MINERSVILLE, Pa. — That is what Isaac Melochick saw on his screen as he watched the Philadelphia Phillies game on Saturday at his home in Schuylkill County.

It wasn't a home run that caught Melochick's attention; instead, it was a familiar face. The military surprise was his uncle, Raymond Plesnarski from Minersville.

"It was kind of just shock and like, 'Why is he on the Phillie Phanatic's four-wheeler?' We've seen it a million times growing up, so yeah, it was kind of overwhelming. The first thing I wanted to say was, 'Why didn't anybody tell me?'," says Melochick.

The naval chief surprised his wife and kids by returning home early from deployment, but his other family members in Schuylkill County were just as shocked. His parents, Toni and Bob Plesnarski, still live in his hometown o

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