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U.S. Marine Lane Robison, a 2017 Lindsay graduate, surprised his mom and two sisters when he presented the American flag during “The Star Spangled Banner” prior to the Leopardettes game on August 28. He arrived minutes before the game and dad was in on it. Thanks to the coaches, referees, players and parents who orchestrated this surprise, for it was not an easy task to keep mom and the two sisters from seeing Lane’s arrival. -
U.S. Marine Lane Robison, a 2017 Lindsay graduate, surprised his mom and two sisters when he presented the American flag during “The Star Spangled Banner” prior to the Leopardettes game on August 28. He arrived minutes before the game and dad was in on it. Thanks to the coaches, referees, players and parents who orchestrated this surprise, for it was not an easy task to keep mom and the two sisters from seeing Lane’s arrival. -
U.S. Marine Lane Robison, a 2017 Lindsay graduate, surprised his mom and two sisters when he presented the American flag during “The Star Spangled Banner” prior to the Leopardettes game on August 28. He arrived minutes before the game and dad was in on it. Thanks to the coaches, referees, players and parents who orchestrated this surprise, for it was not an easy task to keep mom and the two sisters from seeing Lane’s arrival. -
U.S. Marine Lane Robison, a 2017 Lindsay graduate, surprised his mom and two sisters when he presented the American flag during “The Star Spangled Banner” prior to the Leopardettes game on August 28. He arrived minutes before the game and dad was in on it. Thanks to the coaches, referees, players and parents who orchestrated this surprise, for it was not an easy task to keep mom and the two sisters from seeing Lane’s arrival.
A recent Lindsay High School softball game became emotional as one player received “the best surprise” – her brother’s unexpected return from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.
Pitcher and third baseman Morgan Robison closed her eyes with the rest of the community before the Aug. 28 game to observe a moment of silence for the 13 servicemen who lost their lives in Afghanistan. When she opened them, she saw her brother, Lindsay graduate and United States Marine Lane Robison, standing at home plate with an American flag.
“I was absolutely shocked,” Morgan said. “I was already crying from the moment of silence before hand, and it took me a minute to look up so I could dry my eyes. When I finally looked up, I saw Lane standing there with the flag and just lost it.”
Morgan walked over to her brother and stood beside him as the National Anthem played.
“It took everything I had to not just hug him as tight as I could when I got out there, but I was trying to be respectful and wait until he got the flag rolled up,” Morgan said. “Once the flag was up I just wrapped my arms around him and didn’t want to let go.”
Morgan and her family had not seen Lane for over six months.
“I ended up hitting him and calling him something because I didn’t know he was surprising us and he hadn’t been answering my phone calls,” Morgan said.
Lane said he couldn’t have pulled off the surprise without help from his dad, Chuck, and softball coaches Dan Edwards and Sean Lowry.
“My dad helped coordinate the whole thing,” he said. “That’s what we do for friends and family, and well, for every other American out there. We love this country and the people in it.”
Morgan is not the only person Lane surprised.
His mother Kelly, older sister Candace, papa, granny and cousins were all shocked to see Lane standing on the field.
“Candace was standing beside me [and] she noticed him before I did,” Kelly said. “She tugged my shirt and said ‘come on,’ and we both started to cry and went into the gate as soon as the National Anthem was over to hug him.”
The Robison family said there was not a dry eye in the stands.
“It was the best day ever,” Morgan said. “That game was by far the most memorable game I will ever have.”