Military Moms Celebrated on ESPN

Moms go “Back Home” for special SportsCenter segment
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by Andy Hall
posted 3 days ago

Around Independence Day in 2013, ESPN’s #SCFeatured presented “Going Home,” one of its most talked-about and popular segments ever. The feature, which followed members of the U.S. military returning from duty surprising family members in sports venues and at athletic events, reached millions through shares on social media and on ESPN.com following its original airing.

This Sunday, in celebration of Mother’s Day, ESPN’s Features Group and espnW have combined to present “Back Home,” which will follow three women in the military as they reunite with their children. As was the case with “Going Home,” the reunions happen at sporting events, but similarities to the previous feature end there.

“This is a little different approach,” said Sharon Matthews, producer of the feature. “We’re focusing on three stories, and what’s tremendous about this is that you get to meet the people and know that they are just like you and I. I’m overwhelmed with how much admiration I have for them and what they do.”

As Tom Rinaldi reports, the reunions occurred at a University of Wisconsin football game, an NBA Utah Jazz home game and at a middle school gymnasium in San Antonio. read more here

May 8, 2014
ESPN SportsCenter and espnW present "Back Home," a Mother's Day tribute to women in the military. The feature debuts in the 10 a.m. ET edition of SportsCenter on Sunday, May 11, and will re-air in other editions of the program throughout the day.