U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Eli Phipps reunited with his daughter Patricia after nine months apart during his fourth deployment overseas.
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — A typical Monday afternoon at Rock Island High School quickly turned into an emotional reunion when a local service member surprised his daughter after months overseas.
Staff Sgt. Eli Phipps returned home from his fourth and final deployment and went to the school cafeteria to surprise his daughter, Patricia, who is in her freshman year.
“It’s gonna be a little bit mixed emotions,” Phipps said. “A little bit of happy, a little
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