Family doctor Joshua Splinter is a reserve member of the Texas Army National Guard. He had been stationed overseas in the Port of Africa for the last five months.
While Joshua was away, his wife Alice, a fellow physician, relocated their family to a another city so she could complete her residency. While Joshua served his country, Alice was left on her own to juggle employment, raising their children, and settling into a new neighborhood.
Joshua discovered he could return home earlier than he had anticipated, but he decided to keep this incredible news secret and started planning a special surprise for Alice.
Joshua pretended to be still deployed and far away while the pair continued talking on the phone as they always did. Little did Alice know that (with the help of his friends) Joshua managed to sneak in to her building as her ‘next patient’.
Watch the heartwarming homecoming in the video below!