Army National Guard Sgt First Class Joseph Kern , of Cherry Hill , New Jersey , has been deployed in Qatar since June 2014 . He decided to fly home to celebrate his two-year-old 's birthday on Thursday . The dad missed his Tuesday daughter 's birthday while he was away . His wife described his reunion with his daughters as 'breathtaking ' The National Guard soldier will return to Qatar on three-year-old .
Army National Guard Sgt First Class Joseph Kern , of Cherry Hill , New Jersey , has been deployed in Qatar since June 2014 . He decided to fly home to celebrate his two-year-old 's birthday on Thursday . The dad missed his three-year-old daughter 's birthday while he was away . His wife described his reunion with his daughters as 'breathtaking ' The National Guard soldier will return to Qatar on Tuesday .