Grab A Tissue BEFORE Watching These Moving Military Homecoming Surprises

Mother and son. Father and daughter. Brother and brother. No matter the relationship - when a loved one returns from fighting overseas, the first moment of that reunion is powerful.

Make it a surprise and add thousands of witnesses, and you'll get clips that could loop on repeat for a year without getting old. Grab a box of Kleenex - you're going to need it.

South Carolina Football, 2012

[embed]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUkKhRtk8VU&t=2m[/embed]

Carolina Hurricanes, 2014

[embed]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtvh-HFXmCw&t=1m16s[/embed]

Jacksonville Jaguars, 2012

[embed]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teSQqTRRguI#t=74[/embed]

Tampa Bay Rays, 2013

[embed]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juLoCA7w0I8#t=22[/embed]

Boston Bruins, 2011

[embed]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1hUATo_pGE#t=74[/embed]

High School Football Game, 2012

[embed]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1FCpZXtDpg#t=30[/embed]

Illinois Basketball, 2012

[embed]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsUo5ZToBM4#t=100[/embed]

Wisconsin Football, 2013

[embed]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjQZw_6tD5E#t=105[/embed]

Middle School Basketball, 2014

[embed]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhmlzpxRVco[/embed]

Most importantly, THANK YOU to the men and women who make these beautiful surprises possible in the first place.

Things that never get old: