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National Guard soldier John Vorrath was stationed in the Middle East at the time that his wife gave birth to their daughter Charlotte, as he had not received clearance to be there in person.
Although he was able to watch the birth live using an iPad, the homesick soldier father traveled 22 hours back to his hometown in Ames, IA to reunite with his wife, two-year-old son, and meet his baby girl for the first time, WTVR CBS6 News reports.
The reunion was a sweet surprise filled with emotion.
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Thanks to the miracle of modern technology, a very emotional Sgt. Vorrath was with his wife in spirit while she gave birth to their daughter.
When he was finally given clearance, the dad decided to surprise his family...
And when someone announced that they had a surprise for the Sgt.'s wife, she was moved to tears to see her husband.
The delighted dad was in awe of how small his baby girl was!
He couldn't seem to believe that he was really there and able to hold his one-day-old baby in his arms.
15 minutes later, John surprised his two-year-old son, who he hadn't seen since his deployment. "You're so big!" he told his son.
Before returning to active duty, the happy dad was able to spend a well-deserved week at home with his family.
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