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Airman Dad Surprises Daughter Before Her Wedding After Secretly Returning From Overseas

A bride-to-be cried with happiness on the eve of her wedding when her airman dad who she didn't think could make her big day flew in to surprise her. Kayleigh Kirleis, 18, from Jarrell, Texas, had accepted that her dad, Robert, would not be making her wedding, as his service required him to travel between bases in Alaska and Guam. Robert, a master sergeant with the United States Air Force, had recently taken leave in February to attend the birth of his first grandchild, which only added to Kayleigh's belief that he would not be able to get leave. But on March 20, on the eve of her wedding in Pensacola, Florida, Kayleigh was told that her fiancé, Landon, and his mom, Jen, needed to head out for a few hours. Kayleigh said she thought the pair were shopping for an outfit for the meal that evening, but secretly they were collecting Robert, who had flown in from Fairbanks, Alaska, from a nearby airport. Then, as Kayleigh walked into a local steakhouse and Landon, 19, secretly had his camera rolling, the bride-to-be approached the bar and saw a familiar face. As soon as she realized it was her father, Kayleigh turned to hug Robert, crying on his shoulder with delight that he would be there for her wedding. There was not a dry eye in the house the following day, as Robert walked his daughter down the aisle on a Pensacola beach. On the sandy altar, the pair was greeted by a tearful Landon, who is following in his father-in-law's footsteps by serving with the Navy in Pensacola.
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Location: Pensacola, Florida, USA
  • Date Acquired: 04-02-2025
  • Date Filmed: 03-20-2025
  • Orientation: Vertical
  • Footage Type: Cell Phone
  • Rights :  TV & Digital, Commercial, Publishing
Tags:  military , dad , wedidng , bride , surprise , daughter , father , dad , beach wedding , deployment , Florida

Airman Dad Surprises Daughter Before Her Wedding After Secretly Returning From Overseas

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