Military mom reunited with son at Target Field

It’d be OK with us if we never needed to see another military parent reunited with their children after time away.

But as long as that’s never likely to be possible, we can’t get enough of moms and dads coming home.

Armed Forces Appreciation Day is always special. Today was extra special for William and his mom, Andrea. #MNTwins pic.twitter.com/Z0fch5eSSu

— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) July 8, 2018

Tech. Sgt. Andrea Carrothers of the 148th Fighter Wing surprised her son William as he rounded third for home plate during the Race the Bases event at the @twins Armed Forces Appreciation game. Carrothers is returning home after a six-month deployment. pic.twitter.com/paafPd7GP9

— MN National Guard (@MNNationalGuard) July 8, 2018

About the blogger

Bob Collins

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Bob Collins retired from Minnesota Public Radio in 2019 after 12 years of writing NewsCut and pointing out to complainants that posts weren’t news stories. A son of Massachusetts, he was a news editor 1992-1998, created the MPR News regional website in 1999, invented the popular Select A Candidate, started several blogs, and every day lamented that his Minnesota Fantasy Legislature project never caught on.