MIDLAND, Texas – With Christmas just four days away, one Texas mom is already enjoying the best gift she can ever receive: her active duty son home for the holidays.
On Thursday, Midland Independent School District shared a video on its Facebook page of Army soldier Vincent Garcia secretly walking up to the Bonham Elementary School cafeteria, where his mother, Donna Garcia, works.
On the video, Garcia makes way to the area where the cafeteria workers serve the students, and his mother has no clue.
Her reaction when she finally turns around is the most heartwarming moment anyone will ever see for the holidays.
According to the Facebook post, Midland ISD said Donna Garcia is a member of the district’s Child Nutrition Services team at the elementary and her son, Vincent Garcia, is an active duty Army soldier serving in South Korea.
Home for the Holidays!One of our very special employees, Ms. Donna Garcia, a member of our Child Nutrition Services team at Bonham Elementary, received the BEST Christmas gift ever! Ms. Garcia's son, Vincent Garcia, is an active duty Army soldier serving in South Korea. With the help of the Bonham Elementary staff, he surprised her for the holidays! We wish you all a Merry Christmas! Midland Child Nutrition Services Bonham Elementary School
Posted by Midland ISD on Thursday, December 21, 2017
The heartfelt surprise was coordinated with the help of the elementary staff, according to the Facebook post, and has left many on social media crying tears of joy, sharing this is what Christmas is all about.
One Facebook user who claims she’s an employee at the elementary said, “It was great to see my sixth graders get to experience this.”
According to the Midland ISD's website page, Thursday, Dec. 21, is the district's last day before students and staff go on their two-week Christmas break.
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Others thanked Donna Garcia's son for his service and welcomed him home.
They also thanked Midland ISD for sharing the video, especially right before Dec. 25.
Since posting the video just after 3 p.m. on Thursday, it has received over 10,000 views with more than 500 likes and 150 shares.
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