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Army dad plots surprise homecoming for family
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Pretends to be umpire to surprise kids
- Duration 2:43
- Date Apr 21, 2012
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Going to the ball field is always a good time but for one kid there's one baseball game that he will never forget.
Thirteen year old Kyle sneer was -- to take part.
In an in game contest.
And on the other end was a major surprise.
-- -- Big big man man.
He's also one of the military gambling you can see who's been overseas in Afghanistan.
Serving our country -- a member of the US army.
And while there's this muscles -- -- that umpire.
Happens to me your dad.
Unknown -- us are crying.
Does first sergeant -- -- dressed up as the umpire and surprising his whole family joining us now is sergeants near along with his son -- his daughter Kayla and his wife Katrina great to have you guys -- Arabic -- -- your first time in New York.
You're from Seattle all sergeants here how did you get this idea to surprise your son at -- mariners.
Both fundamental way about thing that he wanted to do in Chicago one time you know decided to the email mariners and -- take a shot in the dark -- -- -- they don't respond -- and wanna do some and then they -- surprisingly.
What are they say it's that this had to be more than happy to do -- -- never been anything like this before and they are really excited to get ago on sick well you are acting game.
You think you were doing on the field.
I was thinking -- is gonna stay manners basin.
Take it back and -- just get to keep it.
So win this grabs you then why did you thing.
I was like why is somebody -- yet.
I'm supposed to be running backs I'm not do anything wrong.
And then at what point did it click she did this pleasure to have.
It took me a couple of seconds say -- and here and -- announced its latest.
Your focus when -- an -- and that must have been an incredible moment -- -- your family tell us what it was like watching from the sidelines.
It was amazing and it's that's.
-- -- -- when he comes home especially when Kayla.
You know it's collapses and that that is that -- Is kill you hadn't -- him for four months at that point.
And reuse across all that -- -- -- -- -- It's so emotional I mean it's it's just a grade.
Great thing if -- mariner stepped up and that you guys were able to do it and I know that.
So this is -- -- sergeant because you are heading back on Monday room.
That's that's you know when the opportunity to spend these these couple weeks almost my -- has -- -- -- wonderful for for -- -- You know I'm gonna go back and got -- got a job to do over there and we're gonna get it done.