Airman dad surprises son at high school in Levittown, Long Island

Thursday, February 7, 2019
LEVITTOWN, Long Island (WABC) -- A high school freshman broke out in tears when his airman father surprised him at his Long Island school Thursday.

Amani Rodriguez, a student Division Avenue High School in Levittown, had no idea that his father, Air Force Technical Sergeant Kelvin Rodriguez, was home.
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The moment he saw his father, he smiled, gave him a hug and began to cry. At one moment, his father wipes away his tears.

Sgt. Rodriguez had just returned after a 7-month deployment Tuesday.
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He had served in the United States Air Force for more than 10 years.

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