Bruins surprise parents with son home from Afghanistan 11/12/11

The Boston Bruins invited the parents of Lt. Charles Jacobs, of the 182nd infantry, for the ceremonial puck drop. They are surprised when their son, thought to be in Afghanistan, arrives to present them the puck.

[EricGardnerTX]

The look on her face when the announcer said "your son" was absolutely priceless. I am tearing up right now...but I cant let Chara see me cry....god damn he is huge...

[CaptainJackRyan]

I get teary eyed every time I see soldiers coming home and their family's reaction. Gets me every time no matter how many times I see it. I dont understand why someone would dislike this video. Even if u don't support the war, seeing this should put a smile on your face, if not, you have no soul

[nanynanex]

i love this!!!! i was crying the whole time i watched this!!!! made me think of my twin brother.. my brother suprised us a few months ago when he got back from afghanistan after being there for 9 months... it was great so i know what the feeling was like for this family!!!

[chlo_]

This kind of thing gives me hope for humanity. I'm not from america, but I absolutely love your patriotism. God bless your beautiful country.

[BMR]

Respect, , these videos never get old. I love the country I live in and I thank every past, present n future soldier who gives me my freedom. God bless

[JudsonRadio]

I used to watch videos like this all the time without a whole lot of thought, but they mean so much more to me now that my brother is in the military.

[will]

That was a nice family portrait of Chara and his four kids.

[christinaauer]

With everything they’ve done for us, I hope they all get moments like this. ❤️🇺🇸

[trackrash]

What a beautiful moment, times like these. God Bless America!

[SpitefulPixieee]

Being part of a military family, even though i'm Canadian, this video is amazing to me; it reminded me how happy i was when my uncle came back from over seas.

[RingsidewrestlingLI]

Holy shit chara is huge didn't think he was that big until this video I knew he was big but damn

[thetylerp]

Now thats amazing. Got to love Boston and America with moments like that.

[rc]

He also played for Ottawa and the NY Islanders. Don't forget, the skates add another 3-4 inches to his height, so in addition to being 6'9" off skates, he stands about 7 feet tall on them.

[jordanm]

Stuff like this always gets me teary eyed

[thknight]

This is a wonderful video, I'm so happy for the parents and their son, good on the Bruins for doing this for their fans. On a side note, Chara is a freak of nature.

[Trot]

I'M NOT CRYING YOU'RE CRYING.

[steveurk]

That hockey player from the Boston Bruins is Zdeno Chára from Slovakia. He is 6 feet and 9 inches tall.

[fluffsnuff]

His mom couldn't stop hugging him...beautiful

[TheBMcCool]

Thank you Lt. Charles Jacobs for ALL you do for this great Nation.

[RsPker]

Every time i watch this it brings tears to my eyes. Every damn time.