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A quiet moment at a military ceremony caught the internet’s attention when Mariah acted on instinct after noticing a young soldier standing alone

Her wife, Liz, filmed the gesture and later shared it online, unsure how people would respond

The couple opens up to PEOPLE about the impact of the moment — and how it changed the way others see them

Mariah didn’t know the young soldier standing alone at Army graduation — but in a quiet, emotional moment, she stepped up anyway.

The ceremony had nearly ended when Mariah approached the trainee, tapped him out and placed a cord over his shoulder — a deeply meaningful military tradition typically shared between close family or friends.

Her wife, Liz, captured the gesture on video and posted it to TikTok with the words, “When my w

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