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Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 5:37 PM
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A hero’s welcome

(courtesy photo)

Pfluger Elementary first grader Clarissa Salinas shows a broad smile as her father, U.S. Army Cpl. Eric Salinas, lifts her up in the air during a surprise reunion Monday morning. Salinas got the birthday surprise of a lifetime after her father, who had been on a 400-day deployment overseas, surprised Clarissa at school.

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