The Boston Bruins hosted the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday. And to celebrate Veterans Day, they had the parents of an Army lieutenant named Charles Jacobs drop the ceremonial first puck.

Jacobs is in the middle of a tour in Afghanistan. But when his parents got to center ice, he came out to give them the puck. His mom broke down in tears, and even the commentator admitted he was tearing up.

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