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Memorial Day Memory
![A message from Staff Sergeant Anthony Wagner plays on the FirstEnergy Stadium scoreboard during a commercial break. But Wagner, who had been stationed in Afghanistan for nine months, had a surprise in store.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/browns/ztcuer4scmewmufeqweb.jpg)
A message from Staff Sergeant Anthony Wagner plays on the FirstEnergy Stadium scoreboard during a commercial break. But Wagner, who had been stationed in Afghanistan for nine months, had a surprise in store.
![Sprinting out of the tunnel with American flags waving behind him, Wagner was met in the end zone by a leaping bear hug and tears of joy from Jaelyn and Austin. The emotional embrace didn't leave a dry eye in the stadium.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/browns/d4fcgtqxr5sqdtelpxcq.jpg)
Sprinting out of the tunnel with American flags waving behind him, Wagner was met in the end zone by a leaping bear hug and tears of joy from Jaelyn and Austin. The emotional embrace didn't leave a dry eye in the stadium.
![Sprinting out of the tunnel with American flags waving behind him, Wagner was met in the end zone by a leaping bear hug and tears of joy from Jaelyn and Austin. The emotional embrace didn't leave a dry eye in the stadium.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/browns/zcrhtyx1m4slfx9uoqgy.jpg)
Sprinting out of the tunnel with American flags waving behind him, Wagner was met in the end zone by a leaping bear hug and tears of joy from Jaelyn and Austin. The emotional embrace didn't leave a dry eye in the stadium.
![Sprinting out of the tunnel with American flags waving behind him, Wagner was met in the end zone by a leaping bear hug and tears of joy from Jaelyn and Austin. The emotional embrace didn't leave a dry eye in the stadium.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/browns/rigkbayvmcsyycopqzwa.jpg)
Sprinting out of the tunnel with American flags waving behind him, Wagner was met in the end zone by a leaping bear hug and tears of joy from Jaelyn and Austin. The emotional embrace didn't leave a dry eye in the stadium.
![Sprinting out of the tunnel with American flags waving behind him, Wagner was met in the end zone by a leaping bear hug and tears of joy from Jaelyn and Austin. The emotional embrace didn't leave a dry eye in the stadium.](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/browns/b9nfiomcxlom8ftkfugt.jpg)
Sprinting out of the tunnel with American flags waving behind him, Wagner was met in the end zone by a leaping bear hug and tears of joy from Jaelyn and Austin. The emotional embrace didn't leave a dry eye in the stadium.
!["That day will always be something special for me and my kids," said Wagner. "It's one of those tingly feelings that's almost impossible to describe."](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/browns/lnypz730bwftm1bjluv9.jpg)
"That day will always be something special for me and my kids," said Wagner. "It's one of those tingly feelings that's almost impossible to describe."
!["That day will always be something special for me and my kids," said Wagner. "It's one of those tingly feelings that's almost impossible to describe."](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/browns/ksrztx1rpsnwiml2hvet.jpg)
"That day will always be something special for me and my kids," said Wagner. "It's one of those tingly feelings that's almost impossible to describe."
!["That day will always be something special for me and my kids," said Wagner. "It's one of those tingly feelings that's almost impossible to describe."](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/browns/basllputjpufzcd0e92n.jpg)
"That day will always be something special for me and my kids," said Wagner. "It's one of those tingly feelings that's almost impossible to describe."
!["That day will always be something special for me and my kids," said Wagner. "It's one of those tingly feelings that's almost impossible to describe."](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/browns/fg0s34rpxgpbyrtfkkqo.jpg)
"That day will always be something special for me and my kids," said Wagner. "It's one of those tingly feelings that's almost impossible to describe."
!["That day will always be something special for me and my kids," said Wagner. "It's one of those tingly feelings that's almost impossible to describe."](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/browns/lzatszyuygihja45oej9.jpg)
"That day will always be something special for me and my kids," said Wagner. "It's one of those tingly feelings that's almost impossible to describe."
!["That day will always be something special for me and my kids," said Wagner. "It's one of those tingly feelings that's almost impossible to describe."](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/browns/xpcgoaoqbvdglitsmgcj.jpg)
"That day will always be something special for me and my kids," said Wagner. "It's one of those tingly feelings that's almost impossible to describe."
!["You deploy for so long and it's tough on everybody," Wagner said. "I wanted to do something my family would never forget."](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/browns/xkgzx4uwvo74upwxtdfo.jpg)
"You deploy for so long and it's tough on everybody," Wagner said. "I wanted to do something my family would never forget."
!["You deploy for so long and it's tough on everybody," Wagner said. "I wanted to do something my family would never forget."](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/browns/qv4ldzneyy1rwmudc4lv.jpg)
"You deploy for so long and it's tough on everybody," Wagner said. "I wanted to do something my family would never forget."