hey, caden, are you going to smile for mommy? there's a smile. smile!e women in our church that still have the heart for little ones, even though my baby's 13. so, women joy him and he's special, and it gives us the time to have a little one around and that kind of thing and get to know jennifer and be an encouragement to her as well. >> terry learned about the prison program from karen rowmore, who always felt something for inmates. >> i just felt led to get involved because i just think of somebody in prison alone and, you know, only have 2% of the prisoners actually get visitors every week. so, that tugged at my heart, too, and i just began praying for the person that i needed to minister to. it's been a really neat transition just seeing jennifer from one point to now. it's just a totally different person. >> watching these two women bring caden into the prison and seeing the love they had for both caden and jennifer was truly inspirational. and then terry, taking full responsibility for this child, knowing that she was going to give the child back

the little boys caden and jay. we have staff sergeant and his family via skype. welcome home. how did this feel to see daddy in that moment? >>> it was so much happy. >> so much happy. >> when you came up with this wrd r idea, how long ago was it? you must have spent a lot of time planning this. >> no. not at all. i was coming home last minute. i said let's swing by my volunteer fire station. i said i need a truck and told him what i was going to do. >> how hard was it to keep that surprise? i imagine you wanted to scoop your boys up. >> i was crying in the fire truck. i was crying in the fire truck bed. and i was wearing a mask. >> how did you stay so calm and keep such a steady hand knowing what was going on? >> it helped because it was so last minute. i don't think i had time to freak out. all i kept thinking was don't mess up this video. >> how does it feel to be home? >> amazing. >> they ache on archery. see him nail every target. >> time goes with my 4-year-old. in the video, the 4-year-old played by a grown man. from cute to just creepy. i i hahaveve a a c col. i took n

our troops serving overseas receive plenty of holiday cheer. >> i'm caden from kansas. your uncle was leaving? >> sad. >> i explained to him that being in the military, you know, sometimes they can't come home because they're doing important work a long ways away. >> once we explained it to him, he was, like, i want to send a christmas card, i want to make him smile. >> that's exactly what caden did. >> it was really touching to get something, you know, from somebody so young. >> one card for his uncle turned into operation christmas smiles, a way for caden to get his classmates and cousins involved. >> so are you guys glad to help? >> yeah. >> i made 300. >> no way. 300 cards? >> yes. >> how many smiles do you think that made people have? >> a whole bunch. >> he's an all around great kid. aanythi anything i need help with, he'll help me. if i need the yard mowed, he'll go out and help. >> a 6-year-old helping his family and heroes serving the country with every heart felt delivery. >> thank you for your service. merry christmas. >> and i know those cards are going to b

and his brothers, price and caden.ne of whom is going to be joining kyle at south carolina, another gamecock. we also have kyle's marine brothers who served with him in afghanistan and through his recovery. and i also want to welcome the members of the medal of honor society whose ranks kyle joins today. kyle and his fellow marines served during the surge of forces that i ordered to afghanistan early in my presidency. their mission was to drive the taliban out of their strong holds, protect the afghan people and give them a chance to reclaim their communities. kyle and his platoon were in helmand province in marja, pushing their way across open fields and muddy canals, bearing their heavy packs even as it could heat up to 115 degrees. in one small village, they turned a dusty compound into a base, the suths nearby gave their answer with -- insurgents nearby gave their answer with rocket-propelled grenades. that morning kyle said, you are alarm clock was ak-47 fire. some of the men were by their bunks gearing up for ano

. >> when i pulled caden inside of the crate i was so excited and more excited she remembered me.easier for me. >> my connection with afghanistan stays alife because of that, so for me every time i look at him, makes me smile. >> a lot of smiles there. >> right. >> we need the tissues again. >> i know. indra and i were at the stand up for heroes the other night that bob woodruff does. indra's husband is involved with this, a veteran himself. our fighting men and women come back and it's harder than anyone expects. i know it's just a dog for somebody, it isn't for them. this is something done in addition, it's so important. >> if if you see firsthand the difference it makes with the guys, it's literally unbelievable transforms them overnight. >> so nice they're doing that. >>> just when week left to help your hero become cnn's hero of the year, go to cnnheroes.com to vote once a day, every day. vote once a day every day. all ten will be honored in an all-star tribute sunday december 7th. >>> a lot of developing stories going on now. let's get you fresh to "the newsroom" with poppy

we have all kinds of different bass pillows, $10, dolphins, turtles, alligators, lot of fun, caden lovesa new ford remote control 350 truck and it's just super cool. that thing takes on. >> that is -- >> all kinds of noises. that's a lot of fun. >> you can put a cup of coffee or a beer in the back. >> there you go. >> bring it to a loved one. the nascar set. >> yeah. you guys want -- >> i love it. >> you guys come back here. >> keep practicing. >> and you guys can race each other. you have the slot car racetrack, you got three and 14, tony stewart and austin dillon. >> these are awesome. >> whoa. >> don't go too fast. >> need to drive. >> tucker wins. >> haven't gone anywhere. edwin and tuesday, thank you very much. we'll have more coming up. >> ainsley? >> all right. thank you. coming up next, it is a rough life. when you're stuck in the cat house. how this dog ended up in this tight spot. >> then parents refuse to pay their daughter's tuition and she sues for it and wins. did the judge make the right choice? that debate is next. >> first a look at what's coming up on america's news hea