http://welcomehomeblog.com The #1 site for videos of surprise military homecomings. Visit daily for a new video of members of our armed forces returning home to their families & friends! Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:36:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://welcomehomeblog.com/2012/02/22/u-s-army-soldier-surprises-mom-in-kitchen/ http://welcomehomeblog.com/2012/02/22/u-s-army-soldier-surprises-mom-in-kitchen/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:36:27 +0000 admin http://welcomehomeblog.com/?p=24033 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } “My mom had no idea that my brother Nolan was coming home so soon. She about had a heart attack. It was awesome! ” - Chelsea K.]]> http://welcomehomeblog.com/2012/02/22/u-s-army-soldier-surprises-mom-in-kitchen/feed/ 15 http://welcomehomeblog.com/2012/02/21/u-s-marine-comes-home-from-afghanistan-surprises-girlfriend-at-movie-theater-on-valentines-day/ http://welcomehomeblog.com/2012/02/21/u-s-marine-comes-home-from-afghanistan-surprises-girlfriend-at-movie-theater-on-valentines-day/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:57:40 +0000 admin http://welcomehomeblog.com/?p=24029 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } “I was able to come home from my deployment earlier than originally expected and so I used the opportunity to surprise my girlfriend on Valentines day.”]]> http://welcomehomeblog.com/2012/02/21/u-s-marine-comes-home-from-afghanistan-surprises-girlfriend-at-movie-theater-on-valentines-day/feed/ 28 http://welcomehomeblog.com/2012/02/21/u-s-soldier-surprises-mom-at-her-50th-birthday-party/ http://welcomehomeblog.com/2012/02/21/u-s-soldier-surprises-mom-at-her-50th-birthday-party/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:13:14 +0000 admin http://welcomehomeblog.com/?p=24022 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } My mother-in-laws 50th birthday was something my husband and I had been planning for a long time. We are from Orlando, FL and were being stationed in Savannah, GA. In April 2011 we were transferred to Colorado Springs, CC, and unfortunately my husband got sent on his 2nd year-long deployment in 2 years; this time [...]]]> http://welcomehomeblog.com/2012/02/21/u-s-soldier-surprises-mom-at-her-50th-birthday-party/feed/ 14 http://welcomehomeblog.com/2012/02/20/military-dad-surprises-his-young-daughter-at-the-airport/ http://welcomehomeblog.com/2012/02/20/military-dad-surprises-his-young-daughter-at-the-airport/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:23:42 +0000 admin http://welcomehomeblog.com/?p=24018 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } “Daddy comes back from deployment and surprises Grace at the airport. We told her we were coming to pick up the Easter Bunny. It wasn’t a lie entirely. ” -Marybeth]]> http://welcomehomeblog.com/2012/02/20/military-dad-surprises-his-young-daughter-at-the-airport/feed/ 8 http://welcomehomeblog.com/2012/02/17/photo-soldier-meets-his-daughter-for-the-first-time/ http://welcomehomeblog.com/2012/02/17/photo-soldier-meets-his-daughter-for-the-first-time/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:12:05 +0000 admin http://welcomehomeblog.com/?p=24013 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } ]]> http://welcomehomeblog.com/2012/02/17/photo-soldier-meets-his-daughter-for-the-first-time/feed/ 14 http://welcomehomeblog.com/2012/02/16/u-s-marine-surprises-his-mom-at-birthday-party/ http://welcomehomeblog.com/2012/02/16/u-s-marine-surprises-his-mom-at-birthday-party/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:02:28 +0000 admin http://welcomehomeblog.com/?p=24008 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } “At my daughter’s first birthday (that she shares with my brother Steve), we surprised my parents with him. Steve is finally back from overseas! If you notice in the video my mom has no clue that Steve has walked through the back door. My other brother keeps trying to point out to my mom that [...]]]> http://welcomehomeblog.com/2012/02/16/u-s-marine-surprises-his-mom-at-birthday-party/feed/ 11 http://welcomehomeblog.com/2012/02/15/military-dad-surprises-his-two-children-in-class/ http://welcomehomeblog.com/2012/02/15/military-dad-surprises-his-two-children-in-class/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:41:34 +0000 admin http://welcomehomeblog.com/?p=23998 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } “My daughter, Sophie, looked suspicious when I walked into the classroom. So, to throw her off, I told her that daddy was going to be a few days late and he wanted a video from the kids to make him happy. Unfortunately, Sophie believed me and took it badly, hence her head on the desk [...]]]> http://welcomehomeblog.com/2012/02/15/military-dad-surprises-his-two-children-in-class/feed/ 13 http://welcomehomeblog.com/2012/02/14/u-s-army-soldier-surprises-his-parents-at-their-favorite-restaurant/ http://welcomehomeblog.com/2012/02/14/u-s-army-soldier-surprises-his-parents-at-their-favorite-restaurant/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:23:34 +0000 admin http://welcomehomeblog.com/?p=23991 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } ]]> http://welcomehomeblog.com/2012/02/14/u-s-army-soldier-surprises-his-parents-at-their-favorite-restaurant/feed/ 11 http://welcomehomeblog.com/2012/02/12/u-s-soldier-surprises-his-daughter-at-high-school-pep-rally/ http://welcomehomeblog.com/2012/02/12/u-s-soldier-surprises-his-daughter-at-high-school-pep-rally/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:24:43 +0000 admin http://welcomehomeblog.com/?p=23987 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } “My friend’s husband was on a year unaccompanied tour in Korea. He came home midtour and we were able to surprise his oldest daughter at her senior year pep rally at school. She had no idea he was coming home… It was amazing!” -Lauren C.]]> http://welcomehomeblog.com/2012/02/12/u-s-soldier-surprises-his-daughter-at-high-school-pep-rally/feed/ 8 http://welcomehomeblog.com/2012/02/11/soldier-home-from-afghanistan-surprises-his-parents-at-a-restaurant/ http://welcomehomeblog.com/2012/02/11/soldier-home-from-afghanistan-surprises-his-parents-at-a-restaurant/#comments Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:56:44 +0000 admin http://welcomehomeblog.com/?p=23981 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } “I deployed to Afghanistan in December of 2010. I told my parents I would have R&R in August 2011. I actually came home in late June 2011. The last time I saw them was in June 2010, as I was stationed in Germany. I had my brother and sister-in-law help me setup a surprise homecoming [...]]]> http://welcomehomeblog.com/2012/02/11/soldier-home-from-afghanistan-surprises-his-parents-at-a-restaurant/feed/ 14