Soldier reunited with family during State of the Union

By Graham MacGillivray

Posted February 5, 2020 at 9:06am

President Donald Trump used part of Tuesday night’s State of the Union address to surprise Amy Williams, a Fort Bragg-based wife of a deployed Army sergeant, and her two young children.

While the president highlighted her volunteer work, he invited Sgt. 1st Class Townsend Williams down to the gallery to be reunited with his family.

The moment garnered a bipartisan standing ovation in the chamber.

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