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Best Dad This Christmas

So I was blown away by the effort my parents made-driving from Texas-to be with us for a week during Christmas. This guy…DAD OF THE SEASON. Pierce Vaughn is a…

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So I was blown away by the effort my parents made-driving from Texas-to be with us for a week during Christmas.

This guy...DAD OF THE SEASON.

Pierce Vaughn is a flight attendant with Delta Airlines. Like so many that we don't think about, her business requires that she work on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day-ensuring YOU get to your destination and family for the holiday. In fact, she had to work six flights between the 24th and 25.

It's EASY to forget people like Pierce Vaughn have families too.

Well, her dad didn't. Hal decided he was going to be with his daughter-no matter what. So he booked a seat on all six flights so he could be with his daughter at Christmas.

How great is that?!

A fellow passenger, Mike Levy, had a chance to talk to Hal about the experience. Levy posted the story on social media and Vaughn shared it

Check it out here

Charlie Nance is the Afternoon Drive co-host (along with his wife) of "The Charlie and Debbie Show" at WSOC, Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The couple have been with the radio station since 2006. Charlie has won the prestigious CMA (Country Music Association) Award for Radio Personality of the Year and has been a finalist for the Country Radio Hall of Fame four times. Prior to his time in Charlotte, Charlie (along with Debbie) spent more than a decade hosting successful morning radio shows in Greenville, SC; Augusta, Ga; and Birmingham, Al. As a content creator for Country 1037, Charlie writes about dream lottery windfalls, sports, restaurants and bars, and travel experiences in North and South Carolina.