay the house yes looks like i thought
charles please i appreciate the manners but you can't keep walking on the outside of
the sidewalk it's new york there are too many people so i just can't help
it's a force to happen you know what no i'm sorry thank you the world needs more gentlemen
that's an off off-broadway kiss
that's an off-road kiss and this is
broadway
and the tony award for best kiss goes too oh hold on who the hell is tony
uh i'm gonna go freshen up really quick there's water and stuff in the fridge so
help yourself so whatever okay
she's
do you need anything
uh yeah maybe just some corporation pillows one everyone got me sleeping
i was thinking maybe you could sleep on one side of the bed if you want
yeah cool
um
we should stop
yes sir
good night
who travels with exercise equipment i do you look good i slept well
now you need to put all that away i have not had my coffee yet i remembered lucky black right
yes i do all right so i need you to get up get in the shower get dressed
we'll go for a run i want to see more of your city okay
i want to see more of your city i'll take your state
you know zip code i want to see your area don't want to see your social security number
show it all to me oh god i want to see it
you know you like it
you know i can't show you the whole city in one weekend
i guess you gotta come back
um
got to take a shower
i'll keep that in mind close the drapes
i got you
so yeah
you like it
i love it
it's so beautiful
thank you
we've only got four days soldier it's christmas time in new york up and at them
are you done yet yeah well come on out let me see
get out here please
oh yes i don't know let's try the blazer i look like someone has an account a fine one
and do you know how expensive these clothes are it's a christmas gift
no i can't let you do that i want to i know you don't care about clothes cause clothes don't make
the man baby but the man can make the clothes baby besides you work hard you deserve more than just
baggy jeans and t-shirts i like munchings okay well what about the grandpa sneakers
grandpa the only place you should be wearing those two is the gym they're practical and
they're very comfortable and those aren't come on now don't look like you don't like it
look at you wow see
fine but i'm keeping my sneakers i'm paying for half charles half
baby why don't you be my girlfriend what i want you to be my lady
like officially what do you mean like go steady you know exactly what that means that's funny no
it's just it's just what we're grown yeah we're grown enough to commit to one another
charles don't say my name like that
can we talk about this later talk about it now we have guests
please
however i don't want her hurt i don't want no that's that's not my intention i know it's not
your intentions but it may happen he actually said officially that's the sweetest thing i ever heard
oh my god died for him but he can't help it he's military you can't help it you're falling for him
you know you're strong i am not i've never seen you like this before
like you like him of course i like him no i mean you like like him like you really like him
i want a drink it's christmas i need a drink i need a drink
but you're gonna be good you're doing good yes yes you said no no i want scotch you weren't
kidding about his ass you could bounce a quarter off that thing today's the season
just tell me one thing is he good and bad now you know we wouldn't be talking if he were
don't talk to me like that
julie yeah miss jenny yeah she could talk so you're gonna answer my question what question
we were talking about earlier charles you know i care about you
why do we have to define our relationship because we have one
well what's the hurry there's no hurry been together for six months
i don't want to give up my career to follow you around to different military bases
who said anything about that and you don't even live here you seen somebody else what
are you seeing somebody else no
i'm serious
no
i would never ask you to give up your critters to follow me around you know that right
yeah i know
i'm not saying this is going to be easy but we can make this work
how can you be so sure
i can't
i can't predict the future either but i know we got a shot at one
do you trust me
i already am
you know you could have told me that earlier right now
now it's going to be your turn
leave them open
hmm
Transcript By SHIBAMOON a.k.a CryptoPay
do you want a ride now you know you don't want to drive to the airport this early in the morning
it's freezing out
you can put this one under the tree another one this is for manny the doorman it's a
medtech he's from queens i didn't know you two were friends we're buddies oh the buddies
bet you didn't know he was worrying no he never mentioned it that's because you two aren't buddies
this is for you
it's a bunch of grandpa music hey that's grown man music right there crazy woman am i what crazy
absolutely not
i'm gonna call you one on one
be careful i will
you know you can leave some of your new stuff here i can clear up some closet space if you want
okay
Transcript By SHIBAMOON a.k.a CryptoPay
hello guess what chicken butt i'm serious okay what we're doing a whole series on race in america
i'm writing one of the stories and they want me to be an editor too
this is the biggest opportunity they've ever given me hey congratulations but if i don't notice
my career at the times will literally be over women please no no i'm not kidding don't fire me
i can't lose this job charles new york is too expensive listen they picked you because you're
qualified and you do outstanding work i'm proud of you thank you baby and i can't wait to read
what you're writing i gotta start flying to akron once a week before i write anything
i'm not looking forward to that okay well just give me a couple weeks let me get my
new soldier squared away and i'll see if i can fly down really yeah i love that
i'll catch the one
you've reached first sergeant charles king completely the message of the beat
hey sweetie i made it back to akron no i think i was traveling this got me sick
anyways i uh i can't wait to see you call me later bye
you've reached first sergeant charles king please leave the message
charles where are you starting to get worried
charles hey baby where are you i'm at the hospital one of my soldiers just had a baby
i've been calling you i'm sorry i have to come to the hospital
dana he's 19 years old you know he was scared he needed me
they don't have phones at the hospital it was pretty hectic in here
i tried but i couldn't get away since when is delivering baby is a part of your job description
how about we both get some sleep tonight and uh we'll just talk about it in the morning
it is morning and i'm sick as a dog he's stuck in akron ohio waiting for you i thought you were in a
plane crash i'm sorry i should have called you but you know i have to be there for my men and what
about me your official girlfriend i haven't seen you in two months maybe it's only been six weeks
okay i don't i don't think you understand how hurt i am his wife had complications well what kind
i don't know exactly so you've been there all night and you don't know anything
all i know is that she needed a c-section i see
so maybe you're the one that's seeing someone else what is that why you missed your flight what
no no no no no you want to talk to him he's another room right now no charles you can get your
soldiers to say anything that you want come on now danny you're talking crazy crazy i've been sitting
in a hotel room for hours waiting on you why would i lie to you give me a call to let me know
that you were not coming relax i don't need to relax where you actually i can't do this goodbye
um
hey manny welcome back this vanity you got a delivery earlier i hope
you don't mind i put it upstairs thanks
what are you doing here
then i screwed up and i'm sorry no no you can't just show up like this
we haven't spoken in weeks because you won't during my calls because i didn't
want to talk to you i'm sorry i didn't show up in akron you were right i should have called
you that night i had no idea where you were or who you were with i wasn't with anybody
yeah
baby
i'm i'm not your father
i will never be with another woman
i love you you don't love me i do no you love your men i'm just better looking
i love you
i might have given you a reason to leave me but
i'm never gonna leave you
i love you
i'm not going anywhere
okay
sometimes i forget you're a soldier
that's your question have you ever been able to stop me
most combat like my dad never talks about me um you never talk about iraq
to be honest i don't remember much smiles
sound
training kicks in so it's kind of a blur
are you scared
have you ever actually killed someone
how can you be a soldier and believe in god
i believe in evil too protecting people who can't protect themselves
um
are you out of your mind don't forget you're on the street taking fire you
guys looking real weak out here huh you see these guys for you everybody
look at this okay look at that they're gonna die for you huh
yeah keep moving your feet
yes
here
excuse me
charles yeah yeah i'm fine i'm fine
yes i'm safe where are you i'm at the office you're watching this oh my god oh my god
okay i want you to go home and don't leave call your parents
and tell them not to leave the house either don't do anything
so you hear from me you got it yeah yes yes i got i got it i got it all right i gotta go
please be careful
when you follow
hey sweetie how was school why
may i come in
do you want to talk no
jordan monroe king look at me
oh my god baby what happened you got in the fight with who lance oh i'm calling the principal and
i want to talk to that boy's parents mom no snitches get stitches if i snitch i'm dead
jordan why were you fighting they called me a wigger a white [ Transcript By SHIBAMOONTranscript By SHIBAMOON ] they say all kinds of stuff
like what like if i'm black how come i'm not good at basketball oh sweetie
they said my dad wasn't a soldier they said if he's black he's probably in prison
okay
come with me
take your coat off sit down
we're in trouble
read it
out loud
jordan you are african-american no one can ever take that away from you
you will be challenged because of your complexion in the color of your eyes
but let your character and deeds shine in everything you do
and never forget where you came from
what's this
your dad wrote it
he wrote everything in there just for you you're old enough now so i want you to read it
everyone happy birthday to you happy birthday
happy birthday
y'all know it's not my birthday are y'all trying to scam free dessert well you wouldn't let us
celebrate last year and i know how much you hate it on the actual day so a wish
you guys open mine first fine
is this what i think it is if you will let me set you up on days you should at least
have some pleasure i go on dates three dates and one night stand and over a decade does not count
well do you want to play it in plug it in and then work your way up to the highest setting
slowly not too slowly you have one too oh yeah yeah we all do
better than most boyfriends no i don't know about that football well i do it's better
than my husband half the time i'll tell you that [ Transcript By SHIBAMOONTranscript By SHIBAMOON ] wish i could plug his asset woof
for attention what's up you think we could go see my sister in texas soon
christina of course baby we should see her more
my dad said he wanted us to get to know each other well we can do that come here
how come you barely ever talk about him
well sometimes it hurts to remember
but i think about him all the time and i read love too that makes me feel better
why don't we have any preachers it we do just pop one on your desk with the balloons
we'll put more
folded flag like nana and grandpa
the technical
your father
my fellow citizens in this hour american and coalition forces are in the early stages
of military operations to disarm iraq to free its people and to defend the world from grand
danger on my order coalition forces have begun striking selected targets of military importance
what's wrong
hmm
when do you deploy
when can i see you
charles i need to talk to you coming back right away it's an emergency
is everything okay
are you okay yes but i don't want to talk about it on the phone
talk about what can you come this weekend please okay well maybe i can come and see you dana
tell me what's wrong i want to have a baby what i want to get pregnant
and not just report on it and i want to live it with you so please have a baby with me
absolutely well you don't well you don't want to take a second
to think about it i'm not asking for a puppy i don't need to think about it
what if i can't get pregnant marry me what marry me
okay okay is that a yes charles monroe king yes i will marry you
she said yes sir i'm getting married
you're done
what is this a gift we're going to see dad
jordan i have work mom it's on a weekend it's only washington dc it's not that far
baby give me your auntie a minute please
good luck
you have no right to do this miriam the hell i don't he's my godson i love him too
who's paying for this it's taken care of so this was your idea no jordans he emailed me
he needs this trip you both do
hey listen
it's not like charles left you with nothing
we both know that little man in there is special and he needs you right now
he's not going to be a kid forever
sorry folks we're headed for more choppy air
please return to your seats and keep your seat belts securely fastened
look at you welcome home it's good to be back
we missed you what i missed you too
no what no soldiers in this house wow just me
there we go go ahead
heartbeat
thank you
i love you too that's one of those sex yes it's a boy
oh what's up little fella
say he's a boy he's a boy
there's enough money in these accounts so you can withdraw whenever you need to my combat pay gets
deposited on the 15th of every month i'm not gonna need to spend much of this so it's gonna add up
okay this is a power of attorney so you can sign up for my military defendant can i show a question
yeah sure when people go to war what do they do about sex
i i don't i don't know i never think about it i'm not worried about getting shot i am horny
i was just thinking that if you need sex in iraq
i mean to help you get through it i want you to know that you have my permission
have you lost your mind i'm serious me too if you need human contact or someone to hold or to be
held then i don't want another woman and i'll never disrespect you or my son like that
and i hope you don't expect me to extend that same
offer because you better keep that [ Transcript By SHIBAMOONTranscript By SHIBAMOON ] locked up
i want you to keep this someplace safe just in case nothing is going to happen to you
i know but i got you something about funeral arrangements or anything like that
what's this it's a journal so you can write to your son even if it's just a page or two
open it
i um
i don't know what to say what what do i what do i write
well it's especially for dads so there's some questions to get you started
tell them who you are
what you believe in
and tell them you love them
just so i know
jordan always remember your thoughts and actions must be open to change and improvement but your
convictions must be non-negotiable so live by your convictions and on your journey if you ever get
down and feel like you need to talk to someone then talk to the one who can do something about
mom it you said my dad couldn't come home when i was born
no sweetie why
not can you hear me yeah yeah i can hear you hey baby girl how you doing
i'm good hang on hang on say hi to your son
hey what's up soldier
oh he's kicking here's you he hears you yeah you know daddy boyce we miss you i miss you too
how are you gainfully employed would definitely be an understatement
sorry i haven't called you it's been three weeks where are you i want to look at it on my map
no i can't tell you that thank you for my pictures though you look beautiful i mean [ Transcript By SHIBAMOONTranscript By SHIBAMOON ]
i love in the belly yeah it's easy for you to say you're not the one who has to carry him around
it's true it's true can't wait to meet him
which reminds me you need to tell me where you're coming so i can set a date to be induced
i don't know yet well you must have some idea haven't you put in a request for your leave
no not yet
wait you're cutting it kind of close what are you waiting for
i don't know you don't know what
charles yes ma'am what are you telling me
you're not coming are you
hello i just need you to please just try
to understand we just got in country a couple of months i
that can happen whether you are there or not it's not like i'm asking you to go to chrome
i can't do this right now david just just breathe oh please no i know your problem
and you know i love you we need you as much as they do please please i am begging you hello
i gotta go no don't don't get off this phone please charles no no no no charles
son i couldn't be at your birth because of the war
i hope you and your mother can forgive me
every time i roll out of that gate i pray i don't run out of time
time with you time with your mother
so much to do jordan but i had faith that you are safe and sound
because you're surrounded by strong women
these are your first teachers little prince
and all of these women embody the reasons you should never ever disrespect or lay your hand
against any woman the woman you choose to be your partner should guard your friendship first son
and just like you she should be honorable and take pride in how she carries herself
but remember
and real beauty comes from deep inside
pfc coats here first idea private brain
just take one look at your mind and that'll tell you what i think
life
welcome home daddy come on meet your son hey hey oh my god hey hi hi
this boy is so special you're so cute you're gonna be a blessing to everybody you mean
someone else thought i was his nanny today he's so light-skinned no one thinks he's
mine he just gets that from my mom so you know what i did what
then that way people you won't think twice
are you all right
yeah it's just asthma since when do you have asthma
our bases buy a power plant doc said properly got it there it's nothing are you sure
yes don't worry about it
but i'm serious though i can get you a ring we could do the whole thing one more time
jordan could be my best man you mean get married why not
no i don't want to cram my whole lives into one visit
i want a real wedding with white cali lilies and flower girls and tulle dresses
welcoming dresses too
look you've got six weeks left i can wait
let's open up
charles yeah
hey we got a surprise for you oh no you don't we have enough soldiers in the family
all right fine i'll wait till he's 18 and take him down to the recruiters
but in the meantime put this on what is this just trust us go
where are we i say we're moving on out moving on up to the east side
why are you doing this
surprise for you now we're up in the big leagues but take a night turn it back long as we live
thank you
olive oil
extra virgin just like you
used to be
what's going on
can i get a membership into your little voice club
i don't know biscuit what do you say should we let her in our club
what's that said your application is pending pending causing shots as much as i whip my
movies out to feed him that's a good point hold please you sure i don't know uh she's
good looking all right okay okay fine on the count of the booby thing you said okay
are you okay
charles
ain't that right biscuits
i don't want this one which one
is this you
how about this one
i don't want this one either
can't you just go awol and stay here with us so you want to marry a coward
all right bye girl yeah that biscuit
she wasn't like that at work love you take care of your mother farmer
you
i want you to wear your dress blues a marianna soldier yeah you are
i love you
i love you more
guess what oh god don't start guess what no guess what say it
chicken
crazy woman
see you biscuit
take care of her
you know technically you didn't free the slaves they freed themselves
did they the emancipation proclamation only applied to confederate states but it also allowed
black people to join the army and open the war someone's been paying attention in history class
how did my dad die
i told you baby all you said was that a bomb exploded i won't know what happened
your father was a part of the first battalion 67th armed regiment from fort texas
they called themselves the death dealers which was fitting because most of their
missions in iraq took part in a place the military called the triangle of death
your dad's nickname was top
because of his ring he was in charge of 105 men of charlie company their nickname
was the carnivores your dad's job was and i quote to teach them to stay alive and kill the enemy
on october 14
2006
he took them on a mission
he could have stayed behind that day he even let his battle buddy sleep in
her dad would never ask his soldiers to do anything he wouldn't do himself
he went with it with
that's the kind of man the dad was
we trust in you oh god we trust in you in the name of the father
and the son in the name of jesus christ
amen the mission was to resupply a place called the island
it was an isolated spot where about 60 soldiers were posted
at 10 38 in the morning their convoy passed a place called jerry fossecker
it was about two miles from the island
is um
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hmm
stay with me
hello i'm good how are you
yeah a couple friends just walked in what's going on
wait i'm sorry what what happened
where is he nowhere is he tell me where is he
okay
they had a plan in place a secret plan in case something happened to your father
he didn't want me to be alone when i heard he was gone
where were we even fighting that war
that depends on who you ask some might say we were fighting to free a country from a tyrant and stop
terrorists others might say we're the reason they became terrorists in the first place
but i bet if you asked your father he'd say he was fighting for his soldiers
to keep them alive and to get them home
but he had to die to do
it that's what heroes do they need
oh
jordan what are you doing working out
my dad said physical fitness is important i've only got one body i better take care of it
it's working isn't it i'm gonna go hit the showers and get dressed
maybe we should wait until the rain lets up no we've got here this morning
get dressed
you brought your soup let's move out
mom
you all right yeah i'm fine
told you the song come out today
uh
let's go
so
what is this i sent an email went a little viral more people wanted to
come but they couldn't make it jordan why didn't you just ask me mom hi baby
how are you pumpkin oh my god i can't believe you guys are here
you helped him with this he wanted to surprise you it worked
excuse me everybody can i have your attention
mom
thank you all for coming some of you came from pretty far
i'd like to read this it's from my dad
family means everything jordan
it's why i wake up in the morning it's why i put on the uniform and risk my life
and the great thing about family is that when you get older you get to choose who's in it
he underlined the word you
so choose wisely surround yourself with people that love you for you
and love them back because love is the one thing in this world that's worth fighting for
so i guess that makes all you my family
mom
since you never got a flag my dad would want me to make sure you got one
private empire private moment
on behalf of a grateful nation in charlotte company
we wouldn't be here if it weren't for top none of us would man
uh
this belongs to you
dear jordan when your father died i thought my life was over but the truth is it was
just beginning you and your dad both showed me how beautiful life is when you live it below your neck
and in your heart risky place a heart because it's fragile so it breaks and it hurts
after your dad left i tried my best to feel nothing so my heart would never break again
but even pain is better than nothing because without pain it's impossible to find joy
i hope these words will help you understand the remarkable love your father and i
shared i want you to have that kind of love jordan the kind of love that does not ask
her to be anyone other than who she is and that does not ask any more of you dear heavenly father
my prayer for you jordan is that you carry with you the knowledge that you will always have two
parents guiding you but my mother's intuition alone will not be enough to teach you to be a man
for that i give you your father's journal and the wisdom it contains
its pages should give you an idea of where you came from
so you can decide on exactly where you're going i love you son always and forever mom
you