WATCH: Sailor’s Christmas surprise for mom goes viral

(WATE) – A U.S. Navy sailor gave her mother the best gift — and the surprise of a lifetime this Christmas.

In the video, the sailor surprises her mom by sneaking up behind her while she opens her Christmas present: a mirror. When the mom unwraps the present, she sees her daughter standing there and shrieks with delight.

The amazing video, which was posted Christmas Eve by the sailor, who goes by the Twitter handle @cheeyannahh, has been retweeted more than 248,000 times and liked more than 850,000 times.

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