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Meanwhile, Joshua Preston had just pulled a 12-hour night shift. He was pretty tired and thought he might be seeing things when he spotted someone on the other side of the street who liked like his father.

I yelled out Daddy, and others turned around, it was pretty funny, Joshua Preston said. I was so surprised that it was actually him, because I didnt even know that he was in Iraq, too.

The two sat down at a bus stop to catch up. They ate a few meals together, the son gave a quick tour of his duty station, and the father was able to witness his sons reenlistment ceremony.

It was pretty amazing that I could be there for that, the father said, to which his son added: It made one day during this time a little bit more normal for me, he said.

They werent the only ones who enjoyed the unscheduled reunion. Back home in Spotsylvania County, Sally PrestonTonys wife and Joshuas motherwas thrilled to hear about their brief time together.

It was very difficult to have a husband there, but even more difficult to have your first baby there as well, she said in an email.

Three of her four childrenJoshua, Elijah and Ethanjoined the armed forces, and Joshua and Elijah also married service members.

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