Soldier Returns From Afghanistan and Surprises Family at State of the Union

Sgt Townsend Williams, wife, kisses his wife Amy, center, after returning from deployment in Afghanistan as First Lady Melania Trump applauds during the State of the Union address at the US Capitol in Washington on Feb. 4, 2020. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

President Donald Trump and a soldier teamed up to surprise the soldier’s family at the State of the Union on Tuesday night in Washington.

Trump spoke of veterans and gold star families who were attending his speech, saying “war places a heavy burden” on them before highlighting Amy Williams and her two young children.