

Then they started singing and I saw the look on his a face. But it's the holidays, a time for the magic of Christmas spirit. He was in for a month, came home and now he's back in," said Carrie Pickett, Robert Pickett's wife.įor Robert Pickett and his wife Carrie, it's hard to see the light. "It's very depressing to be in the hospital. There's no family gathered around the tree, no amazement in the little one's eyes as presents are ripped open, no Christmas dinner around the table. This Christmas Watertown's Samaritan Medical Center had more patients than there ever should be calling a hospital room home.

In this edition of Home for the Holidays, Brian Dwyer brings us to Watertown where a group of soldiers spent a day at the local hospital trying to bring some holiday cheer to people who need it the most. But many times, with a lot less fanfare, the soldiers find ways to give the community a special thank you.

People often hear about the work the North Country community does to support the soldiers and families of Fort Drum.
