Although there are a lot of ways that a military family can go through life, we can often find that they're rarely easy.
Because if that family has the opportunity to travel with a parent in the service, it's hard for them to foster roots in a community or develop meaningful relationships with others since they have to move so often. And if the family can stay in one place, that usually means they have to go without seeing a loved one for months at a time.
While there are some creative ways that soldiers and their supporters have tried to take that sting away, it's easier said than done.
That's why it's always so affirming to see a soldier surprise their family when they return from deployment and the example we're about to see today is wholesome even by that standard.
