Tearful Moment As 70-Year-Old Man Sees, Hugs Military Veteran Son After 2 Years
- An old man defied his advanced age as he reunited with his son after two years of not seeing him
- In the touching video, the 70-year-old made a stunning leap over a fence as he rushed to hug his son who had just returned from military deployment
- Social media users marvelled at the man's agility and strength despite being a septuagenarian while others gushed over the clip
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Family, though the smallest unit of socialization, is everything to people. A father could not contain his joy as he finally sighted his son, one that he hadn't set eyes on for two years.
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In an Instagram video shared by Daily Mail, the overjoyed 70-year-old man scaled the entrance fence effortlessly as he hugged his son. The son who is a military officer had been away on official duties.
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A young man in the scene looked on in surprise as the old man defied his age to pull the fence stunt.
Social media users express surprise at the old man's agility
@drcherrychin reacted:
"Awesome family reunion. Nothing is better than this moment for them both."
@mullingsgladue said:
"He's got some good knees."
@ericallc_godsway.mrsguadalupe commented:
"Dad living in his Greatness."
@lasiribeiro remarked:
"I wanna be him when I’m 70."
@m_jones2440 stated:
"Ha! He pushed the other boy down."
Man reunites with biological mother after 42 years
Briefly News previously reported on the emotional moment a man reunited with his biological mother after 42 years of being separated.
According to Fox 19, the man's search came to an end this year when he landed on his adoption records and started a frantic search for the woman who gave birth to him.
The man, whose name is Trevor, revealed:
“I attached a baby picture, put on the title of the email my birthday, then sent her the email. I just figured, if this is her real e-mail and she sees the picture and birthday, she’ll know it’s me.”
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