Student gets special birthday surprise after mom returns from deployment
By Jonathan Greco
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MIDWEST CITY, Oklahoma (KOCO) — An Oklahoma City metro student got a very special and emotional surprise on his birthday while at school on Friday.
Kyslan Washington was honored as the first grade Student of the Month at Mid Del’s Cleveland Bailey Elementary School. The principal announced Kyslan as Student of the Month and was about to give him a certificate but said she had left it in her desk.
So, she got a little help from an amazing surprise guest: Kyslan’s mother.
Army Private Second Class Watts has been away for more than a year, training in South Carolina and Missouri for basic combat training. She walked through the gymnasium’s door, holding Kyslan’s Student of the Month certificate.
The 7-year-old boy stood in shock before going to his mom for a big hug, crying as she held him close. The gymnasium erupted in applause as the two reunited.
Several family members also were at the school to celebrate the emotional reunion.
The stop in Oklahoma is a short one, though, as Watts and Kyslan will move in the next few weeks. The two will head to Hawaii, where Watts will be stationed for three years.
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