Lots of cheering
While Brooks couldn’t be there for the birth and was at the airport on his own in Dallas, the soldier wasn’t truly alone. “There was a whole crowd of passengers around him. We felt like we were part of the family. And it was just a beautiful moment when the baby was born and we could all hear her crying,” one passenger told. “Everyone was overwhelmed with emotion,” another passenger said.
On the other end of the phone, in the hospital in Jackson, Haley could hear people cheering in the airport. Giving birth is already a special moment but this made things even more unique and special.