Military Dad Dresses Up As Football Player And Surprises Family

When Staff Sgt. Matthew Hawke got a chance to visit his family after a 10-month deployment in Afghanistan, he decided to give them a surprise that they will never forget. He dressed up as a Nebraska player and surprised his wife and six kids before the university team’s annual spring game. Hawke not only surprised his family, but also he fulfilled his childhood dream by wearing the Nebraska football team’s costume.

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“And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. So they said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the prophet: ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, Are not the least among the rulers of Judah; For out of you shall come a Ruler Who will shepherd My people Israel.’ ””

Matthew 2:4-6