A Christian radio station in Atlanta hatched a plan for a heartwarming reunion between a mother and her soldier son 2,000 miles away.
Jessica Rivera took advantage of the annual Christmas Wish program from the Georgia FM station, 104.7 The Fish Atlanta, to ask all the listeners to write holiday cards to her son who is stationed far away at Travis Air Force Base in California.
It was the first holiday she wouldn’t be near her 21-year-old, Logan—but the devoted mom hadn’t counted on a Christmas miracle.
Airman Logan Rivera has been on the West Coast since January, and Jessica was under the impression she’d be a guest on the live broadcast to thank listeners on-air for their Christmas card kindness. What she doesn’t know was that there was a much bigger surprise in store.
Behind the scenes, the radio station worked closely with the staff and officers at the Air Force Base, who generously granted Logan leave and assisted in coordinating his flight back home. Logan arrived in Atlanta early Thursday morning in uniform, just in time to reunite with his mother during the live broadcast with host Beth Bacall.
“Wouldn’t it be great if you could hand deliver them to your son?” asked Bacall, as her son was creeping up behind her.
“Oh my God,” she squealed, repeating it over and over during the long embrace.
Logan told the host he wanted to focus not on his service, but on his mother’s devotion, so the radio show’s partner, Chick-fil-A Atlanta, gifted her with a year’s worth of free meals at Chick-fil-A.
Host Bacall said the event was “a testament to the true spirit of Christmas: bringing people together.”
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