{"id":6266,"date":"2017-03-28T06:11:30","date_gmt":"2017-03-28T10:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/?p=6266"},"modified":"2019-03-06T22:24:36","modified_gmt":"2019-03-07T03:24:36","slug":"military-dad-surprises-daughter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2017\/03\/28\/military-dad-surprises-daughter\/","title":{"rendered":"Military dad surprises daughter"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_6290\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6290\" style=\"width: 3931px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6290\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2017\/03\/28\/military-dad-surprises-daughter\/20170328scmilitarysurprise01toned\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise01TONED.jpg?fit=3931%2C2641&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3931,2641\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Steph Chambers\\\/Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D4S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Second grader Imogen Nowak cries in the arms of her father United States Army Captain Erik Nowak after he surprised her during an assembly for National Kindness Week at Quaker Valley&#039;s Osborne Elementary School in Sewickley on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Captain Nowak has been in Qatar, Iraq, Kuwait, and Turkey since September 2016. (Steph Chambers\\\/Post-Gazette)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1490725095&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Pittsburgh Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20170328scMilitarySurprise01TONED\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Second grader Imogen Nowak cries in the arms of her father United States Army Captain Erik Nowak after he surprised her during an assembly for National Kindness Week at Quaker Valley&#8217;s Osborne Elementary School in Sewickley on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Captain Nowak has been in Qatar, Iraq, Kuwait, and Turkey since September 2016. (Steph Chambers\/Post-Gazette)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise01TONED.jpg?fit=300%2C202&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise01TONED.jpg?fit=848%2C570&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise01TONED.jpg?resize=848%2C570\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"570\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise01TONED.jpg?w=3931&amp;ssl=1 3931w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise01TONED.jpg?resize=300%2C202&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise01TONED.jpg?resize=1024%2C688&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise01TONED.jpg?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise01TONED.jpg?w=2544&amp;ssl=1 2544w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6290\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Second grader Imogen Nowak cries in the arms of her father United States Army Captain Erik Nowak after he surprised her during an assembly for National Kindness Week at Quaker Valley&#8217;s Osborne Elementary School in Sewickley on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Captain Nowak has been in Qatar, Iraq, Kuwait, and Turkey since September 2016. (Steph Chambers\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6291\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6291\" style=\"width: 3840px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6291\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2017\/03\/28\/military-dad-surprises-daughter\/20170328scmilitarysurprise02toned\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise02TONED.jpg?fit=3840%2C2792&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3840,2792\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Steph Chambers\\\/Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Second grader Imogen Nowak, seated next to her teacher Mrs. Kristina DiRenzo, raises her hand to answer a question about her father United States Army Captain Erik Nowak before he surprised her during an assembly for National Kindness Week at Quaker Valley\\u2019s Osborne Elementary School in Sewickley on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Captain Nowak has been in Qatar, Iraq, Kuwait, and Turkey since September 2016. (Steph Chambers\\\/Post-Gazette)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1490754993&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Pittsburgh Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;5000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20170328scMilitarySurprise02TONED\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Second grader Imogen Nowak, seated next to her teacher Mrs. Kristina DiRenzo, raises her hand to answer a question about her father United States Army Captain Erik Nowak before he surprised her during an assembly for National Kindness Week at Quaker Valley\u2019s Osborne Elementary School in Sewickley on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Captain Nowak has been in Qatar, Iraq, Kuwait, and Turkey since September 2016. (Steph Chambers\/Post-Gazette)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise02TONED.jpg?fit=300%2C218&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise02TONED.jpg?fit=848%2C617&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise02TONED.jpg?resize=848%2C617\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"617\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise02TONED.jpg?w=3840&amp;ssl=1 3840w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise02TONED.jpg?resize=300%2C218&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise02TONED.jpg?resize=1024%2C745&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise02TONED.jpg?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise02TONED.jpg?w=2544&amp;ssl=1 2544w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6291\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Second grader Imogen Nowak, seated next to her teacher Mrs. Kristina DiRenzo, raises her hand to answer a question about her father United States Army Captain Erik Nowak before he surprised her during an assembly for National Kindness Week at Quaker Valley\u2019s Osborne Elementary School in Sewickley on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Captain Nowak has been in Qatar, Iraq, Kuwait, and Turkey since September 2016. (Steph Chambers\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6292\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6292\" style=\"width: 4501px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6292\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2017\/03\/28\/military-dad-surprises-daughter\/20170328scmilitarysurprise03toned\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise03TONED.jpg?fit=4501%2C3098&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4501,3098\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Steph Chambers\\\/Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D4S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Second grader Imogen Nowak cries in the arms of her father United States Army Captain Erik Nowak as her mother Krista Nowak looks on after he surprised her during an assembly for National Kindness Week at Quaker Valley\\u2019s Osborne Elementary School in Sewickley on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Captain Nowak has been in Qatar, Iraq, Kuwait, and Turkey since September 2016. (Steph Chambers\\\/Post-Gazette)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1490725131&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Pittsburgh Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20170328scMilitarySurprise03TONED\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Second grader Imogen Nowak cries in the arms of her father United States Army Captain Erik Nowak as her mother Krista Nowak looks on after he surprised her during an assembly for National Kindness Week at Quaker Valley\u2019s Osborne Elementary School in Sewickley on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Captain Nowak has been in Qatar, Iraq, Kuwait, and Turkey since September 2016. (Steph Chambers\/Post-Gazette)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise03TONED.jpg?fit=300%2C206&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise03TONED.jpg?fit=848%2C584&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise03TONED.jpg?resize=848%2C584\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"584\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise03TONED.jpg?w=4501&amp;ssl=1 4501w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise03TONED.jpg?resize=300%2C206&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise03TONED.jpg?resize=1024%2C705&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise03TONED.jpg?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise03TONED.jpg?w=2544&amp;ssl=1 2544w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6292\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Second grader Imogen Nowak cries in the arms of her father United States Army Captain Erik Nowak as her mother Krista Nowak looks on after he surprised her during an assembly for National Kindness Week at Quaker Valley\u2019s Osborne Elementary School in Sewickley on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Captain Nowak has been in Qatar, Iraq, Kuwait, and Turkey since September 2016. (Steph Chambers\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6293\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6293\" style=\"width: 3412px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6293\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2017\/03\/28\/military-dad-surprises-daughter\/20170328scmilitarysurprise04toned\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise04TONED.jpg?fit=3412%2C2655&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3412,2655\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Steph Chambers\\\/Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Second grader Imogen Nowak cries in the arms of her father United States Army Captain Erik Nowak after he surprised her during an assembly for National Kindness Week at Quaker Valley\\u2019s Osborne Elementary School in Sewickley on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Captain Nowak has been in Qatar, Iraq, Kuwait, and Turkey since September 2016. (Steph Chambers\\\/Post-Gazette)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1490755206&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Pittsburgh Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;102&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;5000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20170328scMilitarySurprise04TONED\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Second grader Imogen Nowak cries in the arms of her father United States Army Captain Erik Nowak after he surprised her during an assembly for National Kindness Week at Quaker Valley\u2019s Osborne Elementary School in Sewickley on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Captain Nowak has been in Qatar, Iraq, Kuwait, and Turkey since September 2016. (Steph Chambers\/Post-Gazette)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise04TONED.jpg?fit=300%2C233&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise04TONED.jpg?fit=848%2C660&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise04TONED.jpg?resize=848%2C660\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"660\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise04TONED.jpg?w=3412&amp;ssl=1 3412w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise04TONED.jpg?resize=300%2C233&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise04TONED.jpg?resize=1024%2C797&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise04TONED.jpg?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise04TONED.jpg?w=2544&amp;ssl=1 2544w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6293\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Second grader Imogen Nowak cries in the arms of her father United States Army Captain Erik Nowak after he surprised her during an assembly for National Kindness Week at Quaker Valley\u2019s Osborne Elementary School in Sewickley on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Captain Nowak has been in Qatar, Iraq, Kuwait, and Turkey since September 2016. (Steph Chambers\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6294\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6294\" style=\"width: 3725px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6294\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2017\/03\/28\/military-dad-surprises-daughter\/20170328scmilitarysurprise05toned\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise05TONED.jpg?fit=3725%2C2595&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3725,2595\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Steph Chambers\\\/Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Elementary students hold up signs for United States Army Captain Erik Nowak after he surprised his daughter, second grader Imogen Nowak, during an assembly for National Kindness Week at Quaker Valley\\u2019s Osborne Elementary School in Sewickley on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Captain Nowak has been in Qatar, Iraq, Kuwait, and Turkey since September 2016. (Steph Chambers\\\/Post-Gazette)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1490755458&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Pittsburgh Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;150&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;5000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20170328scMilitarySurprise05TONED\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Elementary students hold up signs for United States Army Captain Erik Nowak after he surprised his daughter, second grader Imogen Nowak, during an assembly for National Kindness Week at Quaker Valley\u2019s Osborne Elementary School in Sewickley on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Captain Nowak has been in Qatar, Iraq, Kuwait, and Turkey since September 2016. (Steph Chambers\/Post-Gazette)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise05TONED.jpg?fit=300%2C209&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise05TONED.jpg?fit=848%2C590&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise05TONED.jpg?resize=848%2C591\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"591\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise05TONED.jpg?w=3725&amp;ssl=1 3725w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise05TONED.jpg?resize=300%2C209&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise05TONED.jpg?resize=1024%2C713&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise05TONED.jpg?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise05TONED.jpg?w=2544&amp;ssl=1 2544w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6294\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elementary students hold up signs for United States Army Captain Erik Nowak after he surprised his daughter, second grader Imogen Nowak, during an assembly for National Kindness Week at Quaker Valley\u2019s Osborne Elementary School in Sewickley on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Captain Nowak has been in Qatar, Iraq, Kuwait, and Turkey since September 2016. (Steph Chambers\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6295\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6295\" style=\"width: 3818px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6295\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2017\/03\/28\/military-dad-surprises-daughter\/20170328scmilitarysurprise06toned\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise06TONED.jpg?fit=3818%2C2579&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3818,2579\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Steph Chambers\\\/Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Second grader Imogen Nowak holds the hand of her father United States Army Captain Erik Nowak after he surprised her during an assembly for National Kindness Week at Quaker Valley\\u2019s Osborne Elementary School in Sewickley on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Captain Nowak has been in Qatar, Iraq, Kuwait, and Turkey since September 2016. (Steph Chambers\\\/Post-Gazette)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1490755991&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Pittsburgh Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;5000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20170328scMilitarySurprise06TONED\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Second grader Imogen Nowak holds the hand of her father United States Army Captain Erik Nowak after he surprised her during an assembly for National Kindness Week at Quaker Valley\u2019s Osborne Elementary School in Sewickley on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Captain Nowak has been in Qatar, Iraq, Kuwait, and Turkey since September 2016. (Steph Chambers\/Post-Gazette)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise06TONED.jpg?fit=300%2C203&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise06TONED.jpg?fit=848%2C573&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise06TONED.jpg?resize=848%2C573\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"573\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise06TONED.jpg?w=3818&amp;ssl=1 3818w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise06TONED.jpg?resize=300%2C203&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise06TONED.jpg?resize=1024%2C692&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise06TONED.jpg?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise06TONED.jpg?w=2544&amp;ssl=1 2544w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6295\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Second grader Imogen Nowak holds the hand of her father United States Army Captain Erik Nowak after he surprised her during an assembly for National Kindness Week at Quaker Valley\u2019s Osborne Elementary School in Sewickley on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Captain Nowak has been in Qatar, Iraq, Kuwait, and Turkey since September 2016. (Steph Chambers\/Post-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_6296\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6296\" style=\"width: 4905px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6296\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/2017\/03\/28\/military-dad-surprises-daughter\/20170328scmilitarysurprise07toned\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise07TONED.jpg?fit=4905%2C3199&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4905,3199\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Steph Chambers\\\/Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D4S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;While posing for television, second grader Imogen Nowak hugs her father United States Army Captain Erik Nowak as her mother Krista Nowak looks on after he surprised her during an assembly for National Kindness Week at Quaker Valley\\u2019s Osborne Elementary School in Sewickley on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Captain Nowak has been in Qatar, Iraq, Kuwait, and Turkey since September 2016. (Steph Chambers\\\/Post-Gazette)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1490725442&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Pittsburgh Post-Gazette&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;44&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20170328scMilitarySurprise07TONED\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;While posing for television, second grader Imogen Nowak hugs her father United States Army Captain Erik Nowak as her mother Krista Nowak looks on after he surprised her during an assembly for National Kindness Week at Quaker Valley\u2019s Osborne Elementary School in Sewickley on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Captain Nowak has been in Qatar, Iraq, Kuwait, and Turkey since September 2016. (Steph Chambers\/Post-Gazette)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise07TONED.jpg?fit=300%2C196&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise07TONED.jpg?fit=848%2C553&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise07TONED.jpg?resize=848%2C553\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"553\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise07TONED.jpg?w=4905&amp;ssl=1 4905w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise07TONED.jpg?resize=300%2C196&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise07TONED.jpg?resize=1024%2C668&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise07TONED.jpg?w=1696&amp;ssl=1 1696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2017\/03\/20170328scMilitarySurprise07TONED.jpg?w=2544&amp;ssl=1 2544w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6296\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">While posing for television, second grader Imogen Nowak hugs her father United States Army Captain Erik Nowak as her mother Krista Nowak looks on after he surprised her during an assembly for National Kindness Week at Quaker Valley\u2019s Osborne Elementary School in Sewickley on Tuesday, March 28, 2017. Captain Nowak has been in Qatar, Iraq, Kuwait, and Turkey since September 2016. 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