Father surprises daughter at S.C. school after 7-month deployment

COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina freshman Alexis Hernandez was counting down the days until Christmas break when she received an unexpected gift Tuesday.

Her father, Daniel Hernandez-Marquez, surprised her at Ridge View High School after being deployed with the Air Force to South Korea for seven and a half months.

“This one was hard. This one was definitely hard watching them leave me at the airport, walking away… it sucked all around,” said Hernandez-Marquez…

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