An unexpected early deployment date gave one marine the opportunity of a lifetime. Without telling his girlfriend, he arranged the perfect Valentine's day surprise.

He thought was receiving an award, then gets far more than what he expected!

Ally Hart is a Pennsylvania area high school student who has had to grow up quickly while her stepfather was away in Afghanistan. Her stepfather, an Air National Guardsman, has been deployed overseas for the past seven months.

When Alayna Adams was chosen to throw the ceremonial first pitch at the Tampa Bay Rays game, she received much more than her two seconds of TV fame. Before the first pitch, her father, who was serving overseas, spoke to her through a pre-recorded video message and offered her advice for her throw. After the pitch, the catcher took off his mask and surprised everyone at the game.

Ellen does it again! On her hit TV show, Ellen DeGeneres has a knack for surprising people and making their dreams come true. Military spouse, Sue, went on the show thinking she was going to be playing a fun game. Little did she know, Ellen had something else up her sleeve.

His children had no idea that he was home early.

Staci Lowe was expecting her fiance to arrive back home after the football game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, MO. At halftime, she was taken out on the field where her fiance William Bell spoke to her over video feed. He informed her that his return home had been postponed, and then the video feed cut out. Just as Staci was beginning to mourn over the delayed return, the unthinkable happened.

After 37 years, a pair of long-separated siblings were reunited. And all it took was 20 minutes and a phone call. See the emotional reunion.

Late Tuesday afternoon, Capt. William Swenson received the Medal of Honor in a White House ceremony, where the President bestowed the nation’s highest military honor on a visibly emotional Swenson. See video of the ceremony.

They had no idea who was sneaking up on them!