Charleston Airmen get late Christmas present

This is a great story, from the Post and Courier:

Charleston County Council requested the County Park and Recreation Commission turn on the 600 light displays for one hour Monday so airmen who were deployed through Christmas could drive through with their families.

Staff Sgt. Steve Brown returned home Thursday with about 150 other airmen from the 14th Airlift Squadron, stationed at Charleston Air Force Base. While deployed to the Persian Gulf region, airmen spent four months flying C-17 Globemasters in and out of Iraq and Afghanistan, often evacuating injured troops and sometimes dropping supplies.

The Browns, who live in Summerville with their three children, heard on the radio Monday morning that the Festival of Lights would make a comeback. Steve Brown immediately called the radio station wanting to thank everyone on air. And Monday night he almost fell out of his minivan thanking the volunteers who directed drivers at the Festival of Lights gate...

The event also attracted Cheri Hubert of the Patriot Guard Riders.
The organization mainly serves to show their respect for those who have fallen while serving America. But when Hubert heard that recently deployed airmen would go through the light show, she drove in from Wadmalaw Island to hold an American flag at the entrance and show appreciation.

Thanks to our airmen and the people who support them!