Daughter Runs to Meet Dad After 6-month Deployment, Then Mom Realizes Something Amiss

Daughter Runs to Meet Dad After 6-month Deployment, Then Mom Realizes Something Amiss
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One of the hardest parts about being deployed to a foreign country is having to leave your beloved family behind, especially if you have young children. For this reason, homecoming for soldiers is a particularly exciting and happy moment. Families tend to get emotional when they finally meet their deployed loved one whom they have not seen for a long time.

In this story, two siblings in Ireland saw their military dad return home from service. While one rushed forward to greet him, the other was so overcome with emotion that he simply stayed rooted to the ground. It was an incredibly touching moment.