Military dad greets children at school after being away for months WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio [Video]

KETTERING — A military father went to two different schools to surprise his children on Thursday afternoon.

As reported on News Center 7 at 5, Jacob Turner spent seven months away from his family at Army basic training.

Turner kicked off the surprise at Oakview Elementary School to surprise his daughter Maddisyn, and then over to his son Colton at Van Buren Middle School.

While Turner was away, he had little communication with his family.

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“I was in BCT and AIT— have been going through my training for like last six, seven months,” Turner said. “In about two weeks we’ll be going to Texas and I’ll be going there for about a year and then headed to Poland.”

This is something military families often deal with. It’s just one of the reasons Principal Matthew Salyer said putting this surprise together for …