getting locks on our doors, because of sam mullett. [ coughs ] what is thishorty?. you don't cough, you d't show defeat. give me your war face! raaah! [ male announcer ] halls. a pep talk in every drop. gregg: some military families in northern texas have something to be extra thankful for today, their loved ones have come home. six army pilots touched down in fort worth yesterday. they are home months early because of the withdrawal from iraq. one father's daughter just paid a visit to santa claus and asked for her daddy to come home. >> out of nowhere he sits on santa's lap, and he says, where did her daddy go, and i had tears in my eyes and said her daddy is in iraq. >> it was truly a blessing to come home early. it was wonderful for all of us. gregg: daddy gets to pick her up in his arms. isn't that wonderful. the pilot says they have big plans for the holiday they are going to eat a lot of turkey and stuffing and relax with their families. heather: i love her little pigtails. they are headed home. others headed out the u.s. parking its newest aircraft carrier,

three of those arrested are the sons of sam mullett. >> he calls all of the shots and they are literally him. i've said that he's a cult leader over the years because they will do what he says to do. they will die for their father. that's how severely he has them brainwashed. >> reporter: so we went to the tiny town of bergholz, ohio, and found sam. he wasn't pleased to see us. >> if the sheriff says that you're a cult, what do you say to that? >> we're not a cult. >> reporter: but did you order to cut beards off? >> no. >> reporter: he denies the beard attacks. >> they do what they think is right and, yeah, i probably could have said, you're not going to do this and maybe they wouldn't have right then but sooner or later it would have happened any way. >> reporter: well, why do you think these people have their beards cut off? >> it's too long a story. it goes way back. >> reporter: do you think those people did something wrong? >> i'm telling you, i'm not interested. can you hear me. >> reporter: to myron's wife arleene who later said she would appear on camera, there's no doubt who is

this is sam mullett, the leader of an ammish sect in ohio accused of cutting the beards off amish men grabbed men and women, forcibly cut their beards and other hair on their body. growing long hair is a custom in the amish community. he says he never ordered the attack but never stopped them either. she's being called a pintsized crime fighter. meet the 9-year-old rachel simon, a fourth grader reportedly alone in her new jersey home when she came face to face with a would-be burglar. >> i saw a guy standing there. i'm like i don't know that guy. i got really scared because i heard a noise and i didn't know what it was. >> after getting over her fear, rachel says she walked up to the guy and confronted him. that's when he ran away and thanks to rachel's in-depth description, police say they were able to arrest the perp a few minutes later. >> more on that story. >> i'd be scared i wouldn't remember what he looked like. but good for her. let's check in with dave who is outside deep frying a turkey this morning. >> that's right, buddy. it's turkey time. do you want to spend three plus h