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Coming Home – Amazing Military Homecomings
By elaine | March 7, 2011
Ok, when is the last time you watched a TV show with a box of Kleenex at your side? If it wasn’t within the last 24 hours, then you didn’t catch the series opener of Coming Home on Lifetime network. Last night was the season opener of Army Wives and immediately following it was Coming Home. It had the kind of “feel goodness” of Extreme Home Makeover set to amazing military homecomings. Some were staged to be surprises for the family – usually the kids – and others were home video clips that were sent in. I’ve seen a number of homecomings and reunions first hand and there is nothing in this world that is better than that. I’m thrilled that these amazing events are now the subject of a TV series, and I thank the families who have shared this intimate part of their lives with the rest of us. The first episode had kids being surprised at school assemblies, over a video feed that “appeared” to have broken, a dad making a surprise appearance at his son’s Signing Night for college football, and the most elaborate of all – a dad surprising his son and “knighting” him at a Knights of the Roundtable show!
I’m proud that we as a country are welcoming back all our military soldiers, airmen, sailors and marines with open arms. I hope that if you see this show, you get a feeling for what these families go through and the strength and pride they hold themselves together with for the many months they are apart. The strength of our country shows through these people in ways that I hope you’ll never overlook. When you pass a serviceperson in uniform in the airport, or another public place, offer your hand…and your smile…in gratitude. And next Sunday night? I hope you’ll be in front of the TV watching Coming Home!
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