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Little boy surprised by dad returning home from deployment

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Little boy surprised by dad returning home from deployment
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ByGMA Team
May 23, 2023, 3:05 PM

A father in Washington gave his young son the biggest homecoming surprise, and it was all caught on camera.

The boy is seen playing in the water when his dad, a U.S. Navy service member, walks onto a pier behind the child.

A voice off-camera suggests the boy turn around while the dad yells out, "Hey! What are you doing?"

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