Tweet
Little hero surprises his Marine daddy
My tear ducts malfunctioned watching this.
Must have been my allergies....
Must have been my allergies....
Son defies odds to walk into returning soldier's arms
When Marine Staff Sgt. Jeremy Cooney, 31, returned home from Afghanistan to Camp Lejeune in North Carolina last December, he was taken aside and escorted into a gymnasium where his wife and five children waited.
There across the basketball court was his 6-year-old son, Michael, who suffers from cerebral palsy. Doctors told Jeremy and his wife, Melissa, 30, that Michael would never walk.
While Jeremy was deployed, though, Michael discovered how to stand up unassisted. His teachers, Melissa says, then began trying to teach him how to walk with a cane. Michael did them one better: he took several steps on his own.
Having seen the many military homecoming videos of returning parents surprising their children, Melissa decided that instead Michael would surprise Jeremy. She asked family members and friends not to post photos of Michael walking on Facebook or share the news of his progress with Jeremy.
When Marine Staff Sgt. Jeremy Cooney, 31, returned home from Afghanistan to Camp Lejeune in North Carolina last December, he was taken aside and escorted into a gymnasium where his wife and five children waited.
There across the basketball court was his 6-year-old son, Michael, who suffers from cerebral palsy. Doctors told Jeremy and his wife, Melissa, 30, that Michael would never walk.
While Jeremy was deployed, though, Michael discovered how to stand up unassisted. His teachers, Melissa says, then began trying to teach him how to walk with a cane. Michael did them one better: he took several steps on his own.
Having seen the many military homecoming videos of returning parents surprising their children, Melissa decided that instead Michael would surprise Jeremy. She asked family members and friends not to post photos of Michael walking on Facebook or share the news of his progress with Jeremy.
Comment