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A sailor has flipped the traditional military reunion video on its head by instead recording a point-of-view shot of his family's excitable reactions. Luke Westmoreland, 29, an E-3 sonar technician with the...

A stunned dad froze in shock when he opened the largest birthday gift from his family and out jumped his military daughter, who had been away from home for more than...

A soldier dad gave his son an incredible reunion surprise when he suddenly appeared from inside his school's tiger mascot costume. Sgt. Perry Chronister had been deployed in the Middle East as a member of the Ohio Army Nation Guard. The separation was tough on Perry's son, making the reunion even sweeter.

Waylon Holmes, a five-year-old boy from Dayton, Ohio, sent his stuffed dinosaur, Dino, to his dad, Taylor, who was deployed to Iraq. David obliged, sending Waylon photos of Dino on many adventures, and the heartwarming story has since gone viral.

A seven-year-old boy thought he was taking part in a regular gym class when he recognized a familiar figure standing in military attire.

A giant dog couldn’t contain his excitement when his US soldier ‘brother’ returned home after almost three months - climbing on top of and smothering him with love.

After completing an inflatable obstacle course, a 10-year-old boy was surprised to find his military bonus dad waiting for him at the end. Deacon Truax, had not seen his dad, Anthony Almazan, in almost a year.

When 5-year-old Lailah's Navy dad returned home after a 7-month deployment, she was so excited to see him that she ran up to him and hugged him tightly, crying tears of joy. She had been holding onto a sailor teddy bear that her dad had given her to keep her company during his absence, and when she saw him, she held up the bear and said, "That's you!"

Shawn Dodd was shocked and overjoyed when he opened his front door to find his best friend Jesse Burr standing there. Jesse had traveled from California to Vancouver, Washington to surprise Shawn on his birthday. The two veterans had not seen each other in 10 years, but their friendship was as strong as ever.

A stunned Air Force veteran jumps out of his seat screaming in shock as he’s surprised by one of his military best friends who he hadn’t seen in 15 years.