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A teen received a double graduation gift when he was presented with the keys to a new truck – before his military sister jumped out to surprise him after returning home to celebrate. Tryten Gavina from Barling, Arkansas, and his older sister, Elisa, were born just 18 months apart, and over the years they built up a strong bond while helping their single mom, Jennifer Knack. The siblings' father left the country when Tryten and Elisa were six and four, Jennifer said, so they leaned on each other for support while Jennifer did her best to raise them alone. After graduating high school, Elisa left home to begin serving in the U.S. Navy, which she saw as her best route of fulfilling her dream of becoming an anesthesiologist. With Elisa based in Walter Reed Medical Center, in Bethesda, Maryland, Tryten found his senior year tough, navigating the end of high school without his best friend. On his 18th birthday, on May 6, the teen said his only wish would have been to have Elisa home – so his sister began working on a way to return to Arkansas for his graduation. Jennifer had given her son two options, a truck as a graduation gift or a trip with mom, and with Tryten having chosen the vehicle, Jennifer knew she wanted to plan an extra layer to the gift.

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00:00This high school senior thought the new truck pulling into his driveway was the ultimate graduation gift.
00:05I did.
00:07But the real prize was sitting in the driver's seat.
00:12Growing up, Triton and older sister Elisa were completely inseparable.
00:16But after Elisa left to serve in the Navy, senior year without his best friend was incredibly tough.
00:22His one wish for his graduation? Just to have his sister home.
00:26So, their mom, Jennifer, planned the ultimate special delivery.
00:30With Elisa securing a rare 48-hour leave, they pulled off the best two-for-one surprise imaginable.
00:37As Triton collected what he thought was a graduation gift from the family car, his brand new truck pulled up.
00:43You actually bought it?
00:44I did.
00:46Yeah, bro. Open the door.
00:48But that wasn't all.
00:56Mom Jennifer told us she raised them to always put the relationship first in life and to never let it
01:02fade, so her heart melted seeing their reunion.
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