A Dad Returning From Afghanistan Found Out His Six-Year-Old With Cerebral Palsy Had Learned How to Walk

You’ve seen those videos where a parent comes home from being stationed overseas in the military, and surprises their kid, right?

Well, six-year-old Michael Cooney turned the tables on his Marine dad, and made a video that’s even MORE likely to make you cry.

His dad is Staff Sergeant Jeremy Cooney, and when he left for Afghanistan, Michael couldn’t walk . . . because he has cerebral palsy.

But he learned to walk while dad was serving overseas . . . only the family decided not to tell Jeremy until he came home. (–It doesn’t say how long Jeremy was in Afghanistan.)

When the family was reunited at a school gymnasium, Jeremy made his appearance . . . and then Michael walked across the gym to give him a hug.

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