Walnut School Helps Reunite 2nd Grader With Sister In The Navy

WALNUT, CA -- A second grader at Collegewood Elementary School who was missing his sister during the holiday season received the present of his young life recently as the sister, who's in the U.S. Navy and stationed in South Carolina, surprised him at the school after flying in to visit.

7-year-old Anton Carlos had just performed in a school musical on Friday, Dec. 13 when he got the big surprise. For the past two years, his big sister, Kathryn, has been a U.S. Navy Petty Officer on a Nuclear Power Training Command in South Carolina.

"We recently learned that one of our second graders, Anton in Ms. Johnson's class, has had a heavy heart because he has been missing his sister who is serving and protecting our peace," Principal Dr. Mary Wendland said during the school assembly. "And we have a surprise for you, Anton - your sister has flown in to be here today!"

That's when his sister walked in through the door, to the front of the stage, and into his arms, according to a report by KABC-TV.

Anton, who hadn't seen his oldest sister in a year, gave her the biggest hug as she wiped away his tears, ABC7 reported.

Anton had been wishing that she'd be able to come home for Christmas, and said afterward that he had missed her a lot.