Ellen Gave Her A Car So She Could Visit Her Distant Husband. But What Happens Next... Do you love Ellen? I do. Shes got a ton of charisma, and shes incredibly generous. The other day, Ellen DeGeneres received a call while live on the air, and she answered. The call was from Army National Guard Officer Chris Banford. He explained to Ellen that sadly he had missed his 10th wedding anniversary with his wife, Mary. He explained that it was the first of the 10 that he had not been present for, and he was feeling pretty torn up about it. Suddenly, a spotlight shined down on his wife in the audience. Needless to say, Mary was shocked by the epic moment on live television. With the spotlight on Mary, Chris asks Ellen for a favor, and she agrees. Everyone in the audience, by now, is on the edge of their seat. Ellen then brings Mary up on stage, and gets her story. She and her two young boys, live with their father and her husband Chris in Oklahoma. Her husband is stationed about 6 hours away from their home, currently undergoing military training. After a few minutes, Ellen extracts the information that Mary has no way of reaching her husband and visiting him, because the family car is so terribly beat up. So, what does Ellen do, but surprise Mary with a brand new car! But shes only getting started with her surprise for the couple 