A Heartwarming Surprise Military Reunion

- WE HAVE GIVEAWAYS AMAZING DURING OUR 12 DAYS OF GIVEAWAY. WE HAVE ONE MORE SURPRISE FOR ALL OF YOU. ACTUALLY, I'M GOING TO NEED AN AUDIENCE MEMBER TO HELP ME WITH THIS. WHERE... WHERE IS JEN LACKEY? WHERE ARE YOU, JEN LACKEY? COME ON! HELLO. - HELLO. - HOW ARE YOU? - EXCELLENT. HOW ARE YOU? - YOUR NAME IS JEN LACKEY. - I'M JEN LACKEY. - AND YOU ARE FROM WHERE? WHERE YOU LIVE? - BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA. - UH HUH. AND YOU ARE SINGLE? MARRIED? - I'M MARRIED. MY HUSBAND IS IN THE MILITARY AND... - OH, SO HE'S NOT HERE WITH YOU. - HE IS NOT HERE. - WELL. - THANK YOU. - HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN THE MILITARY? - HE HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR 18 YEARS. - 18 YEARS. - BUT HE HAS BEEN IN KUWAIT SINCE FEBRUARY. - WILL YOU BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS?

OR... - RIGHT AFTER. - RIGHT AFTER CHRISTMAS. WELL. What is his name? - HIS NAME IS MIKE LACKEY. - MIKE LACKEY. ACTUALLY, I KNOW WHO YOU ARE, BECAUSE HE SENT SOMETHING FOR YOU. LET'S SEE IT TOGETHER. - THIS IS CAPTAIN MICHAEL LACKEY OF THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD IN WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT. FOR THE PAST NINE MONTHS, I HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED TO CAMP ARIFJAN, KUWAIT, AND THIS IS A MESSAGE TO MY WONDERFUL WIFE, JEN. Hey, baby, I'm sorry I couldn't be there with you today. I KNOW WATCHING "ELLEN" FOR THE PAST NINE MONTHS HAS KEPT YOU SMILE EVERY DAY, AND I'M SO HAPPY THAT YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ON THE SHOW RIGHT NOW, AND I'M SURE YOU'RE SMILE FROM EAR TO EAR.

WHEN I MET YOU TEN YEARS AGO, I KNEW IT WAS THE GREATEST DAY OF MY LIFE, THAT WE SHOULD BE TOGETHER AND GET MARRIED, AND I MISS YOU AND OUR BEAUTIFUL CRAZY GIRLS SO MUCH. I WROTE TO ELLEN BECAUSE YOU HAVE DONE AN ​​AMAZING JOB TAKING CARE OF THE GIRLS FOR THE PAST NINE MONTHS WHILE I WAS DEPLOYED, AND I'M SORRY I CAN'T SPEND CHRISTMAS WITH YOU, BUT I WILL BE HOME SOON. PLEASE GIVE THE GIRLS A KISS AND A HUG FOR ME. I LOVE YOU. - ISN'T THAT SWEET? - THANK YOU SO MUCH. - BECAUSE...

BECAUSE I KNOW YOU WATCH THE SHOW AT NIGHT, IT MAKES YOU FEEL BETTER, AND THEN HE SAID THAT YOU WOULD WATCH IT TOGETHER, AND SO HE THOUGHT HE COULD SEE THEM IF YOU WERE. AT THE SHOW. AND SO, ANYWAY, SO YOU'RE HELPING WITH THIS LAST GIFT. OK, THIS IS A VERY EXCITING GIFT, BECAUSE IT'S ONE OF A KIND from him, AND I WANT US TO... LET'S GET IT OUT. I THINK YOU'RE GOING TO... OH, YOU'RE GOING TO GET EXCITED, I THINK. - I LOVE YOU BABE. - VERY GOOD, WE'LL BE BACK AFTER THIS. WE BACK WITH CAPTAIN MICHAEL LACKEY, WHO JUST RETURNED FROM KUWAIT AND SURPRISED HIS WIFE with him.

THIS WAS... YOU ARE THE MASTERMIND. YOU ARE THE ONE WHO WROTE AND WANTED TO SURPRISE HER AND DO THIS. - YEAH. - BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T BELIEVE YOU WOULD COME BACK IN TIME, AND HOW HARD WAS IT TO KEEP THIS SURPRISE? - I CAN'T LIE TO HIM ABOUT ANYTHING, SO IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT. EVEN THE SMALLEST GIFT, I WILL TELL HIM OR AT LEAST FORCE MYSELF TO TELL HIM, EVEN THOUGH I'M TRYING TO KEEP IT A SECRET. - AND YOU'VE BEEN HIDING HERE THE WHOLE TIME. - YEAH. - YEAH. - AND WE SURPRISED HER. SHE THOUGHT I WAS COMING FOR SOMETHING ELSE, AND IT WAS REALLY GREAT.

AND YOU HAVE TWO DAUGHTERS. HOW OLD ARE THEY? - FIVE AND THREE. BRIANNA AND ALEXA. - FIVE AND THREE. WOW. IT MUST BE VERY DIFFICULT TO BE AWAY FROM THEM. - IT IS VERY HARD. I HAVE DEPLOYED... THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME, ACTUALLY. AND IT IS THE FIRST TIME WITH TWO CHILDREN. IT'S VERY, VERY DIFFICULT. BUT, YOU KNOW, I HAVE SKYPE TO SEE THEM EVERY DAY, BUT I CAN'T WAIT. - ALRIGHT. - I CAN NOT WAIT. - WELL SHE WENT FOR THEM. THAT'S WHY YOUR WIFE IS NOT HERE. SO, JEN, I THINK... ARE YOU READY? TAKE YOUR DAUGHTERS AWAY AND... - HELLO, BRIANNA.

HELLO. HELLO. - DAD IS HERE. - HELLO DARLING. HELLO. THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL. SO BEAUTIFUL. - LOOK AT YOUR BEAUTIFUL DRESSES AND YOUR BOWS AND EVERYTHING. YOU LOOK GREAT. HELLO. - THANK YOU. And there is ELENA. - HOW ARE THEY? - VERY EXCITED TO COME TO SEE YOU. - HERE IS YOUR DAD. YOU'RE GOING TO BE WITH YOUR DAD FOR CHRISTMAS. YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE AN AMAZING VACATION TOGETHER. - THE BEST CHRISTMAS EVER. - NICE. DO YOU WANT TO GIVE DAD A HUG? - NOW LATER WE CAN FINISH THE KISSES. - HURRAH. - WELL, WE WANT TO GIVE YOU A GIFT SO THAT YOU HAVE A VERY, VERY HAPPY HOLIDAY.

SHUTTERFLY'S VISION IS TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE BY HELPING PEOPLE SHARE THE JOY OF LIFE, AND THEY WILL SEND YOU ON AN ALL EXPENSES PAID TRIP TO DISNEY'S AULANI RESORT IN HAWAII, VALUED AT $20,000. SO IT'S GOING TO BE AMAZING. - THANK YOU SO MUCH. - DO YOU WANT TO GIVE HIM A HUG? A KISS? - THANK YOU. -I LOVE HELPING PEOPLE, AND ESPECIALLY MILITARY FAMILIES, AND WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP A VETERAN WITH THE RENOVATIONS OF HIS HOME. IF YOU KNOW A DESERVING VETERAN IN THE WASHINGTON, D.C. AREA, PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE.

TELL US ABOUT THEM. WE WOULD LIKE TO HELP. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.