Amazing Video - Military family reunited at SC-Georgia game
Everybody should watch this video of by far the best moment around the college football nation from this past Saturday. Warning: This video may cause the pollen in your room/office to build up.
http://www.coachingsearch.com/component/content/article/1374-video-emot…
October 8th, 2012 at 10:43 AM ^
October 8th, 2012 at 10:44 AM ^
Thanks for posting. It's amazing to see the family just (spoiler alert) bolt across the field and start running.
October 8th, 2012 at 10:44 AM ^
How dare you make a grown ass man cry on this monday morning..real moving stuff
October 8th, 2012 at 10:44 AM ^
October 8th, 2012 at 10:46 AM ^
October 8th, 2012 at 10:49 AM ^
Thanks for the embed. I tried unsuccessfully for a while then forgot to edit the post and ask someone to help out.
October 8th, 2012 at 10:49 AM ^
I already bawled once this morning over that pitcher for the A's. Now this. These were happier tears though.
October 8th, 2012 at 10:52 AM ^
but seriously they set this up for them to meet at the end of the tunnel and right in front of the band to only give them 30 seconds to hug before the band starts marching around them?
October 8th, 2012 at 11:21 AM ^
yeah, that was poor planning. I thought for sure the video was going to end with "Turn around" and he would be walking up to them.
Awesome, nonetheless.
October 8th, 2012 at 11:11 AM ^
Did someone let a cat out in here? I think it must be the ficus.
October 8th, 2012 at 11:12 AM ^
For all the terrible moments we've had in college football this past year, this is certainly one of the game's finest moments.
October 8th, 2012 at 11:14 AM ^
videos never get old, good stuff!
October 8th, 2012 at 11:20 AM ^
What is this salty discharge?? This is horrible! I care...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY7kzdnpgJ4
The pollen count is crazy high in my office right now...serenity now.
October 8th, 2012 at 11:43 AM ^
October 8th, 2012 at 11:48 AM ^
Wow, thank you so much for sharing this! That is simply amazing.
October 8th, 2012 at 11:49 AM ^
I just stubbed my toe so severly I feel like crying.
October 8th, 2012 at 11:54 AM ^
these videos get me every time; there is so much suffering in the world and we all have our daily struggles, but when you see a family member come out of nowhere and just how happy it makes everyone I am overcome with happiness for how amazing human beings really are...
October 8th, 2012 at 12:03 PM ^
God bless those who serve....their families pay a big price. What a great moment. Thanks for posting.
October 8th, 2012 at 12:03 PM ^
That was epic. Thanks for posting.
October 8th, 2012 at 12:05 PM ^
points for everyone!
October 8th, 2012 at 12:09 PM ^
Obvously, for the family, its an unbelievable experience.
For South Carolina... hmmm... my reaction is a little different. They were using the family as pawns for a moment for the fans, and then you get that handler at the end pushing them off the field, like, "OK we're done with you guys, get off the field."
To me, it's too easy -- USC (NTUSC) knows its going to be a blockbuster moment for the fans, so they use it for an easy fix, like instant happiness. Then they move on. Kind of makes me feel a little creepy, like, we'll use this family's emotions for our fix too, then can forget about them.
October 8th, 2012 at 12:15 PM ^
I am always the cynic. But what is happening here is the USC is simply acquiescing their time in their stadium. This doesn't make me a Gamecock fan but I do appreciate them letting the soldier surprise his family there.
sometimes you have to move past finding something wrong in every beautiful picture: its a disease and it will eat you up from within. I know, I've been there.
As human beings we find what we are looking for and if you search for exploitation you may find it, even a cheapened version of it, but wouldn't you rather just focus on the good in this world?
jdon
October 8th, 2012 at 2:08 PM ^
Agree completely. I don't think there's anything cynical about it. I think it's great South Carolina honors a military family every week. A disproportionately high number of folks from SC serve in the military and it's part of their culture. For the crowd, it's a damn good thing when anything happens that reminds people of the war and those deployed to it.
October 8th, 2012 at 1:41 PM ^
that was just the greatest moment in those kids lives. They'll remember it forever. The SC fans enjoying it are no different than us watching it today.
October 8th, 2012 at 12:32 PM ^
Damn onions! I don't really care if it was a marketing ploy... that family will always have that to look back on as a positive moment for them. Props to SC for using their dead time that way.
October 8th, 2012 at 1:13 PM ^
I don't see any onions in my office...but there must be some pollen in here somewhere.
Great moment.
October 8th, 2012 at 1:37 PM ^
I thought it was funny how the mom pulled on the daughter's shirt to try and get to the dad faster.
October 8th, 2012 at 2:39 PM ^
That "U!S!A!" chant never gets old. And, I thought it sounded good in Lake Placid in 1980.
October 8th, 2012 at 2:55 PM ^
October 8th, 2012 at 5:15 PM ^
Chicken Skin
October 8th, 2012 at 7:07 PM ^
October 8th, 2012 at 10:41 PM ^
But I was wrong. Wonderful video, very glad you shared it, as I wouldn't have seen this otherwise.
Also, I will agree that there is such a thing as emotional manipulation. But I am completely fine with what USC did here. There are both a ton of soldiers from SC, and a bunch of military stationed in SC, so this makes a lot of sense to me.