Mr. And Mrs. Kevin and Katie Swier.

Talk about lessons in love. This couple pulled off a major surprise at Good Shepherd School in Minnesota. Teacher Katie Corkin and her fiancé Kevin got married at the campus Church in the middle of the day, inviting all her students. Afterwards, the kids and staff lined the halls to help them celebrate.

And this is US Air Force Master Sergeant, Jeremy Tedford, leaving his family on the day he was deployed.

A snapshot of one family's military sacrifice for our country, his little girl, bursting into tears of sadness as he leaves. But look at this. When he finally returns, those tears, now tears of joy, once safely back in the arms of loved In Philadelphia, these second-graders are reminding us about the power of friendship during a tough time. Listen to this pep talk, one gave the other.

Don't listen to a guy that calls you dumb. Listen to yourself. If you're this guy, whoever it is, just stop talking to people that calls you dumb. Tell her what she is. She's smart. You're smart. You're something nice, bro.

An example for all of us. Go, Lenny. And at Whitney Point High School, near Syracuse, New York. That's 10-year-old Lennon Saddlemire, shooting hoops with a Our City squad. Lennon and his brother, Rigo, are super fans with special needs who cheer the team on in every home game. So when it was Lennon's birthday, Happy birthday to you. The team surprised him at home with presents, and even assigned basketball.

Happy birthday.

For dad, Sean, and mom Gillian, the celebration for Lennon meant the world. He looks up to those kids, and they love having them coming to the games. What was his reaction?

He was a little nervous, but just really excited. Our kids have a genetic disorder, so they've got a lot of disabilities, and these students, they don't give a hoot about that.

As parents, how does that make you all feel?

To see other humans in the world accept them for who they are, that is literally my dreams come true.

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