Military men are expected to be a lot of things, but at home and to their kids, they're just "Daddy." Airman John Grieten, who has been deployed in Southwest Asia for the past six months, transitioned from military man back to dad through a surprise [1] at each of his children's schools. First he shocked 15-year-old Joshua, his son with Down syndrome, who announced to the whole room, "This is my dad!," and then he stunned his 11-year-old daughter, Jessica, in front of all of her friends.

Watch the video to see the sweet reunions and to dissolve into a puddle of your own tears.

More military reunion videos to keep the happy tears flowing:

• This Video of a Young Boy Being Surprised Will Make You Cry All of the Happy Tears [2]
• Military Family Gets Once-in-a-Lifetime Surprise at the Florida Gators Football Game [3]
• This Military Dad Got Santa's Help to Give His Family the Surprise of a Lifetime [4]
• Little Girl's Letter to Obama Brings Her Military Mom Home [5]