talbert and his girlfriend gave birth to a son. money was tight.cision. >> he was -- he really wanted to tat burld off of his parents. he wanted to be -- burden off of his parents. he wanted to be able to take care of his son. >> reporter: so the football star turned soldier. he was committed. what he didn't know was that he was about to embark on a mission of worldwide influence. a member of the army's 150th armor regiment, talbert participated in operation iraqi freedom. then july 27, 2004. >> we thank you, lord, just for another opportunity to be in your presence. >> i just knew that he was coming to our house. i just knew that. >> reporter: a roadside bomb detonated and killed him. >> the last time that i heard his voice, the day before he was killed, he was on the phone with my mom. i just yelled through the phone. i love you. i'm getting ready to write you a letter. within that 24-hour period, he had actually called almost everybody who was somebody in his heart, almost like he knew something was going to happen. >> reporter: in fact he was t

the store owners kelley morris and jim talbert have long been jenny's friends. now they are also her guardians the result of a landmark legal battle for her independence. >> i'm so much happy that i live here now because now i can come home and spend time with my friends. >> hatch, who has down syndrome wanted to live with morris and talbert. her mother and stepfather wanted her to live in a group home. the case went to court. jenny won. attorney jonathan martinez. >> we had to change long held ingrained beliefs about what people with disabilities can and can't do. >> the judge granted morris and talbert temporary limited guardianship or jenny until the 14th. after that it's up to her. >> i don't think jenny need as guardian for every egg in this world. i think, to quote jenny, she just need as little help. >> reporter: since her court victory, hatch has become an icon for the developmental i disabled. she became part of the justice project. ryan king is their first client. >> everybody need as little help now and then but once you're independent, i think you're