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Sgt. Williams, who was not available for an interview, had been on a seven-month deployment to Afghanistan, according to the Georgia National Guard. He serves in the Macon, Georgia-based 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team.

He has been in the military since the age of 18, according to Joquina Williams, a mother of six.

Joquina Williams expected her son to arrive home in November.

\"He told me had been planning it and a lot of people knew except me,\" she said of the surprise. \"He’s been gone for a while so just seeing him, it was just like it was yesterday.\"

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Master Sgt. Meara Brown/Georgia National Guard
PHOTO: U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. Christopher Williams surprised his mom Joquina Williams at the trolley where she works.
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The emotional surprise moment was captured on video by one of Sgt. Williams' fellow soldiers, U.S. Army National Guard Master Sgt. Meara Brown.

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