Dad Returns Home from Afghanistan to Surprise Daughter

Some of the best reaction videos you will find on the internet feature men and women who return from overseas service to our country. The pure joy of when families are reunited. Gotta love it! It's even more fun to see when its a clever surprise. And, even more fun to see when it's clever and involves a young child.

Here's the setting, a dad has returned home from service in Afghanistan. His 3 year-old daughter doesn't know. Instead, it's the little girl's birthday and she gets to unwrap this gigantic present. Talk about taking your time to be so careful and meticulous with unwrapping, because she is! This just builds the drama. You know the adults standing around are chomping at the bit to see her ultimate reaction. As we invest time into the clip, the anticipation builds for us. It gets to the point, where you are saying to yourself, open, open the present faster. C'mon little girl. Go!

The payoff comes and it is priceless on how the girl reacts. Warning, your eyes will water. They will.

Watch little girl's birthday surprise