FATHER AND SON SHARE EMOTIONAL MOMENT AT BASIC TRAINING GRADUATION<br /> WITH VID<br />BY JAIANSH SHARMA<br />A father pins his son’s insignia during a U.S. Army graduation before pulling him into a long embrace.<br />Zelia Soto, from New York USA, filmed the moment as her brother completed Basic Training. <br />The footage shows their father, Marc , stepping forward to place the badge on Mateo uniform, marking his transition into military service.<br />After the pinning, father and son hold each other tightly as families gather around, capturing the emotion of the milestone and the relief of being reunited after weeks of training.<br />Viewers shared their reactions in the comments.<br /> One wrote: “I can’t wait to meet my family it was not easy to get deployed out of the state, but I prayed and hope to meet my family happily.”<br /> Another added: “I was not expecting to cry at 10 am.”<br />ENDS
