Four-Year-Old Daughter Taps Out Soldier Dad At Graduation

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A proud daughter shared an unforgettable moment with her solider father when she weaved through a crowd to tap him out at his military graduation. The ten weeks Emilio Gacita was at basic training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, with the U.S. Army were incredibly tough on his four-year-old daughter, Naara Camila. The pair share an incredibly close bond, Naara's mom, Johanny, from Jacksonville, Florida, said, and so Naara couldn't wait for the moment Emilio finished is training. On April 22, an excited Naara was guided towards the crowd of other graduating soldiers by her mom, who encouraged her to search for her father. When Naara spotted Emilio, she walked up to her dad to tap him out, with the emotion of the moment captured across Emilio's face.

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00:00This four-year-old is on a very important mission,

00:02and her target is someone she's been missing

00:05for a long, long time.

00:07For 10 weeks, Dad Emilio was away at U.S. Army basic training,

00:11and the distance was incredibly tough on daughter Nara.

00:14But on graduation day, her mom brought her to the formation

00:18with one simple instruction, go find Dad.

00:33Mom Johani told us she felt tremendous happiness

00:37they were finally reunited,

00:38after almost three months without a hug.

00:41And she hopes people see the value of the love

00:44between a father and his daughter,

00:45even after distance and sacrifice.

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