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MA Firefighter Surprises Daughter After Serving Months Overseas

"I had the butterflies in my stomach, waiting to see what her expression was."

An Easton firefighter returning from an overseas deployment greets his daughter for the first time in months.
An Easton firefighter returning from an overseas deployment greets his daughter for the first time in months. (Photo Courtesy of Easton Fire Department)

FRANKLIN, MA — A ring of the doorbell at the Eaton home this week turned out to be so much sweeter than a dinner delivery.

“I had the butterflies in my stomach, waiting to see what her expression was," said Michael Eaton, a firefighter returning from a months-long deployment to Iraq. "It’s one of those… once in a lifetime experiences you’re never going to have again,”

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