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Many young girls take part in the endearing tradition of attending daddy-daughter dances with their fathers, creating core memories and bonding with their dads at the same time.<\/p>\n
Though, not every little girl is lucky enough to have their father with them.<\/p>\n
In fact, for this sweet little girl, attending a dance was important to her. The only problem was she sadly no longer had her dad with her\u2026<\/p>\n
Young Cayleigh Hinton was barely four years old when her loving father tragically lost his life in an accident during military training. This meant that little Cayleigh was fast growing up and experiencing special life moments without her father present \u2013 including a daddy-daughter dance.<\/p>\n
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At the time, Cayleigh\u2019s mother was worried about what she\u2019d do \u2013 she didn\u2019t want her little girl to miss out on such an important moment, especially because Cayleigh\u2019s mother and late father had talked about this exact moment before he died. Not sure what to do, she put out a request to have someone from the National Guard accompany her daughter to the dance.<\/p>\n
When First Sergeant Joseph Bierbrodt saw the request, he felt compelled to accompany Cayleigh. He later told ABC 7 Chicago: \u201cIt had to be done,\u201d adding that \u201cIt wasn\u2019t even really a choice for me. I view it as an honor to be able to do this for her.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sergeant Bierbrodt accepted the request and started on some pretty special plans to make the evening one Cayleigh would remember for years to come. Although he didn\u2019t know the family at all, he felt it was the right thing for him to do \u2013 especially because he has children of his own.<\/p>\n
\u201cI consider it a huge honor to be able to do this. We never forget the ones who have left, or leave their families unattended,\u201d Sergeant Bierbrodt told the Chicago Tribune, via Today.<\/p>\n
Ever the gentleman, Sergeant Bierbrodt arrived to Cayleigh\u2019s home with a bouquet of flowers, a teddy bear, and a little stuffed dog that his own daughters had cherished. But he wasn\u2019t acting alone, as a whole community of people were working together behind the scenes to make the evening super exciting.<\/p>\n