These videos never get old: a solder surprises his family at the opening of a hockey game in Arizona.

His father was so excited to see him!  He picked his son up in a bear hug and they both fell onto the ice.

A special thanks to those who volunteer to put on a uniform and go to bat for the rest of the country, and to their families who are having to go through their lives wondering and worrying about their sons and daughters.  In a perfect world, they would all be home every night, safe in their own beds.

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