His daughter, Ashley, walked slowly down the hall. She was in music theory class at Yelm High School when the office called: Her grandmother was there and needed to see her.
Ashley walked into the school’s cafeteria and looked to her left. Her eyes widened.
"Oh my god!" the 15-year-old sophomore screamed when she saw her father, a staff sergeant with the Washington National Guard’s 81st Brigade Combat Team. She sprinted toward him and jumped into his arms. Both cried as they held each other.
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