Father, son share emotional moment during Marine Corps ceremony

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By Alyssa Wilson Published: April 12, 2021

Father, son share emotional moment during Marine Corps ceremony

Marine Corps Sergeant Micheal Fisher giving his son his first salue after becoming second lieutenant in an emotional video that has since gone viral. (Photo credit: @e8msgt/TikTok)

An emotional moment between U.S. Marine Corps Master Sergeant Michael Fisher and his son has gone viral.

The video, posted on TikTok, shows Fisher saluting his son for the first time after becoming a second lieutenant, Fox 5 Atlanta reported.

It has been viewed more than one million times.

@e8msgtRendering my son his 1st Salute! ##marine ##2ndLT ##usmc ##fatherson ##fyp ##military ##instructor ♬ original sound – Mike Fisher

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Fisher joined Start Your Day with Sharon Reed and Mike Hill to discuss the emotional moment.

He said he tries to make each officer’s first salute personal to them, but the moment was emotional for him as he reflected on his son’s journey to get there.