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Welcome home, Dad! Moment six-year-old boy with cerebral palsy surprises marine father ....
DailyMail ^ | 9 May 2012 | Emily Anne Epstein

Posted on 05/10/2012 4:23:41 AM PDT by Daffynition

A U.S. Marine got the gift of a lifetime when he returned from Afghanistan to find that his son Michael, 6, had learned to walk.

The heartwarming event was recorded as it unfolded in a school gymnasium, as Staff Sgt. Jeremy Cooney believed his son's cerebral palsy would keep him from being able to move without assistance for his entire life.

'We kept the fact that he could walk a secret the whole time his dad was gone,' wife Melissa Cooney told the Welcome Home Blog.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


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Full title: Welcome home, Dad! Moment six-year-old boy with cerebral palsy surprises marine father when he WALKS to him for first time


1 posted on 05/10/2012 4:23:50 AM PDT by Daffynition
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To: Daffynition

Definitely Kleenex worthy. Thanks for posting something special to start my day!


2 posted on 05/10/2012 4:29:42 AM PDT by Student0165 ("If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun." Barack Hussein Obama)
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To: Daffynition

Bump till not in hotel with crappy internet connection.


3 posted on 05/10/2012 4:44:00 AM PDT by autumnraine (America how long will you be so deaf and dumb to the tumbril wheels carrying you to the guillotine?)
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To: Student0165

Darned blurry screen; gotta get it fixed.


4 posted on 05/10/2012 5:05:02 AM PDT by carriage_hill (((.)))
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To: Daffynition

This is why marriage is for a man and a woman. It’s about continuation of the species and about family - and gay couples can’t do that.


5 posted on 05/10/2012 5:08:27 AM PDT by wesagain (The God (Elohim) of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is the One True GOD.)
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To: Daffynition

All I can think of to say is...Good God!


6 posted on 05/10/2012 5:14:30 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Julia: another casualty of the "War on Poverty")
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To: Daffynition

I caught the clip on Fox & Friends a few minutes ago. Very special homecoming.


7 posted on 05/10/2012 5:16:26 AM PDT by Qwackertoo (Gingrich/West 2012)
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To: Daffynition

Made my day...heck, made my week! Thanks!


8 posted on 05/10/2012 5:20:30 AM PDT by MomofMarine
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To: MomofMarine

As we pray for our Troops in harm’s way, this is a touching reminder, to not forget the sacrifices of their families. May God Bless them and keep all.


9 posted on 05/10/2012 5:50:02 AM PDT by Daffynition (Our forefathers would be shooting by now.)
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To: Daffynition

Oh, my!!! Thanks for sharing. Choked up is an understatement. God Bless this family!


10 posted on 05/10/2012 6:03:06 AM PDT by NEMDF
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Cross linking another thread if anyone is interested.

6-Year-Old Boy Walks to His U.S. Marine Father for the First Time

11 posted on 05/10/2012 6:10:20 AM PDT by deport (.............God Bless Texas............)
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