{"id":1055,"date":"2024-01-05T14:30:01","date_gmt":"2024-01-05T14:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakstne.com\/blog\/?p=1055"},"modified":"2024-01-05T14:30:01","modified_gmt":"2024-01-05T14:30:01","slug":"soldier-makes-5-hr-drive-to-get-salute-from-grandfather-who-couldnt-attend-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakstne.com\/blog\/soldier-makes-5-hr-drive-to-get-salute-from-grandfather-who-couldnt-attend-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"Soldier Makes 5-Hr Drive To Get Salute From Grandfather Who Couldn\u2019t Attend Ceremony."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Receiving a salute for the first time after becoming a commissioned officer in the army is a pretty special moment, which is why this grandson was willing to go out of his way to get the honor from his grandfather! Unfortunately, the proud grandpa was unable to be present at the actual ceremony. So, the newly commissioned lieutenant decided to drive five hours to the elderly man\u2019s home! His grandfather couldn\u2019t have been more delighted to give the devoted soldier his very first salute.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1308 entered litespeed-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/ceeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/grandfather-grandson-salute-1.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ceeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/grandfather-grandson-salute-1.png 333w, https:\/\/ceeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/grandfather-grandson-salute-1-300x250.png 300w\" alt=\"A grandfather salutes his grandson in the army. \" width=\"333\" height=\"277\" data-lazyloaded=\"1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ceeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/grandfather-grandson-salute-1.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ceeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/grandfather-grandson-salute-1.png 333w, https:\/\/ceeden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/grandfather-grandson-salute-1-300x250.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\"><\/div>\n<p>Screengrab from Majically News\/YouTube<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMay I be the one to be the lucky one to give you the first salute of your career?\u201d asked the beaming grandpa when the young man appeared on his doorstep.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, the beautiful moment was captured on camera. Once the lieutenant\u2019s grandfather had solemnly given his salute, his grandson gave him one right back! Then, the two men shared a handshake and an emotional hug. Commenters on YouTube couldn\u2019t get over the sweet interaction!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter the formalities are over, nothing beats a big hug from grandpa,\u201d one user wrote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Receiving a salute for the first time after becoming a commissioned officer in the army is a pretty special moment, which is why this grandson was willing to go out&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1057,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1055","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v20.7 (Yoast SEO v24.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Soldier Makes 5-Hr Drive To Get Salute From Grandfather Who Couldn\u2019t Attend 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