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May 21, 2010

Coming Home: Troops Surprise Loved Ones
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Posted by: Ace at 10:56 AM | Comments (97)
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1 thanks

Posted by: bman at May 21, 2010 11:01 AM (ne/1s)

sweet

Posted by: Smelly Pirate at May 21, 2010 11:02 AM (uFokq)

3 Thanks for that Ace. Only a truely dark heart wouldn't be touched by that video, especially at the sound of the children's joy as they see their fathers again.

Posted by: Kratos (missing from the side of Mt Olympus) at May 21, 2010 11:02 AM (9hSKh)

4 If that doesn't make you cry, you have no soul.

Posted by: CLP at May 21, 2010 11:03 AM (jw/wu)

5 Dammit. Made me cry. Beautiful. (What, no welcoming kittehs?)

Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 21, 2010 11:03 AM (UOM48)

6 4 If that doesn't make you cry, you have no soul.

I don't have a soul, being a ginger and all, but I still have a heart...at least a partial one.

And I teared up a bit.

Posted by: Kratos (missing from the side of Mt Olympus) at May 21, 2010 11:04 AM (9hSKh)

7 Crap. Crying at work totally ruins my carefully crafted evil bitch front.

Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at May 21, 2010 11:04 AM (cniXs)

8 Shit ace. I'm at work. You're not helping me out here. I'd rather get caught looking at boobs than seen blubbering like a little girl at my desk. Like that first girl. Reminds me of mine. That one destroys me every time I see it.

Posted by: mr.frakypants at May 21, 2010 11:05 AM (zOP98)

9 I guess we all needed a good cry....

Makes you realize that all the sacrifices aren't just made by the service member but by the littlest of Americans too....

Posted by: curious at May 21, 2010 11:05 AM (p302b)

10 Damn, that's beautiful.

Posted by: huerfano at May 21, 2010 11:06 AM (Updet)

Tears are the only appropriate response while viewing that, Ace. Good tears.

I also can't help remembering the others who didn't come home, and I pray for some sort of peace and happiness for their families.

Posted by: Who knows at May 21, 2010 11:06 AM (7FgWm)

6. I don't have a soul, being a ginger and all,

I thought you were back down to -2 to rum?!

Posted by: bebe's boobs destroy at May 21, 2010 11:06 AM (cniXs)

13 No..butthead..I'm not crying. I got something in my eyes..I swear

Posted by: beedubya at May 21, 2010 11:07 AM (AnTyA)

14 See?!? I TOLD you our troops were terrorizing children! The tears of that little girl tell the whole story.

Posted by: John F. Kerry (I still have the hat) at May 21, 2010 11:07 AM (7AOgy)

15 Dammit, my eyes are leaking.

Posted by: mesablue at May 21, 2010 11:07 AM (ymiht)

16 Why are my eyes leaking?

Posted by: Dr. Spank at May 21, 2010 11:09 AM (sGwNK)

17 Great, just what I needed, my damn allergies are acting up again or something.

Thanks for the reminder of what is really important Ace.

Posted by: MrCaniac at May 21, 2010 11:09 AM (Vol3D)

18 Thanks mesa

Posted by: Dr. Spank at May 21, 2010 11:09 AM (sGwNK)

19 That's the same kind of greeting my dog gave me when I came back from 'Nam. Seriously.

Posted by: Blumenthal, reporting for duty at May 21, 2010 11:09 AM (UOM48)

20 "are you crying?" come over here and watch this? "so who's crying now?"....the whole place is balling....

Posted by: curious at May 21, 2010 11:10 AM (p302b)

21 Oh my God. Kills me. In the best possible way.

Posted by: TheJane at May 21, 2010 11:12 AM (9TxlI)

22 Reminds me of what a friend of mine did to his parents when he got home on leave. He told them he was going to London for his leave and make up all sorts of background stuff to help (including a fake email confirming his ticket purchase) then he had me pick him up at the airport and drive him to his parents while he talked to them on the phone as if he was at an airport. You could here his mother scream outside of the house when he rang the doorbell.

Posted by: Deathknyte at May 21, 2010 11:12 AM (12blM)

23
Good stuff, Ace.

_*sniff*

Posted by: Dang Straights at May 21, 2010 11:12 AM (fx8sm)

24 thank God it's fashionable again to support the military and love the troops...

Interesting how they seem to draw you into remembering the ones who didn't come home and your appreciation for their ultimate sacrifice and the ultimate sacrifice of their families...

Thank you from the bottom of my heart to anyone who has served my country and made me be able to enjoy the freedoms you folks fought for....

Posted by: curious at May 21, 2010 11:12 AM (p302b)

25 I can't watch this type of stuff without turning into a pile of mush..

Posted by: UGrev at May 21, 2010 11:13 AM (862vz)

my sight-balls are eye-preciptating

Posted by: Fleegle, Drooper, & Snorky at May 21, 2010 11:14 AM (uFokq)

27 All old, but I still get the same reaction in my eyes every time.

What, no welcoming kittehs?

There will NEVER be a welcoming kitteh. The best you'll get is one eye open from the nap, and a sigh that says "I am NOT sharing my food with this stranger".

Posted by: CUS at May 21, 2010 11:15 AM (wOGfT)

28 Wonerful video, Ace. I'm crying like a baby.

Posted by: conscious and appreciating the loved ones at May 21, 2010 11:16 AM (YVZlY)

29 20 seconds. Crying after 20 seconds.

Posted by: SlaveDog at May 21, 2010 11:16 AM (W+E+o)

30 There will NEVER be a welcoming kitteh. The best you'll get is one eye open from the nap, and a sigh that says "I am NOT sharing my food with this stranger".

Posted by: CUS at May 21, 2010 03:15 PM (wOGfT)

BS, my friend. My cat Spike greets me at the door every evening. (We think he's part dog.)

Posted by: stuiec at May 21, 2010 11:16 AM (7AOgy)

31 #27 Heh. Our kittehs actually do go crazy when our boy has been home. They can't stay away from him. Some kittehs are superior to others.

Posted by: Blumenthal, reporting for duty at May 21, 2010 11:16 AM (UOM48)

32 Stupid fake combat sock.

Posted by: Jane D'oh at May 21, 2010 11:17 AM (UOM48)

33 Angler in

O C C U L A R R A I N

Posted by: angler at May 21, 2010 11:18 AM (SwjAj)

34 Manly facade fail.

Lost it at the dog...

Posted by: Joy to the Whirled at May 21, 2010 11:19 AM (EZCyM)

35 Pretty sure I have no soul, but I cried a few good tears. Not sure how to explain it.

Posted by: laceyunderalls at May 21, 2010 11:20 AM (pLTLS)

Not gonna cry, not gonna cry...

Dang it.

Posted by: Insomniac at May 21, 2010 11:21 AM (DrWcr)

37 Damn. How is it possible to get something in both eyes at once? (That's my story for getting all misty-eyed and I'm sticking to it.)

Posted by: joncelli at May 21, 2010 11:22 AM (c4gj8)

38 I'm still freaking crying. Thanks, Ace.

Posted by: grognard at May 21, 2010 11:22 AM (hX04F)

39 Ugh, how embarrassing, I didn't get through 40 seconds before I teared up. The dog was the follow-up punch that broke my resolve already faltering from just the first vignette.

Posted by: Heralder at May 21, 2010 11:24 AM (Fnlc9)

40 Leaving your kids is the hardest thing in the world. Coming home to them is the greatest joy.

Posted by: MCPO Airdale at May 21, 2010 11:27 AM (Zn88K)

41 wow incredibly powerful need more kleenex; i teared up immediately and for some reason the dam really burst at that little leaguer in the red shirt. thanks; a much-needed catharsis after a really long week full of a lot of awfulness . . . and, yes, God bless our troops

Posted by: texasmamma at May 21, 2010 11:28 AM (4L69q)

42 Wow, my day just changed.

Posted by: MostlyRight at May 21, 2010 11:29 AM (0aCXd)

BS, my friend. My cat Spike greets me at the door every evening. (We think he's part dog.)

Posted by: stuiec at May 21, 2010 03:16 PM (7AOgy)

Bah. My cat would greet me only to be fed. My first dog would know when was a mile away, run to the front window and start going nuts.

Posted by: CUS at May 21, 2010 11:29 AM (wOGfT)

You buncha sissies crying over some stupid videos about soldiers...[choke]...children...[sniff]...moms and dads [lip quiver]... dog...

WWWAAAUUUGGGHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Aaron at May 21, 2010 11:30 AM (XUIJ5)

45 I've seen those all before and yet I still cry like a little girl. God bless our troops - my son's due home in late September from Iraq, and yes, I'll cry like a little girl then too.

Posted by: Frank G at May 21, 2010 11:31 AM (xIpKX)

46 When I was a mile away.

Have I mentioned lately how much I hate New Comments Thingy?

Posted by: CUS at May 21, 2010 11:32 AM (wOGfT)

This video turned a late-Cold-War-era steely-eyed professional killer (me) into a blubbering wreck . . .

Posted by: Cobalt Shiva at May 21, 2010 11:35 AM (sGtp+)

48 I'd kick you in the nuts for that, but I have something in my eye.

Posted by: Monty at May 21, 2010 11:39 AM (4Pleu)

What the fuck is this salty discharge coming from my eyes?

Posted by: 48%er at May 21, 2010 11:45 AM (gxpfq)

50 Nice find Ace.

Posted by: Darth Randall at May 21, 2010 11:46 AM (oLULt)

51 Get back to work.

Posted by: Your Boss at May 21, 2010 11:46 AM (G60Nl)

52 Get back to work.

Posted by: Your Boss at May 21, 2010 03:46 PM (G60Nl)

Fuck you. Hawks are playing tonight, time to start drinking.

Posted by: CUS at May 21, 2010 11:49 AM (wOGfT)

I have a volleyballer so I lost it at the volleyballer.

Not that you can prove any of this.

Posted by: Walsingham at May 21, 2010 11:52 AM (dCigj)

54 That video was making the rounds close to Christmas last year.

I've seen is 457,781,763 times and I still get choked up.

Posted by: GulfCoastTider at May 21, 2010 11:55 AM (j2O76)

55 While I was watching this I was thinking of those Democrat bastards that stood to applause that cocksucking mexican president...I am furious.

Posted by: friarbones at May 21, 2010 11:56 AM (cEDiR)

No offense to those with spouses or even children overseas at war, but there is nothing to compare with the overwhelming wave of emotion at seeing a Father, still in Uniform, walking towards you, and home, for the first time in many, many months.

FWIW, I was 10, and it was at Oakland Airport in 1968. Every time I see one of these clips, I see myself. Yes, I cry, to this day.

May God Bless each child of a servicemember.

Posted by: Jess at May 21, 2010 11:57 AM (xgrkw)

57 Got this dang thing stickin' in my eye. Watched it 5 times.

Posted by: Home of Joe Biden at May 21, 2010 11:57 AM (WN66a)

58 Oh, and Ace - thanks for the post.

Posted by: Jess at May 21, 2010 12:01 PM (xgrkw)

59 Semper Fi to all our men and women in uniform. God bless each and every one of you.

And I wish my allergies would stop acting up, my eyes just keep watering. Really, that's what it is.... honest.

Posted by: instinct at May 21, 2010 12:06 PM (TIbRS)

60 God bless them all.

Posted by: Tommy V at May 21, 2010 12:13 PM (gkc1e)

61 Welcome home!

Now tell me there's a 'dry eye' in the house!

Posted by: GarandFan at May 21, 2010 12:18 PM (6mwMs)

62 Thanks for the video Ace. Thanks for your service vets and active. And I'm positive I have no soul (sold it for plate of BBQ in 1980), but I was crying like a little boy who just slipped off the front of his bike seat.

Posted by: jimmytheleg at May 21, 2010 12:18 PM (yHy1g)

63 This reminds me of when I came home from Nam.

Posted by: Dick Blumenthal at May 21, 2010 12:44 PM (6lRYQ)

64 That one should be labeled NSFW. It's just impossible not to tear up, and yet I love those videos and the joy their loved ones feel in them. It's a shame no one's turned that into a reality show, helping the soldiers set up the surprises so that no one sees it coming and then giving the families some kind of vacation at the end of the show.

Posted by: Jane at May 21, 2010 12:50 PM (ye6fm)

65 God Bless our warriors and their families. Something wrong with my eyes, got to go now...

Posted by: mikeyslaw at May 21, 2010 12:52 PM (QMGr1)

66 Beautiful. God bless them. Thank you for posting this.

Posted by: Josephine at May 21, 2010 01:04 PM (xUvkO)

67 That vid did not help with sinus headache.

Posted by: Pelvis at May 21, 2010 01:16 PM (LlaBi)

Christ, I'm trying to play online poker, wandered over here just to see whats going on, now I can't even see my fricken cards. Don't care

Great stuff!

Posted by: JDFALCON IN VEGAS at May 21, 2010 01:45 PM (jHBnk)

69 damn onions

Posted by: GoJeepGo at May 21, 2010 02:03 PM (S28nV)

Man, I've got rivers flowing out of both eyes. Hard to see what I'm posting. No way can one totally appreciate what servicemen and their loved ones sacrifice for our country.

Posted by: czekmark at May 21, 2010 02:06 PM (WqdjW)

71 Amazing. Just amazing. God bless our troops.

Posted by: Richard Romano at May 21, 2010 02:44 PM (jlgjV)

72 I cried like a little bitch and I don't care who knows it. That was awesome.

Posted by: apotheosis at May 21, 2010 02:52 PM (xWk3U)

73 They just had to put that little girl in the beginning...nope, not a dry eye after that face sees her father.

Posted by: billygoat at May 21, 2010 02:57 PM (5qJM5)

74 Amen. Seeing the play of emotions across that first little girl's face absolutely destroys me. And when the Little League kid drops his glove and runs to Dad . . . dear Lord. God Bless our troops for what they go through to keep us free. Heroes, one and all . . .

Posted by: MaltPointer at May 21, 2010 03:10 PM (nPsZc)

75 Yeah, that made me a little weepy.

Posted by: rdbrewer at May 21, 2010 03:38 PM (Zuzc5)

Thanks Ace,

That was beautiful.

Posted by: Mark at May 21, 2010 03:51 PM (W0mft)

I am Steely-Eyed Missile Man!

(no, you aren't, you are weepy-weepy, like little pee-boy after seeing that first little girl break into joyful tears. you cry like baby...)

He's right...and it's OK!

Posted by: Steely-eyed missile-man at May 21, 2010 03:53 PM (X67eL)

78 God bless our men and women in service to their country, for they are the best of us.

Posted by: Unclefacts, AoSHQ Professional Debate Team at May 21, 2010 03:54 PM (erIg9)

You would think having seen some of these before I wouldn't get all weepy eyed.

Well you'd be wrong about that.

Posted by: Dave in Texas at May 21, 2010 05:17 PM (Wh0W+)

80 awesoooome :-) Great way to start a friday!

Posted by: sandi at May 21, 2010 06:07 PM (mFp4E)

81 Reminds me of my homecoming from Viet Nam. Beautiful, baby!!!

Posted by: Gold Hat at May 21, 2010 06:36 PM (7Z/nq)

82 That's amazing and heartwarming.

I pretty much lost it at the clip with the dog.

Posted by: Robert at May 21, 2010 06:43 PM (jYQ2v)

83
That's awesome. Need kleenex...

Posted by: thebronze at May 21, 2010 07:25 PM (Ktq3v)

84 Thanks so much! I cried like a baby through the whole video and the only that will make this better is the moment I hug my son when he returns. I havent been able to blog for many days as I cannot get him off my mind. This post has lightened my heart!

I cannot thank you enough.

One Proud Mom!!

Posted by: jennifer at May 21, 2010 08:25 PM (sjEkj)

85 Ok I copied this to my blog...I cannot wait until I get to have this type of moment with my oldest son!

thanks so much

Posted by: jennifer at May 21, 2010 08:36 PM (sjEkj)

86 I bawled all the way through this. I'd like to watch it again when my vision isn't all blurry. God bless the families of our soldiers. I wish they could all have moments like these.

Posted by: wankette at May 22, 2010 12:39 AM (I1Q0P)

87 Essence of life in 5 minutes. Utterly beautiful. Thanks for the reminder, Ace.

Posted by: Derak at May 22, 2010 07:52 AM (Q0K79)

88 Thanks, Ace. Teared up watching it. Hell, I nearly teared up reading everyone's comments (when I wasn't laughing with them). Can't wait to get back home to my wife and kids in a couple months

Posted by: john1v6 at May 22, 2010 08:12 AM (kFbE+)

89 Pure awesomeness.

Posted by: Grateful Citizen at May 22, 2010 11:31 AM (DH/cp)

90 God Bless th Troops and Families. need tissues. totally lost it, blub.

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Posted by: soo at May 22, 2010 10:43 PM (WFYoY)

Thank you for this.

The best video I've seen n a looooooooong time.

The dog scene was absolutely great! Glad to see pets are considered family members and loved ones too!

God bless our troops, their families and America!

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