Deer Creek dad surprises three young kids after deployment in Africa

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Deer Creek dad surprises three young kids after deployment in Africa

DEER CREEK, Okla. (KFOR) — Three little antlers got the surprise of a lifetime Friday morning at Deer Creek Public Schools. Their dad, Staff Sergeant Matt Smith, just landed on Sooner soil Thursday, but he kept his homecoming a secret from his kids so he could surprise them at school on Friday. "I told them I wouldn't be back for three months," Smith said.  Smith served in the horn of Africa for nine months. He left his family in February 2023 t…