Winfrey Visits Pregnant Military Wives
Posted on: Tuesday, 21 September 2004, 06:00 CDT
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. - Earlier this year, it was the 20,000 troops of the 101st Airborne Division who were welcomed here. On Monday, it was Oprah Winfrey, who came to congratulate the soldiers' wives expecting babies between September and December - all 640 of them. Each became pregnant after their husband returned from Iraq.
"This is incredible. This is the biggest blessing. It's unbelievable," said Holly Munster, a military spouse.
Oprah gave gifts to the women. Supermodel Cindy Crawford along with country singers Martina McBride and Kenny Chesney also attended the taping of the show, which will air Tuesday.
Winfrey said the visit was a way to thank military families who do so much for so little.
"It's a way of honoring the sacrifice without doing a lot of big speeches and oh la la la la. ... It's a way of saying, 'We see you. We hear you. We know what you do to make our lives safer and we thank you for it,'" Winfrey said.
The 101st Airborne Division, based at Fort Campbell, returned home earlier this year after a yearlong deployment.
Related Articles
- Maria Grasso Named Senior Vice President Programming OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network
- Robert Tercek Named President Digital Media OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network
- CVS/Pharmacy Celebrates Women in New Campaign: 'For All the Ways You Care'
- Oprah Winfrey Is TV's Richest Celebrity
- Winfrey Says She Wants to Nurture Kids
- Oprah Winfrey Opens School in S. Africa
- Winfrey, ABC Working on 2 Reality Shows
- Winfrey's Challenge of Frey Seen As a Way to Protect Her Brand
- Winfrey, Jury Convict Man of Murder
 |
 |
User Comments (0)
RSS Feeds