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we covered military opening day with the San Diego Padres and no other professional team goes as far as they do to support our men and women in uniform. While covering the Padres on this occasion and a few others, we became friends with their PR staff’s which include George Stieren and Warren Miller. They just had their colleague Erik Meyer send me the story and video of 11-year-old Brad Warnick, joined on the mound by mother Irene and 8-year-old sister Ashley, who thought they were just representing the USS Midway Museum in San Diego in honor of their fathers service in the Navy. BUT…..dressed in full Padres catching gear behind the plate was Petty Officer 1st Class Rick Warnick, their father & husband. Petty Officer Warnick is part of the crew currently deployed on the USS Nimitz, scheduled to return next month. Warnick was flown home early to surprise his family on the field through cooperative efforts of the USS Midway Museum and the Navy. This video is what it’s all about.

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i loved that

they showed it on tv and it was soo cool to see his kids reaction

you can not keep bumping your head against reality and saying it is not there.

by C8LIN B on Jun 6, 2008 10:00 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I didn't really see the kids react much at all

maybe they were just too surprised to know how to react.

by jbox on Jun 7, 2008 9:58 AM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I sorta thought that too

I watched the video twice and it didn’t seem like the kids or his wife were really surprised.

Maybe they thought Headley would be behind the mask.

by Winfield's Ghost on Jun 7, 2008 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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