Soldier made Dad cry

Soldier surprises father on her return from Afghanistan
Daytona News Journal
Anthony DeFeo
February 4, 2014

“At first it was really difficult,” said Heather Holman. “I didn't have anyone to communicate with, but then after a while you kind of become family with the soldiers that you work for.”

DELAND — Sitting in an anatomy lab class at Daytona State College's DeLand campus, Bill Holman and his classmates were told to expect a cardiologist to come in as a guest speaker Tuesday afternoon.

But instead, the visitor was someone much closer to Holman's heart. After a year serving as a combat medic at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, his daughter, 21-year-old Army Spc. Heather Holman, gave her father the surprise of a lifetime.

“Holy (expletive),” said the shocked father, as he turned and saw his daughter walking into the classroom.

The two embraced tightly and said only one thing to each other: “I love you.”

It was the first time since she'd been deployed that the father and daughter heard each other's voices, said Heather Holman.
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