A couple stationed overseas in Germany came back to Pella to surprise their family back home.

Sgt. Brian Bushnell of the U.S. Army his wife Tiffany, and daughter Emma surprised Brian’s parents Ruth and Michael during the afternoon Volks Parade Thursday.

Brian has been stationed in Germany since June 2014 and around the globe since 2010, and this was his first Tulip Time in seven years.

The American Legion in Pella helped pull off the surprise on their parade float near the Pella Ambulance building, where Mike serves as an EMT.