Teen who dreamed of being a soldier holds back emotion as proud dad patches him 🇺🇸 #shorts

A teenager who always dreamed of being a soldier has gone viral after his father shared a video of his son holding back tears of pride during his patching ceremony. Jordan Polito asked his dad Kenneth to do the honor of patching him during his graduation from training to become a soldier in the United States Army. In the wholesome footage, Kenneth can be seen walking towards his son as he stands to attention with his fellow graduates. Then, as Kenneth places the patch on his son's arm, Jordan can be seen visibly moved, choking up and fighting back tears as his father places the patch on his arm. The moment took place on September 2, after Jordan completed his basic training at Fort Benning in Georgia. According to Kenneth, the family thought Jordan might pursue a baseball scholarship because of his talents in the sport, but Jordan had always dreamed of enlisting into the U.S. Army.

----
🔔 Turn on all notifications so you don’t miss an upload
----

Land Of The Freakin' Awesome celebrates the awesomeness all around us. We are a digital destination for people to discover awesome people, awesome places and awesome history in a safe and welcoming environment for our subscribers. Revel in some awesome videos that will leave you feeling proud, emotional, inspired and determined.

LOTFA is owned and operated by T&T Creative Media, a UGC video licensing agency.

----

VideoID: TT-5427

[jones]

Holding back his tears was his hardest part of training. Father Son relationship goals!

[Blast]

I saw a tap out video where a soldier was standing there for over an hour because there was no one to tap him out. He was an orphan and didn't have many friends. He stood there and never broke formation but you could see in the video there were tears on his face. A random stranger came and tapped him out then hugged him and the soldier was so happy. All the stranger said was: "You are loved. Thank you for your service." We need more people like that in this world.❤❤

[vickyhatcher]

Make me cry SO proud of you both. Thanks for your service. God bless you both

[eduardomarroquinr]

A mí también se me salieron las lágrimas 😢 tan solo de ver tan emotivo momentos... FELICIDADES SOLDADOS 🪖🎖️

[gallyun]

Didn't have anyone at my graduation, i was lucky to be noticed by a man who ill never know the name of but it was the most heart wrenching day for me, i just wanted my family to be proud

[thecommenter]

To all the soldiers who didn't have anyone there to patch them, we love and appreciate you!!! Thank you!✌️🇺🇸

[ramlaljain]

The real Hero of the which every dad dreams of in his life time.

[crystalrose]

As a mother, a wife, and daughter... this is GODDAMNED BEAUTIFUL! THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, SON.

[noelle]

No matter how old they are, they are our babies. ❤😢

[bquick]

Every son wants his father's approval...

I think this says it all.

[eekvibb]

Un saludo para todos ustedes sientanse muy orgullosos de sus logros, sus metas y sus sueños, un saludo para todos ustedes.
Desde México un fuerte abrazo 🫂

[eekvibb]

No importa la nacionalidad que seamos, ,,yo de antemano como un mexicano que soy te mando un cordial y afectuoso abrazo y como a ti me aguanto mis lagrimas para que no me vean mis padres, , si yo estubiera en ese momento contigo te abrasaria con todas las fuerzas y no es por ser o demostrar otra cosa, ,si no es por la alegria, la emocion, el coraje, el llanto, por todo te daria un fuerte abrazo, saludos desde México

[youngooki]

I had my patch put on me by my Drill Sergeant, my platoon had 3 Drill Sergeants. I chose this particular one because he was hard on us, but more in a fatherly way. He inspired & motivated me to go through RASP. When I was nervous about rasp he told me if I give 100% pass or fail, that I will be a success in my career. I’m beyond thankful for him

[madeyoulook]

I can feel all the emotions and pain for the soldiers that were not patched by “anyone”. Nothing more depressing then watching everyone you train with get patched by their fathers, mothers, wives, brothers, friends, while you stand at attention, watching from your own personal hell from the corner of your eye. Some of these soldiers family may have had a reason, but most come to the realization that after hopping on that bus to their duty station, it will be just them and them alone from here out. If you ever go to a ceremony, and see a soldier not pinned or patched by anyone, please take the time to honor him and pin him yourself, it will stay in his memory forever like it did mine.

[jussgev]

Thank you for your service to our country Sir. Soldier Polito.

[gregorybishop]

I'm a grown ass man with six kids this father must be so proud of I got tears in my eyes watching 😢

[ryanhoward]

That young man holding back his tears, must feel so proud of his achievements. And his father must be bursting with pride. Only a dad can know that pride for his son.

[michaelblosser]

This is SOLID! Proud moment! I would have loved to have seen the Son return the salute to honor the Father.

[kevincarney]

God bless America, and God bless the men and women of the military.
Thank you all!

[lisariddle]

Beautiful moment between a very proud father and a son