WATCH: Virginia father surprises 3 children at school after year-long deployment
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (FOX 5 DC) - The moments a Virginia father surprised his three children on their last days of school were caught on camera after he came home early from a year-long deployment to Qatar.
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Air Force Major Montanna Ewers was scheduled to return on June 13. Instead, he visited his children to share the news of his unexpected homecoming in person.
The reunion was a complete surprise for his three little ones.
FOX 5’s Tisha Lewis spoke with Major Ewers, his three children, and his wife about the moment.
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The homecoming surprise for his children went down without a hitch on the last day of school on Friday.
Major Ewers’ wife emailed FOX 5 about the surprise homecoming. She says her children thought their dad was coming home Monday, but instead he made the surprise appearance days earlier.
The couple has three children – 6-year-old Felix, 9-year-old Vivi, and 11-year-old Phoebe.
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Aside from a quick visit halfway through deployment, this is their first time being with their dad in a year.
From here, the family says they are heading to Alaska tomorrow for Major Evers’ next assignment.
The surprise was coordinated at three different Fairfax County Public Schools — Bailey’s School for the Arts and Sciences and Bailey’s Upper Elementary School for the Arts and Sciences, both in Falls Church and Bush Hill Elementary School in Alexandria.
There was a lot of help from teachers, faculty, staff, and administration.
The family thanked everyone and now plans to spend some quality time together before they get ready to hit the road.