When one U.S. soldier found out that he was being sent home early from his deployment in the Middle East, he decided to keep the exciting news a secret so he could surprise his family with his homecoming.

After spending some time coming up with a plan, U.S. Army Master Sgt. Tom Cruz reached out to Legoland and asked if there was any way they could help him surprise his family during an upcoming trip to the park. “He reached out in early May with the idea and we pounced on it. We knew it had potential to be really moving,” Legoland Senior Public Relations Manager David Brady said.

“Tom is not the kind of guy that likes fanfare, so the fact that he did that and planned for months to surprise us is a really big deal,” Heather said.

Watch the entire video below to see the amazing moment this soldier got to surprise his family in the middle of a performance at Legoland.

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