VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – On this Veterans Day, we would like to say welcome home to Information Technician Chief Petty Officer Jen Bussard, who this past Thursday surprised her daughter, Kennedy, a 2nd grader at .
Bussard deployed to Bahrain in May and traveled three days to get home to her little girl. She worked with Kennedy’s teacher, Kelsey Collins, to plan the surprise. Bussard dressed up as the school mascot, Henry the Dolphin.
Collins announced the class had a special guest, who had been gone a long time, and that is when Bussard removed the costume and surprised Kennedy, who sprinted into her arms.
Cape Henry is a Purple Star School, a designation awarded to schools in the Commonwealth that demonstrate a major commitment to students and families connected to our nation’s military…