I’m not crying, you are 😭

Excuse me, I'm being told that we have a small problem, so we have to figure out where his diploma is.We have every diploma except for one.Mr. Wiley, are you in the back?Can you see if we have one in the back, please?Let me go take a look.

I think we got it.

You know, sometimes the most important deliveries take a little longer than expected, especially when they're coming from so far away.

To my brother, I will cross the ocean a million times for you.I praise God for bringing me home to you safely for your big milestone.Congratulations, Kayla Barksdale.I am so proud of you.

Today, this diploma is not being delivered by a staff member or an administrator.It's being delivered by someone who is special to the graduate and someone who has been serving overseas for over a year and has not seen her brother in that time.Ladies and gentlemen, please join me Please welcome home Specialist Barksdale, who is home after serving the Iranian war for the 2127th Infantry Battalion.