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Emotional reunion when an Air Force Staff Sergeant surprises his daughter

Emotional reunion when an Air Force Staff Sergeant surprises his daughter at her elementary school for Thanksgiving

Staff Sergeant Matthew Byous flew from South Korea to Omaha, Nebraska to see his daughter, Kinley.

Byous didn't plan on surprising his daughter, but his Air Force family had an idea.

"I just wanted to come back and see her, and they were like 'No, you need to do something special,'" he said.


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Through phone calls and emails, Byous found himself hiding in the halls at Kinley's school.

"I want to, like, walk up behind her and I expect her to turn around," he said. "It's a lot harder for me than it is for her, to miss things like going to dance class and gymnastics. She was just doing theatre stuff, and I miss a lot."

Though their reunion is short-lived -- Byous heads to Italy on Dec. 3 -- they are excited to spend Thanksgiving together.

"She's my world," he said.

Watch the emotional reunion below:

Air Force Staff Sergeant surprises daughter at school

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Posted by ABC News on Tuesday, November 21, 2017