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Father's Surprise Leaves Sailor Speechless

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Father's Surprise Leaves Sailor Speechless
As if the sailor's return home wasn't special enough, something special was waiting for him in the parking lot after USS Hampton docked in San Diego.

As if Jonathan Perez's return home wasn't special enough, something special was waiting for him in the parking lot after USS Hampton docked in San Diego.

Parents welcomed home their youngest son during a tearful reunion, then showed him what his father had been working on every night since his first tour of duty began with the U.S. Navy.

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