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30 March 2007

Daddy! Tearful Surprise Homecoming -- A sailor returns from Iraq and surprises his young son in front of his classmates. [Tissue required for those who have a heart].

post by: ericb at: 17:28 | 18 comments

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Uh, they want me to downgrade my software? Nope.

(I'm sure it's a lovely video though, ericb.)

posted by mudpuppie 30 March | 17:32

mudpuppie -- found the video clip at YouTube.

posted by ericb 30 March | 17:41

Yay, thanks ericb!

1. Awwww. Yes, that made some tears.
2. Man, those people really know how to get press interest. [NOT CYNICAL]
3. Wow, a school that still allows cupcakes to be served at parties. There's hope after all.

posted by mudpuppie 30 March | 17:45

*sniff*

Oh, man. That got me.

posted by Fuzzbean 30 March | 17:50

ericb, it is a lovely video. I cried out loud.

I was able to view it on MSNBC, and I have the latest FF. Strange.

posted by LoriFLA 30 March | 17:52

I'm not sniffling for any other reason than allergies. I swear.

posted by WolfDaddy 30 March | 18:07

yeah, my allergies are terrible today, too. jesus.

posted by scody 30 March | 18:19

Yeah, that got both me and my husband. Thanks ericb, it was beautiful.

posted by HollyGoheavy 30 March | 18:23

Poor kid, crying in front of his class like that.

I don't know. Maybe I'm becoming a heartless bastard, but all I could think was that I'm usually a sucker for this kind of thing, but I hate feeling manipulated.

And seven months isn't really that long. The guy will probably have to go back for a longer term.

Yeah, I cried. Dammit.

posted by ColdChef 30 March | 18:44

ColdChef, think about when you were a six year old kid - seven months seemed like FOREVER + a day.

posted by fluffy battle kitten 30 March | 18:47

I cried in about a second. What an adorable kid!

posted by redvixen 30 March | 18:55

ColdChef, think about when you were a six year old kid - seven months seemed like FOREVER + a day.

Oh, no doubt. I was just saying that the guy will probably have to go back. And that's fucked up.

posted by ColdChef 30 March | 19:18

It is fucked up that the guy will probably have to go back (and it'll probably be longer term). I agree.

posted by fluffy battle kitten 30 March | 19:52

Doesn't work in Firefox. I'm saved!

posted by stilicho 30 March | 20:13

Alright, who's bogarting the box of tissues?

posted by deborah 30 March | 21:12

Yea, I cried.

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 30 March | 22:12

I must be a heartless bastard because all I saw was a media event.

posted by cmonkey 30 March | 23:56

I could live off the look on that kid's face for a week. Oh man, media event or not, that kid was so real.

And then...cupcakes for all!

Awesome.

posted by Lipstick Thespian 31 March | 12:31

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