sincerely, sergeant alfredo gutierrez. >> everything came out straight from the heart.sent them the greatest award, which was my purple heart. >> with his purple heart shipped to the bay area, the 49ers' would not be held down. the team's front office connected with him and thought it was time to reunite the sergeant with the medal he had so bravely earned. but he would have to come to candlestick park, along with his wife christie and their children leroy and april, to retrieve it. >> i was speechless. i was out -- i was out the door. the first thing i did, i called the wifey. told them, they're inviting us to san francisco. >> they want to fly us over there because i gave them my purple heart. >> she was shocked. >> i said, you gave them what? >> the organization wanted to do something that would show or express their appreciation. it just so happened to be during veterans day. >> we couldn't believe it. when we were walking into the field, the smell of the grass, it reminded me when i was playing high school football. seeing the expression of my kids, it was beautifu