Lt. Col. Will Adams, of Dunedin, had told his wife Dana Adams and daughter Alayna that he was returning home on Monday May 20. However, with the help of the USO, an elementary school principal, and the Tampa Bay Rays, he managed to surprise them by catching the ceremonial first pitch his daughter threw before the start of the Rays' game with the Red Sox. (May 16, 2013; St. Petersburg, Fl.) [Joseph Garnett, Jr. | Tampa Bay Times]