Army Wives: A Final Salute Page #3

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It's like, doesn't matter.

"I'll adopt them immediately."

He really wanted a family,

to be a dad,

to show these kids tradition

and honor and principles.

So, be brave for me, okay?

Take care of your mom.

[ Sighs ]

Trevor and Roxy having

their own kids together,

the build-up was so big.

Roxy:

When this new baby comes,

there's gonna be just

so much more love in this house.

You mean like

when we got lucky?

[ Chuckles ] Yeah.

Like when we got lucky.

And then to have

the miscarriage,

I mean, heartbreaking doesn't

even begin to describe it.

Well, these things happen,

right?

But it never happened to me.

The great resolution of that

is that Roxy and Trevor

did eventually have kids.

And not only did they have

their own child, they had twins.

Don't pick them up, please.

They're being good.

I wasn't gonna pick them up.

Really?

You weren't?

Okay, maybe I was.

[ Chuckles ]

I think collectively,

we got along really well.

We had a great crew and stuff.

But the weird thing was

our married couples had a unique

kind of vibe, each of them.

Whereas you guys were like

the real couple,

we were like

the brother/sister.

We would be, like, doing some,

like, super-touchy-feely scene

and they would yell "Cut,"

and it would be like, "Ow!

- Ow! Ow!"

- [ Laughter ]

We were always fighting.

I think we got very, very lucky

at the beginning, too.

- Mm-hmm.

- You know?

To just sort of look

at each other and go...

- This works.

- "I can do this."

- Yeah. This works.

- [ Chuckles ]

Brian used to always say,

"I'm having a great day.

I get to kiss

Kim Delaney today."

[ Laughs ]

Michael:

Claudia Joy Holden,

after 17 years of marriage,

my heart still skips a beat

every time I look at you.

Michael James Holden,

after 17 years of marriage,

I can't believe that tired,

old line of yours still works.

I think what made Claudia Joy

so attractive

was that she was

a strong leader,

at the same time,

a devoted wife and mother.

And she showed how she could

handle all of those roles.

I know how hard this is getting

for all of you.

None of this is easy,

but we have to remain strong

for our troops.

I think she was a good woman,

you know, with her flaws,

but a good mother, good wife.

I would never marry a soldier.

Amanda, you don't choose

who you love.

It just happens.

Kim brought

a sense of competence,

of intelligence, of compassion.

- How do you do it?

- Do what?

Organize everything

and still manage to look

so damn beautiful?

- Michael.

- I mean it.

There's no way I could do my job

without you.

Michael and Claudia Joy

were so solid with each other.

It was just really wonderful.

I don't think I've ever fooled

around with a two-star general.

Really?

Have anyone in mind?

You'll do.

Claudia Joy is written as an

incredibly smart, savvy woman.

She knows

how to get things done.

She knows how to influence him

in a very good way.

They're saying Peter Belgrad

didn't die in the line of duty.

I just met his widow.

She's gonna lose

all her benefits

all because you,

Michael Holden, have decided

her husband doesn't deserve

a military funeral.

She was toe-to-toe with him,

eye-to-eye.

If she didn't like something,

she called him on it.

Please, give his family

that closure.

I made a decision.

I will not go back on it.

And they withstand

those arguments, you know?

It always made them better.

You have to let me win

this one.

Delaney:
I think it was like

a perfect marriage,

like people

that really love each other,

put up with each other,

and support each other

no matter what.

Woman:
Our thoughts and prayers

go out to all those

who have loved ones lost

or injured in this tragedy.

What we know right now is

there are four deaths.

There were army dependents

there, as well.

Amanda's gone, isn't she?

[ Sobs ] Oh.

Delaney:
The loss of a child,

that's devastating.

[ Sobbing ]

I'll tear up now

just remembering it.

It was very, very hard.

Claudia Joy:
Why are we trying

to be strong?

At the end of the day,

what does strong get you?

I think a lot of families

have a heard time

surviving the death of a child.

And a lot of that, I think,

is because in their grief,

they turn inward

and away from each other.

And at the beginning

of season two, that started.

They said that

you had a panic attack.

I didn't have a panic attack,

Michael.

- My daughter just died.

- Our daughter.

And I know that

because I was standing there.

[ Voice breaking ]

I stood there by her bed,

and I watched

our little girl die,

and there wasn't a damn thing

I could do about it!

Emmalin:

[ Crying ] Stop it!

Stop fighting.

That could break up a marriage,

but they found a way through it

and they found a way back

to each other.

Feels good having people over.

It's not a cure, but it helps.

Melvoin:
The challenge

with Claudia Joy throughout

was when you have a character

who's so competent

and so grounded is,

where do you find the conflict?

For example, the diabetes

came out of the idea

that how would

she deal with this

when she's so used to being

in control of herself,

and here's something

that she can't control.

[ Groans ]

Denise:

When are you gonna tell people?

I'm not telling anyone.

I appreciate your concern,

but you're not my doctor.

No. I'm just your best friend,

and I'm a registered nurse.

And I'm telling you

that this is a mistake.

This is my problem, Denise.

I'll handle it my way.

Claudia Joy had a tough road...

Diabetes, kidney.

Doctor:
You're in complete

kidney failure.

When you get

your strength back,

we'll go over the transplant

process in detail.

They were great, great things

for Kim to play,

and she played them superbly.

But, boy, she had

a lot thrown at her.

I adjusted to diabetes.

I'll adjust to this.

You amaze me.

You know that?

Go do your job.

It's always hard for people

to understand our lifestyle

and the waiting game

that we play.

And the show "Army Wives"

displays that perfectly.

There's a lot of unspoken rules

about being a military wife...

the protocol,

the things that you need to do,

the things you're expected to do

and expected not to do.

It was the only show

I've ever seen

that really showed

the military life.

They did it right.

It is an honor to witness

these brave warriors

reaffirming their commitment

to serve our country.

There was so much focus

on portraying the military

and the military spouses

correctly.

We had a military advisor on set

making sure

that all of those details

were right.

Considering that there

was so many details

the first year

that we struggled with.

- Our jiffy pop popcorn hats.

- Those hats.

[ Laughter ] We heard

about that at Fort Bragg.

Melvoin:
I think it's really

important

to try to get those details

right

in order to convey to those

people who are in the know

that we did our homework.

On behalf of all of us, for

the small mistakes that we made,

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