Air Force Reservist Back from Afghanistan to Overjoyed Kids

Returned Afghan vet surprises 4 kids at Roy assembly
Standard Examiner
By RACHEL J. TROTTER
SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

ROY – It took mere seconds for Skye Seward to run into her father’s arms after he burst through a red curtain at North Park Elementary Friday afternoon. Three other Seward children quickly made their way to the stage as well — all throwing their arms around their dad while he passed out flowers and a teddy bear to his youngest son, 5-year-old Mario.

Staff Sgt. Brian Seward has been deployed to Afghanistan for the past seven months through the Air Force Reserves. His wife, Shannon, eagerly waited with her camera poised for the exact moment in the school assembly, sponsored by the Utah Opera, that the announcement would come that he was there to see his kids.

“This is the longest five minutes of my life,” Shannon said, smiling. “I told the kids he wouldn’t be back until October 29, so this is a big surprise for him,” she said.

The Sewards’ youngest, Mario, has cerebral palsy and Shannon said father and son are very close, so she is especially excited for their reunion.
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