Growing up in a military home, I remember the times that my dad was gone. I remember when the phone would ring during a national disaster and that he would be mobilized. I remember summer camps and counting down the days. I remember the night my father took me out to the workshop to tell me that he got his orders to go to Kuwait for the first Persian Gulf war.

So when I see videos about military men and women surprising their families and and especially their children, I have no words. I have no words, because I remember those moments. I have no words because I remember the moments when my father would return from deployments and running to him. I have no words because not only do these men and women make the ultimate sacrifice to defend our country and our freedoms, but their families make a sacrifice as well.

So today, take a moment, watch this touching video of a boy who has not seen his father in a year. Take a moment, that if you see a service man or woman, to say thank you, but their meal or a beer or just give them a pat on the back.

http://wapc.mlb.com/cutfour/2014/06/24/81470546/video-gif-military-father-surprised-son-disguised-royals-catcher-first-pitch