"Military reunion are the best": Man transformed from military personnel to father after seeing his daughter

"Military reunion are the best": Man transformed from military personnel to father after seeing his daughter

  • An emotional video shows how a father wearing an Air Force uniform gets excited when he sees his daughter
  • The father stood on the frontline wearing an all-black uniform when his wife joined him holding his daughter
  • Social media users have reacted warmly to the heartwarming video that captured a father's love for his daughter

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A short video that portrayed a rare moment of a father and daughter's reunion has become an internet sensation.

The video, which was shared by @people portrays how the father tried to focus on his duty when he saw his daughter but did not last for 5 seconds as he reached forward to embrace her.

Father reunites with daughter on Air force graduation day Photo credit: @People Source: Instagram
Father reunites with daughter on Air force graduation day Photo credit: @People Source: Instagram
Source: UGC

Father reunites with daughter at Air Force graduation

The video begins by showing the father standing in line with his colleagues, his eyes fully focused and his posture stationary.

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But then, when a woman walked up to him holding his daughter before him and seeking his attention to look at her, he insisted at first as duty required.

It did not take long before the military personnel gave in, and reached forward excitedly to embrace his daughter.

The father began to smile; his face lit up as he played with his daughter, unable to hide how much he had missed her.

As of the time of this publication, the video has gathered over a hundred comments and 5230 comments on Instagram.

Legit.ng compiled some of the reactions below:

@thegeminme: "I know 8 weeks feels like forever…the deployment will be hard work."

@reneaared: "This makes me miss my airman even more. I can't wait to watch him graduate on the 16th. Such a sweet reunion."

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@partoffarth: "Air force graduation ceremony is the best: It has been 10 years and I still treasure this memory."

@linda444995: "These military reunions are the best."

@sunshinefl924: "Making beautiful memories with family. Thank you for your family."

@maurasewspice: "Oh my I am crying for them."

@conarch39: "She really dressed for the occasion."

Watch the video below:

Nigerian man returned, surprised kids in school

Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that a mother, @sophiaiyegha, in the US Army had shared a very emotional video of how she surprised her kids after she returned from deployment.

Without telling her kids she was back, the mother visited the children's school and walked into their class in her uniform.

The first kid who saw her left his table and ran to hug the mother tightly. The TikTok video showed the daughter getting so emotional and crying a little.

Source: Legit.ng

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Basit Jamiu (Editor) Basit Jamiu is a journalist with more than five years of experience. He is a current affairs and politics editor at Legit.ng. He holds a bachelor's degree from Ekiti State University (2018). Basit previously worked as a staff writer at Ikeja Bird (2022), Associate Editor at Prime Progress (2022), and Staff Writer at The Movee (2018). He is a 2024 Open Climate Fellow (West Africa), 2023 MTN Media Fellow, OCRP Fellow at ICIR, and Accountability Fellow at CJID. Email: basit.jamiu@corp.legit.ng.