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Elk River military dad gives daughter teary-eyed ice cream surprise
Mike Crawford, an Elk River native who is an EMT in the U.S. Army, came home over Memorial Day weekend and gave his daughter a teary-eyed surprise. The neighborhood pulled off the emotional surprise with the help of Brain Freeze ice cream truck.
ELK RIVER, Minn. (FOX 9) - An Elk River father in the military came home over Memorial Day weekend, and gave his daughter a surprise she’ll never forget.
A community pulled off the surprise with the help of Brain Freeze ice cream truck.
Soldier surprises daughter
The backstory:
An Elk River father in the military, Mike Crawford, came home Sunday, and a community on the 10000 block of 190th Ave NW surprised his daughter with the help of an ice cream truck. The girl is standing near the truck like on any other normal warm summer day.
Crawford, inside the truck, offers her a treat and says, "How about have a cup of ice cream with your dad?" The girl immediately realizes it’s her dad, breaks down in tears and the two embrace at the back of the truck.
"As soon as he said that, the girl went red in the face and she was crying in excitement. It was fun," said Travis Turek with Brain Freeze ice cream truck.
Ice cream truck employees honored to share surprise
What they're saying:
Crawford is an EMT currently active with the U.S. Army. It was fitting for him to come home on Memorial Day weekend, and surprise his daughter.
"It was just a success, and the whole neighborhood was out there. It was just a beautiful story. It was just a really cool thing for us to be a part of," said Michelle Remick with Brain Freeze ice cream truck.