{"id":242,"date":"2011-08-18T19:34:02","date_gmt":"2011-08-18T19:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/americainuniform\/?p=242"},"modified":"2011-08-24T21:12:31","modified_gmt":"2011-08-24T21:12:31","slug":"soldier-surprises-his-son","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/americainuniform\/2011\/08\/soldier-surprises-his-son.html","title":{"rendered":"Soldier Surprises his Son"},"content":{"rendered":"

Imagine being half a world away for a year or more at a time and missing your child’s first steps or ballet recital or high school graduation.\u00a0 That’s what fathers (and mothers) in our military face every day.\u00a0 Their heart yearns for their family, but they know their first duty is to protect them and others.\u00a0 Watch this heartwarming video of a father and son reunited at school and remember how much military families do for us.<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kerMm0HG1mk<\/a>\n

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Loyal Subscribers!\u00a0 We need some help.\u00a0 The purpose of our “Heart” section is to publish stories of the experiences, contributions and sacrifices of our military (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard) and public service personnel (police officers, fire fighters, EMS, merchant marines and others in the public sector) as well as stories of their families.\u00a0 Please search your memory and computer for a few and\u00a0send them to Bill\u00a0(CPT Otis) O’Quin at boquin@ix.netcom.com<\/a><\/strong> for possible publication. \u00a0Thanks!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Important links for updated military\/defense information:
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\n U.S. Department of Defense:<\/a><\/strong> Military Defense News.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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