The mission was critical Thursday as D’Mya Rawls walked the halls of Wetumpka Elementary School.
The freshly minted U.S. Army soldier was on her way to surprise her brother Ethan Ewing, who is in the second grade.

PHOTOS: Wetumpka Elementary student surprised by Veteran sister
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PHOTOS: Wetumpka Elementary student surprised by Veteran sister
Cliff Williams / TPI D’Mya Rawls hugs her younger brother Ethan Ewing Thursday in a surprise reunion for Ethan.

PHOTOS: Wetumpka Elementary student surprised by Veteran sister
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PHOTOS: Wetumpka Elementary student surprised by Veteran sister
Cliff Williams / TPI D’Mya Rawls hugs her younger brother Ethan Ewing Thursday in a surprise reunion for Ethan.

PHOTOS: Wetumpka Elementary student surprised by Veteran sister
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PHOTOS: Wetumpka Elementary student surprised by Veteran sister
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PHOTOS: Wetumpka Elementary student surprised by Veteran sister
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PHOTOS: Wetumpka Elementary student surprised by Veteran sister
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PHOTOS: Wetumpka Elementary student surprised by Veteran sister
Cliff Williams / TPI Shameka Merkerson, center, watches as her son Ethan Ewing poses with her daughter D’Mya Rawls for a photograph at Wetumpka Elementary School.
PHOTOS: Wetumpka Elementary student surprised by Veteran sister
PHOTOS: Wetumpka Elementary student surprised by Veteran sister
11132024 Soldier Sibling Reunion 001.jpg
PHOTOS: Wetumpka Elementary student surprised by Veteran sister
Cliff Williams / TPI D’Mya Rawls hugs her younger brother Ethan Ewing Thursday in a surprise reunion for Ethan.
PHOTOS: Wetumpka Elementary student surprised by Veteran sister
11132024 Soldier Sibling Reunion 003.jpg
PHOTOS: Wetumpka Elementary student surprised by Veteran sister
Cliff Williams / TPI D’Mya Rawls hugs her younger brother Ethan Ewing Thursday in a surprise reunion for Ethan.
PHOTOS: Wetumpka Elementary student surprised by Veteran sister
11132024 Soldier Sibling Reunion 005.jpg
PHOTOS: Wetumpka Elementary student surprised by Veteran sister
11132024 Soldier Sibling Reunion 006.jpg
PHOTOS: Wetumpka Elementary student surprised by Veteran sister
11132024 Soldier Sibling Reunion 007.jpg
PHOTOS: Wetumpka Elementary student surprised by Veteran sister
11132024 Soldier Sibling Reunion 009.jpg
PHOTOS: Wetumpka Elementary student surprised by Veteran sister
Cliff Williams / TPI Shameka Merkerson, center, watches as her son Ethan Ewing poses with her daughter D’Mya Rawls for a photograph at Wetumpka Elementary School.