On a typical day, Dr. Alice Splinter was at her clinic. She had no idea to see her soldier husband after five months gone when she went into the room to see her patient.

With the assistance of a buddy, Joshua Splinter, a physician serving in the Texas Army Reserve and deployed

in Africa, planned to surprise his wife, a pediatrician, upon learning he would be returning home early.

She walks into the room, as seen in the video, and is shocked to discover her husband seated there. Following their embrace, you can probably guess what occurs.