In honor of Veterans Day, the Boston Bruins invited the parents of Lt. Charles Jacobs, of the 182nd infantry, for the ceremonial puck drop last night.

What these parents didn't know, is that presenting them with the ceremonial puck, would be Charles, who they thought was still deployed in Afghanistan.'

Here's video, and you may need to watch this with kleenex nearby:

So awesome.

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