Soldier Dad Surprises Daughter From Inside School Mascot Costume

This is the raw moment a soldier who'd never missed any of his kids' senior nights surprised his daughter from inside her school mascot's costume after returning home. Herbert Lorfils, a lieutenant colonel (R) with the U.S. Army, hadn't seen his daughter, Antoinette, for close to eight months before the surprise at Northwest High School in Germantown, Maryland. Antoinette and her siblings have a deep understanding of the demands of military life, with both their parents serving, and both being deployed for long periods throughout her childhood. Still, Herbert said he would have been extremely disappointed to miss his daughter's big night, and was granted approval to return home from the Middle East. He then liaised with wife Leslie and Antoniette's school about how best to plan a big surprise for his cheerleader daughter after 10 months apart.