Paxton signs salute those who serve

PAXTON – Adam Carlson got a surprise Christmas gift after arriving home for the holidays following his first semester at the U.S. Naval Academy.

"I was just driving downtown with my sister the first or second day I got back here, and she's like, 'Adam! Your name's on that sign,' and I was like, 'Oh, that's awesome,'" Carlson said.

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