Pictured: Staff Sergeant Nicholas Zito, a member of the Army National Guard, surprised his two children – Nicholas Zito and Samantha Zito – during a Field Day celebration at Forest Avenue Elementary School in the West Babylon School District on June 15. The family hasn’t been together in more than a year.
Photos courtesy of West Babylon School District
Two students at Forest Avenue Elementary School in the West Babylon School District – fourth grader Nicholas Zito and third grader Samantha Zito – were left speechless when their father, Staff Sergeant Nicholas Zito, surprised them during their Field Day celebrations on June 15.
Staff Sergeant Nicholas Zito is a member of the Army National Guard. For a little more than a year, he has been deployed in Africa — Djibouti, Somalia and Kenya. He hasn’t seen his two children since.
The two Forest Avenue teachers – Ms. Craig and Mr. McKeown – thought it was important to celebrate the soldier’s return and helped to organize the event. The students were overcome with emotion and couldn’t contain their joy during the reunion, which included mom Diana Zito. Staff Sergeant Zito will now be stationed in Farmingdale for the next year.
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