Three years ago when her husband was on duty in Kosovo with the Army Reserve, she and Chris would go to the movies nearly every Friday night. “To have a 14-year-old boy want to go out to the movies with a 55-year-old nonrelative who he considers his friend has been one of the real honors of my life,” she said. “This is not some nerdy kid hanging out with some old woman. This is a real cool kid who's a class officer, has a big crowd of friends, and goes to rock concerts. Of course when he wants to go to a rock concert, he calls me to see if I can go.”