Nigerian Man in US Army Returns Home After 6-Years to Surprise Family, His Dad Becomes Emotional in Video
- A Nigerian man serving in the United States Army returned home recently to surprise his entire family with so much happiness
- The man and his family have not had physical contact for 6-years and when he finally returned unexpectedly, the moment was so electrifying
- His father and sister were seen in the viral video shouting and hugging him in uncontrollable happiness and joy as they all walked into their house
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A beautiful video of a family reunion between a Nigerian man serving in the US Army has made many people emotional on social media.
The soldier, Franklyn Moses who shared the nice story with the Tiktok handle @franklymoses said he and his family have not seen each other physically for 6-years.
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Father, sister overjoyed in video
As soon as the soldier stepped down from his car and was sighted by his family comprising of his father and sister, they were overjoyed.
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The lady shouted, even wailing in tears of joy as she sighted her brother. They all hugged and walked in in enormous joy. Sharing the video, the man said:
"I'm going to see my dad. I haven't seen in like, six years. Family is everything."
Watch the video below:
Social media users react
When the video was reshared on Instagram by @american_muscleautos it attracted a lot of interesting comments. Here are a few reactions to the video:
@mazi_elo reacted:
"This is beautiful. Family is everything. But is it right to put on the full Army uniform of a foreign nation here, especially when you are not on any official assignment?"
@akwenabuoye said:
"Nice! But I think all your sister needed was a warm hug instead of asking her "why are you crying?" She was obviously overwhelmed. You didn't even lift her up from her kneeling."
@ifydrey commented:
"I can’t believe the tears roll down my eyes. Me wey be street boy."
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