Friday, May 11, 2012

SOLDIER'S SON LEARNS TO WALK FOR DAD'S HOMECOMING


There are hundreds of heart warming videos of soldiers returning home from deployment, each one bringing a smile and a tear as we watch one of our American heroes reunited with their family after defending our freedom. While all of these wonderful videos lift our spirits and our hearts this particular video does so in ways that few if any of the others have.

When the Marine in the video left on his deployment his 6 year old son who suffers from cerebral palsy could not walk. In fact doctors told the family that their sons case was so severe that he would never walk nor have the ability to do much of anything.  The brave 6 year old didn't accept the doctors diagnosis and while his Dad was defending our freedom he learned to walk so that he could greet his Father upon his return home. The family managed to keep the tremendous news secret and when his Father saw him for the first time this brave child walked to meet his equally brave Father to wrap his arms around his Daddy's neck and welcome him home.  I dare you to watch this without shedding a tear of pride and happiness for this tremendous homecoming!

Ken Taylor

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