Air Force sergeant mom surprises 6th grade son at his graduation in Anderson Township
The moment was after the pair was separated for nine months
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Updated: 6:24 PM EDT May 27, 2021
The moment was after the pair was separated for nine months
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Updated: 6:24 PM EDT May 27, 2021
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THERE FOR THE SPECIAL REUNION. MEGAN: ALL OF THE STUDENTS AND PARENTS FROM WILSON ELEMENTARY BELIEVE THEY ARE HERE FOR SIXTH GRADE GRADUATION CEREMONY WHICH THEY ARE, BUT THERE’S A BIG SURPRISE THAT NONE OF THEM KNOW ABOUT. IT STARTED AS A GRADUATION LIKE ANY OTHER, BUT WHEN THE THIRD NAME WAS CALLED AND THIS NEW GRADUATE WENT UP TO GET HIS DIPLOMA >> PARDON THE INTERRUPTION. MEGAN: A MOTHER SERVING IN AFGHANISTAN FOR THE LAST NINE MONTHS FINALLY GOT TO SEE HER SON TWO WEEKS EARLY. >> WE HAVE SERGEANT KATRINA MARQUARDT OF THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE. MEGAN: FOLKS WATCHING ALONG, HAD TO WIPE THEIR EYES A BIT. IT WAS A MOMENT WHERE FOR ALL THAT THIS YEAR HAS BROUGHT, THERE’S NOTHING QUITE LIKE SEEING THE ONE’S YOU LOVE IN PERSON. >> I CAN’T REALLY EXPLAIN IT. I WAS JUST REALLY HAPPY. MEGAN: AND THESE TWO HAVE A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP, TALKING EVERY DAY, AND RELYING ON EA OTHER SINCE KEEGAN WAS BORN >> MY MOM AND I ARE REALLY CLOSE. EVER SINCE I’VE BEEN BORN, I’VE LIVED WITH HER AND WE’VE JUST BEEN REALLY CLOSE CAUSE SHE USED TO BE JUST A SINGLE MOM SO WE GOT REALLY CLOSE. >> I LOVE THIS KID WITH ALL MY HEART. HE’S MY ONLY ONE AND I MISS HIM A TON SO I LOVE BEING HOME. MEGAN: AND WE ASKED KEEGAN WHAT HIS ABSOLUTE NUMBER ONE THING HE’S LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING WITH MOM IS. HE SAYS YES HE’S EXCITED ABOUT GETTING ICE CREAM AND GOING OUT PLACES BUT HE’S JUST HAPPY TO BE RIGHT NEXT TO HIS MOM AND SPEND SOME QUALITY TIME WITH HER. REPORTING