Living in a military family isn’t easy. I can’t imagine what it must be like, growing up in a household where everyone is always a bit on edge, wondering if Mom or Dad or a sibling is going to make is home safe and sound.
Heck, I even get nervous whenever a family members takes a flight for business!
Lanicia Lawrence, though, seems to have handled a childhood with a military dad very well. She’s a key player on her high school basketball team, the Griffons.
Of course she missed her father whenever he was gone for long spans of time, but she couldn’t let that stop her from being the best that she could be.
When her coach caught wind that her father wanted to surprise his daughter when he got home from his final tour, he knew that sacrificing one practice was exactly what needed to happen.
Coach knows how much the bond between a father and his child is. He just the year prior lost his son.
Seeing the look on his face, along with all of Lanicia's teammates, is almost as touching as her reaction in and of itself.
I’m so glad that she’ll never have to be without her dad for such a long time again. Thank goodness he made it home safely after serving our country for so many years.
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