Returning Soldier Shocks Daughter With Surprise Birthday Visit During Her Kindergarten Class Presentation
- Posted on January 31, 2012 at 7:53am by
Billy Hallowell
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Among the many sacrifices that soldiers make to serve the United States, leaving their families behind is certainly one of the most difficult.
Children, especially, have a limited understanding when it comes to comprehending why their mothers and fathers aren’t home with them. That’s exactly why the video that follows is so touching. As you’ll see, one little girl in West Valley City, Utah, had a very special birthday surprise when her father, Sgt. Adam Page, who had been deployed in Afghanistan, showed up at her kindergarten classroom.
The incident, which was captured on video, shows five-year-old Baylee presenting a poster board to her teacher and classmates. On it, there are pictures of everything the little girl loves — chocolate, hot chocolate, chocolate sundaes and her father, among other individuals and items.
Deseret News has more:
While she was talking about dad, he walked into the classroom, but she didn’t see him at first. When she did, she could not hold back the tears of joy. She ran to him and gave him a big hug.
“That’s my only birthday present I wanted is you,” she said while wiping tears from her face.
She kept asking “How did you ever make it, Dad? How did you ever make it?” [...]
“I really missed you,” she told him, and then hugged him again.
Luckily, the little girl will be able to see her father much more moving forward, as Page has been redeployed to Utah. This will be the first time he has lived with his family since young Baylee was born.
(H/T: Deseret News)
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Comments (145)
ThaDuke
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 9:46amthat was awesome ….. happy birthday Baylee!!! … and SGT. Page thank you for your service…. god bless you and your family!
Report Post »P8riot
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 10:37amYes, happy birthday. I’m a former Marine (97-2005) and now have a daughter about that age. I didn’t have children when I was in the Marines; now that I have kids, I realize how much more my friends that had kids sacrificed than me.
Report Post »Rational Man
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 11:41amI never get tired of watching these videos of the kids and their military dad’s surprise homecoming.
Report Post »Tissues required. Little girls turn me into mush. Me having a daughter and two grandaughters.
txn4justice
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 12:10pmGreat story Blaze! Those two have a great memory to share for the rest of their lives.
USA is # 1
Go Big TEA!
Report Post »koyettsu
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 2:54pmThat is awesome, one of the biggest things I enjoy about this site is posting positive stories. I get tired of all the negative things happening all the time and it is great to see something like this.
Report Post »Debra1776
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 3:44pmDebra1776,
Report Post »Thank you for your service and thank you Bailey for missing so much precious time with your father. I hope you have nothing but good times for a very long time. I am grateful to your entire family and only health and prosperity for you.
jado1981
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 4:11pmA little over a year ago my perfectly healthy 22 month old passed away from a variation of sids. She was very beautiful, just like this little girl, and I know that when I enter Heaven, I’m going to see her there, waiting at the gates to hug my neck and smother me with kisses. I so eagerly await that day.
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I knew there was no way to watch this video and keep a dry eye. This dad is so very lucky!
Awakening Day
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 4:54pmBring the troops home!!! Get them the hell out of war!!! Only congress can declare war!!! Protect our borders!!! Ron Paul’s foreign policy is the Constitutional foreign policy!!! Wake up, you blood thirsty “Christians”!!!
Report Post »kim
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 8:32amthat was so sweet i cry every time i watch them and thank you for every thing you guys do for us and happy b-day
Report Post »mtlmusic
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 9:37amI am balling right now.. I have a kindergarten Daughter, and I am 82nd airborne vet.. ‘86-’89..
Wow! one of the most beautiful things i’ve ever seen.. I agree.. please bring all these guys home.. we will never solve the problems in the middle east..
Report Post »Emanuel Goldstein
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 9:56amWe could make the entire area into a smoking crater in the ground, that might solve it.
Report Post »CorpsmanToPA
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 10:49am@mtlmusic
You are exactly right – bring ‘em home – all of them. Lets fix our own problems and have a stronger more prepared military here across the US. Reopen our facilities here that have been run down and shut down for the sake of building elsewhere.
Our kids need us here. We should only be fighting and being away when we need to. A fireman is not always deployed to a possible fire, or to maintain a fire. They stay at the station; training and preparing for the call. We have the technology to strike anywhere within 1 hour. Let’s be efficient and effective.
Report Post »brother_ed
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 2:48pmRight on!!
Just imaging the joy that little girl and her daddy felt is overwhelming!
Happy birthday, indeed.
Report Post »LARR
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 9:34amNo offense…but the article says:
Luckily, the little girl will be able to see her father much more moving forward, as Page has been redeployed to Utah. This will be the first time he has lived with his family since young Baylee was born.
I was in the military for 20+ years….NO ONE is involuntarily separated from their family for the length of time indicated here. Sounds like this family is separated by choice more than military requirements.
Larr
Report Post »USN (Ret)
thekuligs
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 9:43amNot nessisarily, we have had friends that have had unaccompanied tours to places families are not allowed before.
Kid born, dad stayes home for a few months. Deploys–unaccompanied tour–second deployment–base of prefrence. Our friends all did their unaccompanied tours to get a better shot at getting their choice base afterwards.
Report Post »mshg714
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 9:51amI also served. It sounds like you served during peace time. It does not say they haven’t seen each othe during that time. It reads as if he has been deployed…more than once. Thanks to all of our armed forces for doing their job to the best of their ability. Especially in light of the politicians trying to “run” the war. This could have ended a long time ago if we would have let the military run itself.
Report Post »LARR
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 10:07amAnd we have been at “peace” when?? I joined during VietNam, retired after the first Gulf War. Unaccompanied tours are typically 12 months, maybe 18. Even if the gent took the unaccompanied, he would/should have gotten his preference after that. This is 5+ years he has not lived with his family.
I knew a few guys in the Navy that did that. Married; but wife refused to move with them. So they just saved their leave and went “home” when they could.
Highly unlikely that this separation has been “forced”
Report Post »justin.blake
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 12:47pm@Larr – dude just give it a rest – you’re bringin me down!. Why do you feel the need to calculate the timeframe so you can trash on this families happy moment. The article says it was the first time he has lived with his family since the kid was born. Since I currently serve, I think I have a better pulse on the opstempo than someone who served years ago. If you add together boot camp, training school (that can last 12 months or more depending on the MOS), and repeated deployments that leave you little time in between, it is entirely feasible that he has not lived with his family for 5 years. He may have been there on leave multiple times, but then had to return to his duty station. Due to his MOS, his family may have elected to live close to other members of the family for support, knowing that daddy would be gone repeatedly. That is a choice many families have to make in order to maintain some sense of stability for their kids and for the spouse at home to have a support network. Today’s military is not the peacetime military we had prior to 9/11 that made lots of concessions for where you wanted to go. In this day and age, everyone plays in the sandbox over and over again. That, my friend, is the reality of the way things are today. So lighten up, grab a tissue and rejoice in this families happy moment!
Report Post »crawgator406
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 2:22pmi have had friends that were stoploss out of fort cambell 3 times and has only seen his son in pics online
Report Post »ThoreauHD
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 4:33pmIn war time, families are not allowed where the war is. Your information is incorrect.
Report Post »No Free Beer
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 9:26amImagine if we could have all these types of videos in one day! Bring them home! Bring them home! Bring them home! Ron paul 2012!!!
Report Post »climber39
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 9:21amI did something similar for my daughter last year when I returned home from Afghanistan. It is something they will never forget. People ask why servicemembers do what they do? Look at the children sitting in the classroom and the smile on the little girl’s face…that is why.
Report Post »mils
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 9:34amShe also promised daddy she would take him to Disneyland….:)
Report Post »it was all a very teary thing to watch…happy little girl…her only birthday present..
randy
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 9:16amOk, please don’t let moochelle, the POTUS or Holder see this video.
Report Post »Did anyone else see the cupcakes the lady was holding at the start of the video.
Heaven forbid someone brought cupcakes to that school! wink wink
ImMormon
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 11:09amThat’s how we roll in Utah!
Report Post »jas0707
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 9:11amSurprised Obama didn’t make an appearance to get his mug in the photo op.
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 9:27amI think he know popularity in the military is not his strong suite.(to put it politely )
Report Post »smokeysmoke
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 9:36amdont doubt the photo shop
Report Post »jakartaman
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 9:02amBeautiful – just great!
Report Post »PATRIOTMAMA
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 9:01amHow these teachers were able to talk after that and not spend the day with tissues permanently attached to their cheeks I will never understand. Wow. I think I have dust in my eyes. ummm ya that’s what it is uh huh!!!! excuse me!!! aaa whew!! May God Bless our men and women in the US Armed Forces and their families!!!
Report Post »bry
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 9:11amDust in my eyes too!
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 9:29amtears of joy from me for this family.
Report Post »PATRIOTMAMA
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 8:57am400 tissue warning needs to preceed this video!!! Oh God bless this man and his family!!! Thank you soldier for the sacrifice you and your family have made to protect mine!!!! How we are not parading these heroes these brave men and women through the streets to show them how much we appreciate them is beyond me. Thank you to all the men and women in our armed forces. We love you all and may God Bless you and your families!!!!! Praise God for this moment and thank you Blaze for sharing this good news with us. We need to see more of it.
Report Post »southernhart
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 9:19amAmen…praise God.
Report Post »Detroit paperboy
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 8:54amLets bring all the Daddys home… From everywhere and let the rest of the world rot…. And mommys and sons and daughters and brothers and sisters.. I say we take care of our country for the next 25 years or so…..
Report Post »Deepdiver58
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 9:20amAmen.
Report Post »The_Almighty_Creestof
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 8:54amOne for the good guys!
Report Post »Vechorik
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 8:49amMore troops coming home — urgent message from the troops
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MxT_i6zREc
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 8:44amSniff, sniff. Was this not shown on the local news? Kudos to the teacher for allowing them to do this. Not knowing if this was a public school, she could have been a union jerk about it, but apparently, she is not one of those. Heart-warming story.
Report Post »ImMormon
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 11:12amIt was shown on the local news, in fact it was shown on all 4 of our local news stations… it’s refreshing! God bless our troops and their dear families who sacrifice so much!
Report Post »batteredtaxpayer
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 8:34amWow, what a kid huh? She’s worth fighting for!
Report Post »LastAmerican
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 8:34amDang I needed that.
Report Post »lynnissmart
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 8:32amOh, I love this daddy and his precious child……Welcome home and may God Bless you and your family….sob, sob…..
Report Post »MotoMofo
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 8:27amMan that video made me tear up. God bless our troops and their families.
Report Post »Gorp
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 8:47amMy eyes were dry and itchy but now they are well lubricated.
Report Post »DD313
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 9:34amDitto MOTOMOFO; and GORP: Howdy, yew wood know.
Report Post »zman173rd
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 8:27amFinally home safe in his daughters arms. She’ll take good care of him now. God bless and protect those who still have that long road home.
Report Post »G.E.R
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 8:23amIt’s stories like this that make you forget about the 4,500 soldiers that aren’t coming home
Report Post »justanotherparatrooper
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 8:35amMuch as I truly appreciate this story, nothing will make me forget my fallen brothers and sisters.
Report Post »Deepdiver58
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 9:24amI will never forget them; friends, shipmates, battle buddies, airmen, and grunts… I was in AFG (as a civilian) for 4.5 years. Nothing is more important than going home to loved ones. God bless those who serve: military, first responders, and those behind the scenes.
Report Post »Dismayed Veteran
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 10:16amJustaParatrooper
Just, you will never forget them. 43 years later I still remember my friends and the men I led. Oddly enough the nightmares are gone and I remember the good times every day.
Thank you for your service.
Report Post »ReddirtOkie
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 10:45amFreedom has a special meaning for those that have fought for it that the protected will never know. As a Vietnam vet, I will never forget those who have paid the ultimate price and those who fight for our freedom. When you join that band of brothers who signed a blank check to protect and defend including paying the ultimate price, you deserve the respect of your country. No, we WILL NOT forget those who paid the ultimate price, we will honor them with the respect and thankfulness they deserve. Enjoy your freedoms and thank a vet and those who serve.
Report Post »MrScary
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 8:14amexcuse me for a minute…I think I got dust in my eyes….
Report Post »kim
Posted on February 1, 2012 at 8:31ami know right i cant watc h these kinds a vedios unless i cry
Report Post »varnell99
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 8:13amSometimes the news just has to be good, Praise God.
Report Post »Baddoggy
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 8:13amI dont understand why we need to nation build and send ou troops into harms way, spereading them out all over the world, making us very vulnerable at home…
Heck if you warmongers really want perpetual wars, do it with drones. Bring our troops home before they get stranded in a foriegn land when we go broke and cannt get them back home.
Ron Paul 2012
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 8:23am.
We don‘t fight War’s anymore BADDOGGY…..We play fight. Wound and kill alot of good men for what?…..
Just to leave and hand it back to our enemies……
Report Post »THXll38
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 8:37amIf you really want to support the troops, vote Ron Paul 2012!
Report Post »bikerr
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 8:43ambADDOGGY—you are right,You don’t understand.Some day your family will look back on your life and say
Report Post »“he said what?”
Baddoggy
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 8:50amI agree Monkey…We started nation rebuilding long ago. We do not use the Military for the expressed reason it is supposed to be used for…DEFENSE through kicking the crap out of the enemy quickly…
Now we wound them, rebuild their craphole country and take the negative abuse that we havent done enough good…I would have declared war on Iraq, bombed them back to runbble, killed Saddam and left. That would serve as a warning to all countries not to screw with us…
Report Post »v15
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 3:25pmBADDOGGY – I would have done the same thing – to make an example out of Iraq to the rest of the world. We should have allowed our military to access to all resources needed to go in and out as quickly as possible. For example, I would have bombed the crap out of Fallujah instead of sending troops in, which resulted in two bloody battles; and in the end the residents there hated us anyway.
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 8:05am.
Somebody get me a tissue………….
Ya’ll need to run a 1,2 or 3 tissue PSA with these stories……….
Report Post »TXPilot
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 8:15amWell, that was sweet enough, that I probably need some insulin now…..welcome home Sgt. Page.
Report Post »Stuck_in_CA
Posted on January 31, 2012 at 8:01amIs this not the most precious daddy‘s home video you’ve ever seen. Can’t hardly see thru my tears.
Report Post »Thanks Blaze, for the much needed diversion from the heated election season.