98 COUNTRY » soldier http://98country.com Sat, 18 May 2013 13:37:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Soldier Dad Surprises Daughter at School in Touching Reunion [VIDEO] http://98country.com/military-dad-surprises-daughter-at-school/ http://98country.com/military-dad-surprises-daughter-at-school/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:38:15 +0000 Don Deane http://thefw.com/?p=61844 As a little girl named Alexis makes a presentation to her class, her military dad, who’s fresh home from Afghanistan, makes a surprise appearance. (Sniff! Sorry, this kind of thing always gets us.)

]]> http://98country.com/military-dad-surprises-daughter-at-school/feed/ 0 YouTube Soldier's WWII Helmet Returned to Family After Being Lost for 66 Years [VIDEO] http://98country.com/soldiers-wwii-helmet-returned-to-family-after-66-years/ http://98country.com/soldiers-wwii-helmet-returned-to-family-after-66-years/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:40:02 +0000 Don Deane http://thefw.com/?p=54676 66 years after it was lost during D-Day, a WWII helmet will finally be returned to the soldier’s family thanks to the efforts of a collector in Minnesota.

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Army Specialist Matthew Peters of Owensville, Missouri spent a year deployed in Kuwait and Iraq, and hadn’t seen his young son, Blake, in more than six months. When he came home, he decided to pop in on the unsuspecting tyke at school for a hug the kid will probably never forget.

]]> http://98country.com/soldier-surprises-son-at-school-video/feed/ 0 YouTube Keep Your Soldier Close This Holiday http://98country.com/keep-your-soldier-close-this-holiday/ http://98country.com/keep-your-soldier-close-this-holiday/#comments Fri, 03 Dec 2010 21:59:54 +0000 Dave McCord http://98country.com/?p=1590 A new company is giving soldiers' families the chance to keep them close throughout their deployment with "Flat Daddy" or "Flat Mommy."

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