'Permission granted': Marine officer gets a tear-jerking first salute from her grandfather, then grants hug

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• There's a tear-jerking video of a Marine officer receiving her first salute from her grandfather currently blowing up on Reddit.
• The video shows the grandfather, James Williams, a retired Marine staff sergeant, saluting his granddaughter, 2nd Lt. Charlotte Williams, with the traditional first salute.
• After grandpa smartly carries out the salute, he says, "Staff Sgt. Williams, requests permission, ma'am, to hug his granddaughter, 2nd Lt. Charlotte Williams."

There's a video of a Marine officer receiving her first salute from her grandfather currently blowing up on Reddit, and, well, is someone cutting onions in here?

The video, posted to the MadeMeSmile and military subreddits, among others, shows the traditional first salute after an officer is commissioned. After grandpa smartly carries out the salute, he says, "Staff Sgt. Williams, requests permission, ma'am, to hug his granddaughter, 2nd Lt. Charlotte Williams."

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