Oklahoma students get sweet surprise as dad returns from deployment

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FOR A FAMILY RIGHT HERE IN THE METRO. TWO STUDENTS AT DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY WERE SURPRISED BY THEIR DAD, WHO HAS BEEN DEPLOYED IN AFRICA. PLEASE WELCOME TAPSTONE ENERGY. BRIAN. HIS TUBE BOYS. OH, AND THERE IT IS RIGHT THERE. THOSE TIGHT HUGS THAT A STAFF SERGEANT MATTHEW SMITH, HE HADN’T SEEN HIS KIDS FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR. JUST HE SAID IT MADE IT HARD TO KEEP THE SURPRISE TO HIMSELF. AS SOON AS I LEFT, I ACTUALLY BEEN WANTING TO SURPRISE THE KIDS BECAUSE LAST TIME I SURPRISED EVERYBODY. SO ON THIS TIME, I WANTED TO JUST SURPRISE ALL THE KIDS. UM, IT WAS A REALLY HARD SECRET, THOUGH, TO KEEP FOR THE WHOLE TIME. AS TIME GOT CLOSER, IT WAS REALLY HARD. OH, I BET IT WAS. BUT WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY TODAY BECAUSE EARLIER IN IN THE MORNING THE STAFF SERGEANT SMITH ALSO GOT TO SURPRISE HIS FOURTH GRADE SON. AND THERE’S THE FAMILY THERE TOGETHER THERE. YOU SEE THAT LITTLE ONE JUST HOLDING ON TIGHT THERE. WELC

Elementary students get sweet surprise after dad returns from deployment

SSgt. Matthew Smith said he hadn’t seen his kids in a year

Updated: 10:25 AM EST Feb 26, 2024

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Two elementary students in Oklahoma had a sweet surprise after being reunited with a family member Friday. The two students were surprised at school by their dad, SSgt. Matthew Smith, who has been deployed in Africa. He said he hadn’t seen his kids for an entire year, making it hard to keep the surprise to himself. “As soon as I left, I actually wanted to surprise the kids, because last time I surprised everybody. So this time, I wanted to just surprise all of the kids. It was a really hard secret, though to keep as time got closer. It was really hard,” Smith said. Earlier that morning, Smith also surprised his fourth-grade son.

EDMOND, Okla. —

Two elementary students in Oklahoma had a sweet surprise after being reunited with a family member Friday.

The two students were surprised at school by their dad, SSgt. Matthew Smith, who has been deployed in Africa. He said he hadn’t seen his kids for an entire year, making it hard to keep the surprise to himself.

“As soon as I left, I actually wanted to surprise the kids, because last time I surprised everybody. So this time, I wanted to just surprise all of the kids. It was a really hard secret, though to keep as time got closer. It was really hard,” Smith said.

Earlier that morning, Smith also surprised his fourth-grade son.