One of the greatest honors a newly commissioned officer will receive is the first salute, a sign of respect that’s steeped in tradition.
When one young man achieved the rank of commissioned lieutenant, there was only one person he wanted to deliver his first salute, and he drove five hours to make it happen.
Keep reading to learn more about the sweet moment between the new officer and his grandfather!
Online users can’t get enough of a viral YouTube that shows a grandfather saluting his newly commissioned grandson.
Though the grandfather, a retired soldier, was unable to be at the ceremony where his grandson received the rank of commissioned officer, the young man drove five hours to include the family patriarch in the honors.
Standing on the elderly man’s porch as the door is opened, the young man cheerfully says, “Hello!”
