Part of channel(s): Afghanistan (current event)Soldier Reunion. Reporter: Rick Holmes.
Photographer / Editor: Will Caldwell.(09/28/12) NEWARK - A 4-year-old
Newark girl got the surprise of a lifetime today when her parents, both
deployed to Afghanistan for the past year, gave her a surprise
homecoming.
Yamila Johnson had been living with her aunt and grandmother in Newark
while her parents, Sgt. Rafael Johnson and Chief Warrant Officer
Yessenia Johnson, were deployed overseas.
The couple returned home from Afghanistan yesterday and surprised their daughter by picking her up from school.
Upon hearing her parents call "peanut," their nickname for her, she appeared stunned then went to embrace them.
Before leaving, Yamila's mom and dad left her a bag of Hershey Kisses
with instructions to eat one every day, with a promise that they would
be home before she at the last one.
Yamila had one more Hershey Kiss left to eat. Mom says the three will go home and eat that kiss together.
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both parents leave their kid behind to fight a war on behalf of their government!
Call social services - not fit to be parents
Posted Sep-30-2012 BySpudmonkey (1225.80) 
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@Spudmonkey WHAAAAAAAHAHAHAHA
Posted Sep-30-2012 ByMrFailAlot (982.00) 
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these illuminati wars of conqest tear apart families here and abroad, end the wars now
Posted Sep-30-2012 ByLostSomewhereInSpace (2537.00) 
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Heartwarming. Home - and SAFE.
Posted Sep-30-2012 Bydavidstringer (90.38) davidstringer View Channel Send Message
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So cute this girl :) ...even he was speechless at the sight of Mom and Dad...a beautiful military family :)
Posted Sep-30-2012 ByAmarok_Matei (23.30) 
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Irresponsible for both parents to abandon the child.
Posted Sep-30-2012 Bygovett (1012.40) govett View Channel Send Message
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Exactly. The Army does not force them to do this.
Posted Sep-30-2012 Byfurious1 (445.12) 
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:D cute
Posted Sep-30-2012 ByPauloPete (51.30) PauloPete View Channel Send Message
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Battle of egos. Both unwilling to make a real sacrifice to look after their child. Instead they pretend to themselves that their jobs are so vital to mankind, fighting an unjust and unwinnable war. Talk about messed up priorities. The mother must be such a narcissist to deny her daughter the basic right of a parent at such a young age. Even a cat and dog looks after its young.
Posted Sep-30-2012 Bykelly110 (498.02) 
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braindead people. Going at the same time to afghanistan to kill people and let they child alone...
Posted Oct-1-2012 Byturkishwarrior (228.26) 
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she didnt seem overly impressed to see them
Posted Sep-30-2012 Bybillybobb (783.90) 
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@LSDforuandme One of the results of electing Odumbaz and having to suffer through his socialist economy.
Posted Sep-30-2012 ByRoll1981 (221.04) 
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@LSDforuandme We have an all voluntary military. I'm sure if the woman wanted to stay home she could. Ease up on the outrage.
Posted Oct-2-2012 ByRoll1981 (221.04) 
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Both parents DO NOT have to deploy at the same time. Even if they were in seperate units they still have the option of keeping one of them at home.
So the people in this video made a choice to leave the girl without both parents for a year.
Posted Sep-30-2012 Byfurious1 (445.12) 
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why would both parents go at the same time
Posted Sep-30-2012 Bytisme (69.36) 
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They met and married after joining the Army. When you sign the contract, deployment is part of the deal. You take risks when joining the military. If a woman gets pregnant, she risks being deployed. If married to a solider the risk is doubled.
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Mixed race, oh, no, mother's kind of a little black, oh, ok then.
Posted Sep-30-2012 ByRoll1981 (221.04) 
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They are all going to eat one Hershey kiss. Thats impossible.
Posted Oct-1-2012 Byfutball24 (92.44) 
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