Fox News Features the First Thanksgiving of an Afghan Translator’s Family in America

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Tonight we ░░░░░░░░ in on an Afghan ░░░░░░░░ we ve been following ░░░░░░░░ they left that country ░░░░░░░░ the military withdrawal This ░░░░░░░░ we look at how ░░░░░░░░ children are adjusting to ░░░░░░░░ here in America There ░░░░░░░░ national security correspondent Jennifer ░░░░░░░░ Three months ago Johnny ░░░░░░░░ served as a combat ░░░░░░░░ for the 82nd airborne ░░░░░░░░ Afghanistan did not know ░░░░░░░░ would happen to him ░░░░░░░░ his family after the ░░░░░░░░ S military withdrawal Today ░░░░░░░░ daughters are getting something ░░░░░░░░ never would have received ░░░░░░░░ the Taliban and education ░░░░░░░░ could come into my ░░░░░░░░ we want to go ░░░░░░░░ school we like school ░░░░░░░░ have a friend back ░░░░░░░░ we want to play ░░░░░░░░ them His daughters have ░░░░░░░░ welcomed at their new ░░░░░░░░ in North Carolina and ░░░░░░░░ by the community where ░░░░░░░░ of the soldiers he ░░░░░░░░ served alongside now live ░░░░░░░░ soldiers from the 82nd ░░░░░░░░ helped him and his ░░░░░░░░ escape kabul in August ░░░░░░░░ moment that they pulled ░░░░░░░░ it got to be ░░░░░░░░ quiet You could hear ░░░░░░░░ pin drop And the ░░░░░░░░ get out of the ░░░░░░░░ and they walked up ░░░░░░░░ of course they were ░░░░░░░░ beaming ear to ear ░░░░░░░░ my family the kids ░░░░░░░░ were waving and saying ░░░░░░░░ in their native language ░░░░░░░░ play soccer in the ░░░░░░░░ team as the daughters ░░░░░░░░ sergeant Mike ferrero and ░░░░░░░░ wife Sarah Johnny served ░░░░░░░░ a translator for Mike ░░░░░░░░ lost his legs and ░░░░░░░░ a traumatic brain injury ░░░░░░░░ Mike and Johnny each ░░░░░░░░ three daughters Now they ░░░░░░░░ neighbors and their daughters ░░░░░░░░ best friends There girls ░░░░░░░░ trick or treating for ░░░░░░░░ first time and now ░░░░░░░░ playdates after school That ░░░░░░░░ actually first halloween in ░░░░░░░░ United States They did ░░░░░░░░ speak a word of ░░░░░░░░ when they arrived at ░░░░░░░░ element to school Google ░░░░░░░░ doesn t have dari ░░░░░░░░ it so it s ░░░░░░░░ an experience with that ░░░░░░░░ a lot of hand ░░░░░░░░ pictures but it s ░░░░░░░░ little thing you know ░░░░░░░░ get them understand Last ░░░░░░░░ she actually said a ░░░░░░░░ sentence in English The ░░░░░░░░ first sentence I like ░░░░░░░░ Laughs She loves pizza ░░░░░░░░ into coming to school ░░░░░░░░ day and learn especially ░░░░░░░░ a girl they are ░░░░░░░░ so excited and are ░░░░░░░░ sponges Is Thanksgiving one ░░░░░░░░ family has brought so ░░░░░░░░ joy to this North ░░░░░░░░ community who opens their ░░░░░░░░ and help them start ░░░░░░░░ new life in America ░░░░░░░░ to be safe here ░░░░░░░░ to be safe here ░░░░░░░░ for this first Thanksgiving ░░░░░░░░ m here with my ░░░░░░░░ At the Pentagon Jennifer ░░░░░░░░ Fox News.