BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVE EVERY DAY IN OUR ARMED FORCES.

- I AM ALSO--YES.

[cheers and applause]

I AM ALSO EQUALLY INSPIRED BY THE STRENGTH OF THEIR FAMILIES.

BEFORE WE GO, THERE'S A MILITARY WIFE IN THE AUDIENCE

WHO I WOULD LIKE TO MEET. HER NAME IS CARRIE CURTIS.

WHERE ARE YOU, CARRIE CURTIS? - [squeals]

[cheers and applause]

[indistinct, excited talking]

--OH GOD, I LOVE YOU! - HAVE A SEAT!

HI CARRIE!

YOUR HUSBAND IS IN WHAT-- WHAT DOES HE DO?

- HE'S IN THE ARMY. HE'S SPECIAL FORCES.

- RIGHT. - SO THEY'RE THE GUYS THAT

WEAR THE GREEN BERETS, AND-- - RIGHT.

[cheers and applause] - YES, UM...

A LOT OF WHAT HE DOES IS REALLY SECRET, SO..

- LIKE YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE HE IS OR WHAT HE'S DOING RIGHT NOW.

- RIGHT NOW, I DON'T KNOW WHERE HE IS.

WE CALL IT "THE WOODS," AFFECTIONATELY.

SO, THAT JUST MEANS HE'S OFF THE GRID SOMEWHERE.

- RIGHT. - HE'S BEEN IN FOR ABOUT

10 YEARS, AND UH--WELL, CLOSE TO 10 YEARS,

AND GONE ON A LOT OF DEPLOYMENTS, AND

RIGHT NOW HE'S TRAINING GUYS TO BECOME SPECIAL FORCES SOLDIERS.

- WOW, AMAZING. - WE'RE PROUD OF HIM.

AND YOU'RE APART A LOT, AND YOU HAVE--WHAT--

YOU HAVE KIDS. - I DO.

- YEAH. - I HAVE TWO BOYS--OH!

THAT'S THEM! - UH HUH.

- OH MY GOSH!

I DO, THEY'RE MASON AND JACKSON. THEY'RE TWO AND FIVE.

OH! SORRY. - AND YOU STAY HOME

AND TAKE CARE OF THEM. - I AM, I'M A STAY-AT-HOME MOM.

- WHAT DID YOU DO BEFORE THIS? - I WAS A KINDERGARTEN TEACHER,

AND AFTER WE HAD THE LITTLE ONE, JACKSON,

MY TEACHING SALARY JUST COULDN'T COVER DAY CARE FOR BOTH.

- RIGHT. - SO, I STAYED HOME WITH THEM.

- YOU STAY AT HOME AND TAKE CARE OF THEM.

- YEAH, RUN AFTER THEM, ALL DAY LONG.

- RIGHT. - AND...YEAH, IT'S GREAT.

- YEAH, IT'S A LOT OF JOY, I'M SURE.

- IT IS. - AND SO--BUT YOUR HUSBAND

WILL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR, RIGHT?

- YEAH, HE'LL BE HOME IN ABOUT 10 DAYS.

- OKAY, GOOD. - SO, WE'RE EXCITED FOR THAT.

WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO KNOWING THAT HE'S GOING TO BE HOME.

SO MUCH OF HIS JOB IS...

UNPREDICTABLE, SO WE KNOW HE'S GONNA BE HERE THIS YEAR.

- THAT'S FANTASTIC. - WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

- AND ESPECIALLY THE BOYS WILL BE HAPPY TO HAVE HIM HOME.

- YEAH! THEY'RE EXCITED. - AND HAVE YOU DONE SHOPPING

FOR HIM AND THE KIDS YET?

- WELL, WE'RE NOT DOING PRESENTS FOR EACH OTHER, BECAUSE,

JUST ON HIS INCOME ALONE, WE WOULD RATHER SPEND ON THE KIDS.

- YEAH.

- WE HAVE DONE A VERY LITTLE BIT.

I MEAN, IT'S HARD-- - YEAH.

- AND MY OLDER SON IS IN SCHOOL NOW, AND HE'S ASKING FOR

ALL THE BIG STUFF. - RIGHT.

- BUT I CAN'T--WE CAN'T DO THAT, SO, HE'LL HAVE SOME PRESENTS

UNDER THE TREE. - OKAY, WELL, GOOD.

- MAYBE NOT THE ONES THEY WANT. - RIGHT.

WELL, MAYBE AND MAYBE NOT. BUT FOR YOU AND YOUR HUSBAND,

I FEEL LIKE YOU ALL SHOULD HAVE SOMETHING, SO

WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU A $2,000 NORDSTROM GIFT CARD

SO THAT YOU CAN GET SOME THINGS, [cheers and applause]

FOR YOUR HUSBAND.

AND HE CAN GET SOMETHING FOR YOU.

AND...ALSO...

WE WANT THE KIDS TO HAVE

WHATEVER YOU WANT TO GIVE THE KIDS, IT'S YOUR CHOICE.

BUT YOU HAVE $3,000 FOR TARGET. [cheers and applause]

SO THEY'LL HAVE A GOOD CHRISTMAS TOO, OKAY?

- THANK YOU SO MUCH. - THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU. - THANK YOU.

AND THANK YOUR HUSBAND FOR US FOR WHAT HE DOES.

- OH, MY GOSH, THANK YOU SO MUCH.