So I want to read one of the letters that I've gotten.
Good morning, Ms. Ellen.
My name is Noah Copeland.
And I'm in the United States Navy.
My beautiful girlfriend Mora watches your show every day,
and I know that you're the reason that she's
been able to get through this deployment.
So you moved to San Diego, and then he
got deployed pretty much right away, right?
He went into work on Friday, and they were
like, you are going on Sunday.
So he had to be two days to pack up his whole life,
and he's been gone for over a year right now.
All right, well, he said he wanted you to be at my birthday
show, right?
So bring Mora the tickets to the birthday show.
What?
Yes!
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One of my producers Skyped an amazing mom
from North Carolina, gave her tickets to the show.
She had the sweetest reaction.
So you live in North Carolina.
I do.
What do you do?
I am a stay-at-home mom, military spouse.
My husband is deployed.
What is his name?
Eric.
Eric-- I know his name is Eric because he sent me a letter.
And I-- he--
can someone bring me my glasses?
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You missed the birth of your baby,
and I'm sure that must be very difficult. Well,
you got to see photos, so I'm sure that that was
a-- at least, a--
hold on one sec.
Yeah, it's going to be amazing.
I saw pictures of her, but it's not
going to be anything holding her the first time.
Can I just check the sound, guys?
I can't wait.
It's going to be so amazing.
I couldn't hear you because there's a static out there.
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[SCREAMS] Oh, my God!
You're really close with your dad, right?
Yeah.
Really, really close-- it's a very special relationship.
He can't be here, but we thought that we would maybe
be able to talk to him.
Hi!
Yes, I'm here.
How are doing?
Hi daddy!
How are you doing?
You know, I love you to the moon and back, baby.
Yeah.
I know.
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We have given away some amazing gifts
during our 12 Days of Giveaways.
We have one more surprise.
I'm going to need an audience member to help me out with it.
OK, so it's a very exciting gift because it's one of a kind.
Oh, you're going to be excited.
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Please welcome Emma and her mom, Annie.
I know your husband is overseas.
He's in the army.
He missed Emma's birthday, right?
Yes, he did.
We have a little surprise for you.
Come on out, Brent.
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[INAUDIBLE] ordered gifts for her from the Ellen Shop.
They were all delayed, and you didn't get them in time.
So I wanted to give you some today.
So where are they?
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You looked like you're due.
Next week.
Really?
Yes.
We know your husband's deployed, and we
know that he's going to miss the birth of your child.
So I've never done anything this big.
Do me a favor and turn around.
[CRIES]
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Now you're here for the baby, but you're going to be away.
That must be really hard.
It's easier for me to go and be deployed because I
do a lot of training for it.
But she's back and doing the hard stuff.
She's taking care of the kids.
She's going to school, and she's been doing this pregnancy
the entire time by herself.
She's my superhero.
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