Charleston Airman surprises children at birthday party

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Tech. Sgt. Caroline Deal, 437th Airlift Wing paralegal, gets a tearful hug from her daughter, Taylor Deal, after surprising her at her birthday party May 26. Sergeant Deal returned home from a deployment to Iraq the day before but had kept it a secret so she could surprise her children. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sam Hymas)

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Tech. Sgt. Caroline Deal, 437th Airlift Wing paralegal, gets a tearful hug from her daughter, Taylor Deal, after surprising her at her birthday party May 26. Sergeant Deal returned home from a deployment to Iraq the day before but had kept it a secret so she could surprise her children. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sam Hymas)

Tech. Sgt. Caroline Deal, 437th Airlift Wing paralegal, approaches children at her daughter's birthday party who were being filmed by local media to send a message to Sergeant Deal May 26. Sergeant Deal had returned home from a deployment to Iraq the day before but had kept it a secret so she could surprise her children. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sam Hymas)

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Sergeant Deal's surprise

Tech. Sgt. Caroline Deal, 437th Airlift Wing paralegal, approaches children at her daughter's birthday party who were being filmed by local media to send a message to Sergeant Deal May 26. Sergeant Deal had returned home from a deployment to Iraq the day before but had kept it a secret so she could surprise her children. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Sam Hymas)