JACKSON — Can Christmas cure? If you were to ask the soldiers and their families who have been part of the Carrier family's "Christmas Can Cure" community-wide holiday program the past eight years, the answer would be a resounding yes.
In addition, Carrier said, "we are also hosting a new family, the Juan Carlos Campos family from Nevada."
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