Kids & Family
A Greendale Homecoming For The Ages
As the Greendale High School football team lined up Friday night before the game, Noah Bonk would get a big surprise.
GREENDALE, WI -- As the Greendale High School football team lined up for the playing of the National Anthem before their Sep. 14 home game against Wisconsin Lutheran, junior lineman Noah Bonk got a big surprise.
His brother Austin Bonk, a petty officer in the U.S. Navy, hadn't been home in a year-and-a-half and was waiting in the tunnel to surprise his younger brother on his 17th birthday.
As the National Anthem ended, Austin - in full uniform - walked up to his brother, tapped him on the shoulder and gave him a big hug. Austin then surprised his parents in the stands - who also didn't know he was in town.
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“I was just absolutely shocked,” Noah said in a Journal Sentinel report. “I kind of felt someone coming up behind me, but I didn’t think anything of it. I was so focused on the game and getting hyped up that I was so shocked when I saw him. I didn’t know what to do.”
Video by Dan Kallenberger, published with permission. Image Via Youtube Screenshot
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