Soldier Surprise

Amber Birdsall, 7, of Midland, stands on tiptoes to rip off another paper chain link representing a week closer until Spc. Glenn Johnson, currently stationed in Guantanamo Bay, was to return home. "I just want Daddy home," said Amber Birdsall, when asked what she wanted for her birthday. Amber discovered Spc. Glenn Johnson in a large colorfully wrapped box intended as her birthday present, Sunday afternoon at Northern Lanes. "