After not seeing his son for nine months, a Navy mom surprised him when she attended his high school graduation in Tuscaloosa. The reunion was emotional and the graduate was extremely happy to see his mother again.
WVTM 13 reported that Petty Officer 2nd Class Vera Turner, who has been staying at the Navy headquarters in Guantanamo Bay for the past months, planned to surprise Steven Turner Jr. He was part of the graduating class of the Paul W. Bryant High School.
Planned surprise
The military mom talked to school officials who hid the mother I a room where her son cannot see her prior to him going up the stage. Steven was said to be the last in line in his class and was also the last one to be called.
The same report added that when he was about to get his diploma, he saw his mom across the stage wearing her Navy uniform. They ran into each other's arms and started crying. The audience saw them exchanging "I love yous."
"I thought she wasn't going to make it because the whole time the past month she said she wasn't going to make it," Steven told WVTM 13. "She said she might not make it. I was like aw man. Oh well, I'll send you pictures, but she made a plan."
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According to ABC 7, Steven admitted that he got nervous when his name was not yet called. "I got really worried, I thought she forgot my name," he added.
He added that seeing his mom meant the world for him. Steven said he already expected that Vera will not be able to attend his graduation because of her work.
This became the best graduation gift for her son who could not stop thanking his mother. "All he could say was, 'Thank you, Mama, thank you, I love you,'" the Navy officer added.
