Long Island Marine surprises his little brother

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Emilio's class at /*Leo F. Giblyn Elementary School*/ in /*Freeport*/ prepared questions to ask U.S. Marine Arturo Velasquez when he joined them from Afghanistan.

Eight-year-old Emilio hadn't see his brother since April.

But Velasquez wasn't in Afghanistan. He was just feet away from the classroom, preparing for his own special Christmas mission.

Watch the video to see what happened.

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