--- description: http://youtu.be/k0zMzfegs5s Soldiers know, the only thing that could make coming home from a long deployment better is coming home to your dog. This soldier was... title: Puppy Surprises Soldier Mom at Airport and They Can't Stop Crying Tears of Joy image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Puppy Surprises Soldier Mom at Airport and They Can't Stop Crying Tears of Joy by [People](/author/people/) ## People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 1, 2015 1:42 PM CUT by [People](/author/people/) ## People Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 1, 2015 1:42 PM CUT Soldiers know, the only thing that could make coming home from a long deployment better is coming home to your dog. This soldier was surprised to be greeted by her own dog while waiting to leave the airport. Then her pup surprises her again with uncontrollable crying. ### 10 Puppies That Look Even More Adorable Underwater  Pringles & Pickme Seth Casteel  Monty Seth Casteel  Popsicle Seth Casteel  Ginger Seth Casteel  Ruger Seth Casteel  Rolley Seth Casteel  Iggy Seth Casteel  Reason Seth Casteel  Corey Seth Casteel [_This article originally appeared on People.com_](http://www.peoplepets.com/people/pets/article/0,,20897387,00.html "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3691189/puppy-soldier-mom/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3691189/puppy-soldier-mom/"},"headline":"Puppy Surprises Soldier Mom at Airport and They Can't Stop Crying Tears of Joy","datePublished":"2015-02-01T13:42:24.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:48:06.465Z","description":"http://youtu.be/k0zMzfegs5s Soldiers know, the only thing that could make coming home from a long deployment better is coming home to your dog. This soldier was...","url":"https://time.com/3691189/puppy-soldier-mom/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"People","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/people/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3691189/puppy-soldier-mom/","name":"Puppy Surprises Soldier Mom at Airport and They Can't Stop Crying Tears of Joy"}}]}] ```