Watch Marines watching 'Gilmore Girls' and just try not to cry

And you thought your Gilmore Girls fandom was intense.

CBS This Morning Friday aired the Gilmore Girls segment to end all Gilmore Girls segments by telling the story of a group of Marines who served together in Iraq and regularly watched Gilmore Girls together on base. The group recently got together to watch the revival and received quite the surprise.

"For me, Stars Hollow was the America we all wished we were fighting for," one of the men explained. Back in 2005, they even sent creator Amy Sherman-Palladino a letter telling her how much the show meant to them as a distraction from the horrors they were witnessing on a daily basis. Sherman-Palladino has cherished the letter ever since.

Go ahead and watch the heartwarming clip below -- and be sure to note the group's cool Gilmore jackets, a gift from Palladino herself.