What A Place To Meet Your Dad

GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Marc Seal (left) stands with his son, U.S. Army Pfc. Nolan Seal at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan Aug. 9. The father and son duo reunited for the first time in a year and spent 36 hours together before Marc Seal had to fly back to Forward Operating Base Ghazni. Marc Seal is an Infantry squad leader with the Texas Agribusiness Development Team at FOB Ghazni, and Nolan Seal is an infantryman currently assigned to the 1st Battalion 66th Armor, 4th Infantry Division out of Fort Carson, Colo. (U.S. Army courtesy photo)

Texas Father And Son Reunite In Afghanistan -- CJTF101

FORWARD OPERATING BASE GHAZNI, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Marc Seal, of The Colony, Texas, returned from a five-day journey Aug. 13 that started at Forward Operating Base Ghazni, where he is an Infantry squad leader assigned to the Texas Agribusiness Development Team, a unit from the Texas National Guard.

His early morning mission was a secret one, known only to him and his command and kept secret for a special reason. His mission was to track down and surprise his son, U.S. Army Pfc. Nolan Seal, who had just arrived in Afghanistan and is currently serving as an infantryman with the 4th Infantry Division.

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My Comment: Talk about a surreal experience .... meeting your dad in a war zone thousands of miles away from home.