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Madisonville dad now stationed in ND surprises son after early return from Qatar

You'll want to get the tissues ready for this one.

A Madisonville dad who returned from a mission in Qatar 3 weeks early surprised his son with a special gift after school Wednesday.

The family is actually stationed in Minot, North Dakota now. But dad, Mark Coffelt, is originally from Madisonville.

Mark returned home this week after spending 8 months away.

"My nephew had just asked that his daddy be home for his birthday so they wanted to find a way to surprise him when he actually got here 3 weeks early," Mark's sister Sunni McCulley said.

His son, Ronin, had no idea his dad arrived home so they surprised him with a gift he thought was mailed from Qatar.

The video, recorded by his mom, starts out with a sad letter from dad saying he won't be home in time for his birthday. Ronin continues opening and finds out it's just a box inside of a box, inside of another box, until he reaches a note again.

The note says "Surprise!" -- and out walks dad from around the corner.

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