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Surprise military family reunion on CNN
By elaine | April 20, 2009
Welcome Home, Dad It’s Monday and I trust it’s starting out as a good one for you. Deployment and reunion are still going on in the country daily and we experienced it first hand here in Colorado last Friday. The National Guard deployed 450 soldiers to Iraq – the largest single deployment here since WWII. They will be gone for a year, so be sure to keep them in your prayers. With deployment, follows reunion, which is challenging in it’s own right. Brad Montgomery, a good friend of mine, saw a wonderful CNN video that showcased a surprise homecoming for a soldier and his 8 year old son. It was great, and I want to share it with you in this post. (click on the link above that says “Welcome Home, Dad”) After you watch it, and if you are personally affected by reunion and reintegration, don’t forget that the book “The Road Home – Smoothing the transition back from deployment” is a big help in this area and you can see it at www.ImAlreadyHome.com. Enjoy the video and please have a wonderful and safe week. To the families – thank you as always for your service!
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May 14th, 2009 at 3:46 pm
Thanks for posting the link! Please warn us when we need tissues for all future videos
I never dreamed reunion would be so challenging…I’m so in love with my service member I thought it would be like a ‘honeymoon.’ Imagine my shock when reunion was full of surprises and challenges to work through.
Thanks for all you do, Elaine, to help us as military families stay connected and strong!