The FINANCIAL -- To kick off a year of bringing people together,Kentucky Fried Chicken gave one military family an emotional and unexpected reunion, showing that home truly is where the heart is, according to KFC.

The 17-year-old twin daughters of Capt. Cherissa Jackson arrived at a Baltimore-area restaurant expecting to help KFC employees assemble gift packages, only to receive a surprise when Jackson herself walked out of the kitchen. Jackson, an Air Force critical care nurse, was deployed to Afghanistan last June. To top it off, KFC gave the family another surprise.

Jackson's daughters, who are high school seniors and excellent students, were both awarded $20,000 college scholarships from KFC. The scholarship donation from KFC was especially meaningful for Jackson, a single mom who noted that one reason she joined the military more than 20 years ago was so her parents wouldn't have to pay for her college education.

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