Big surprise at Ashland school

Sgt. Maj. Mike Lederle surprises his children, Samantha and Trenton, at Southern Boone High School in Ashland.

Sgt. Maj. Mike Lederle surprises his children, Samantha and Trenton, at Southern Boone High School in Ashland. Photo by Julie Smith.

By Kris Hilgedick

Thursday, September 13, 2012

ASHLAND, Mo. - As Mike Lederle strolled slowly into the Southern Boone High School gymnasium Wednesday afternoon, no one was more surprised to see him than his 14-year-old son, Trinten.

No one except for possibly Trinten’s 16-year-old sister, Samantha.

The visit was meant to be a surprise for the two teens, who fully expected their father — a Missouri National Guard sergeant major — to serve a year-long tour, his second, in Afghanistan. Instead Lederle, normally a Columbia police officer, gratefully returned home six months ahead of schedule and ....

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