Army Lt. Col. Robert Risdon asked the children if they were hungry and had them follow him to the counter.

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Risdon can be heard in the video asking the children which item they would like to order.

"Our troops are always taking care of us," Gibson said. "I heard the little one say, 'I want to be just like you when I grow up,' and saluted him."

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Jo'wan Bellamy taught in the GNETS program for 17 years and recently transferred to Atlanta’s new behavioral program at Crawford Long Middle School. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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