"What's up dude?" being the first words spoken after news like that is actually so sweet haha
I thought he said, “Awesome, dude,” which would make more sense. He even says awesome again a moment later. But I don’t understand the whole backstory.
“What’s up dude” sounds like someone contained and not being able to really express himself. I would have ran and kissed him all over and hugged him super hard. I feel sorry for the guy.
The emotion across the face of the green shirt brother when he heard that he lost his parents 😢. And how that’s when he says he’s got a family now and gives him his name.
When Anthony said, "You just wanted the extra connection; you got it man," I can only imagine how much love his brother must have felt to know he had a family again. Wish we could have seen the reunion with the rest of his siblings.
An amazing story. And the fact you were both firefighters and not knowing each other at the time. So happy for you both and thank you for your commitment to saving people’s lives as firefighters and military. 👏
Notice the pause before he could say I'm your brother. The emotion had to be so intense.
My baby cousin found me like 3 yrs ago from a DNA search..... our dads were brothers from the same parents.... her and I are reunited now.... praise God!
I met my dad when I was 50 and my brother when I was 55. My dad as since passed but what a lovely man. Years of searching before the internet was difficult. Military moves and oceans apart made things even harder. Bless these brothers. ❤
Thanks for sharing your story. We are glad you got ot meet your dad and brother.
What a great reunion. I have three older brothers, one of whom passed away. As the baby, they were my heroes. Still are.
WOW! YOU ARE A BEAUTIFUL HUMAN BEING! THANKS SO MUCH FOR SHARING...I CRIED...MY TWIN AND I LIVE OVER 500 MILES APART...WE ARE CLOSE...SHE WAS MY "OTHER HALF" IN COLLEGE...THE ONE I KNEW I COULD GO TO...SWEET MEMORIES...BLESSINGS WITH YOUR FAMILY...
A brother's love cannot be broken it brought tears to my eyes..... I have 6 brothers and we love to get together. May you have many many happy years together.
Thank you for sharing. Brotherly bonds are amazing. Thanks for watching!
It took 51 yrs. for my bio family and I to find each other. There’s no words explain the feeling. The immediate bond was like coming home.
I found a half sister two years ago, she was adopted and grew up with one adopted brother, now she has 5 sisters and three brothers!
I found a half sister that our mom gave up for adoption. No clue why since she kept five of us.
wow, that brought tears to my eyes here , family means everything , beautiful bond ,so happy for them both
Look at me I am crying for some strangers
That means you have a heart. A good heart. Be proud of that, sis!
This brings tears to me, I found out I was adopted when I was 22 yrs old. I was adopted from Germany. In 1995 I met my brothers and sisters for first time. A lot of crying went on. I have 4 sisters and 3 brothers. Every couple yrs I fly to Germany and visit them . I never did meet my birth parents I didn't want to.
Gosh. I'm adopted, i did my dna about a month ago, results should be in July 11th. This gets me nervous in a good way, i don't know what doors are about to open
I'm sure you're feeling a lot of emotions. We wish you the best of luck!!!
I wish you all the best! I hope it turns out to be the most wonderful experience of your life!
I hope all good things for you! I’ve known my birth mother’s family for 42 yrs now and love them all.
Thanks everybody, I'm hoping for the best, prepared for the worst, but it'll be nice to have some answers to things I've wondered about. Luckily I already know why I was given up and it's a completely understandable reason, I'm excited to get to know some other details about where I come from.
It's not often I hear good news out of my home state. This was good news indeed. Many blessing to you both and your, now rejoined, families.
It's a blessing. I was adopted and don't know who my birth family are and I have been looking.
In the first few seconds of this clip, i already have tears falling..
i found my entire biological family after only a few months of looking. AND we all lived in the same state..less than an hour from each other and never knew. I am the oldest of 7 now and i have 3 brothers and 3 sisters. My biological father passed in 2012 I never met him. My biological mother passed a few years ago..and thankfully we DID meet a few times.
It's crazy how you can be so close! Sorry you didn't get to meet your biological father! Sending you lots of love.
I am so happy that you were able to meet and have a wonderful relationship with your family ! You all must have such a great time together !! Blessings from California. 🌻
I've been watching this with a knot on my throat. Life sometimes bring you miracles. Congrats to these two brothers. God Bless!
I am very touched by this meeting of brothers. Discovery of a relative with whom you share DNA is not a guarantee of an instantaneously loving unbreakable bond as this channel suggests. Addiction, opposing political, and religious belief systems can indeed negate the "blood" bond one would hope for. Meeting me bio-father and two half sisters from separate mothers was helpful in putting faces to the voids. My experience of meeting DNA relations did not result in happily ever after for us. Inflexible, judgemental and hateful attitudes of intolerance can indeed negate the entire notion that there is a truly intrinsic and enduring blood bond which supersedes all. I am not sad nor forever broken by the reality of my experience. I am strengthened by it, in fact. I wish everyone to know that by building a family-of-choice based on mutual respect one can still be blessed with the same level of joyfulness. Good luck boys. I wish for you the greatest of futures as brothers.
You right building a family by choice based on mutual respect is just as strong and loving as any family dynamic.
Thank you for sharing your story. You are right that every situation is different.
YOUR WORDS ARE GENIUS! SO SIMPLISTICALLY PROFOUND~~THANKS FOR SHARING AND FOR ALLOWING ME TO LEARN AND THINK ABOUT SOMETHING SO VERY DEEP IN OUR HEARTS, SOULS AND SPIRITS. I DO WISH YOU HAD A BETTER EXPERIENCE. THERE IS MUCH MISSED...
I have a older brother only 3 years apart however we have never gotten along. I have not spoken to him in years when I see this story I get real emotional I hope they get along in the future.
His big brother is so protective of him already, it's so sweet! I bet it was hard for him growing up but better late than never. I'm actually only interested in the family reunion parts of this show! lol
Oh my gosh! I'm still shedding tears after watching this video. Made my heart melt. So wonderful that these two blood brothers found each other and thankful for them that they are still young and can get to know each other and build memories together for years to come! What a wonderful gift they were given. I wish them all the best that life has to offer! Truly. ❤❤❤
Thank you so much for your kind comments. We think it was a beautiful reunion.
This is the first time I cried just in 10 seconds after I started watching a video... I know I have 3 brothers that I've never met from my biological father's side. I wonder I ever meet them one day.
Definitely need the tissues watching this. We wish you the best in finding your brothers.
Same. Had 3 siblings on my biological dad’s side, 2 brothers and a sister. The youngest brother passed away in October. Haven’t met them, and I’m not sure if it’s a good idea.
This is so awesome!
Beautiful story. Happy for them sincerely that they found each other. The love is there strongly.
I'm watching this with a nod in my throat.... Now I can😭😭😭😭😭 Happy for these two, and thank you for your service!
I need the behind story & the next story when he meets the whole family! My heart is so touched by this video!
I'm so soppy at things like reunions and farewells...this really got me. Wishing the brothers many memorable times, getting to know more of each other. Watching from the sidelines, I'm sure she's going to be just as tight with the new found brother
God bless you both! Seeing the emotional interaction of you both; it’s surreal! I had the same experience! Nothing but joy!
THE IMMEASUREABLE VALUE OF FAMILY IS BREATHTAKING. I WILL LONG RECALL THIS VIDEO. I WOULD HAVE LOVED TO HAVE BEEN THERE ON THE SIDE-LINE. SO GLAD THAT THIS WAS A REALITY FOR THESE TWO VERY CARING AND KIND MEN.
I have seen EVERY SEASON AND EVERY EPISODE and I still cry like a baby!
How beautiful.....couldn't see half of it because of the tears.....but I know it's good.....
Lawdy thats so awesome seeing this brings back memories of when I learned I had a brother myself! I really wish yall the best!!
Wunderschön, ich wünsche Euch viel Segen 🙏❤️.
This warms my heart! Here is something good and pleasant, brothers together again. Thank you both for your service!!!🇺🇸🇺🇸
Thank God for this ❤❤❤❤
I was abandoned at birth. Left at the hospital. My dad took me in. I found out I had older brothers and sisters. Prayers for my mother. And prayers for my Stepmom. I had the best stepmom in the world. She brought me & my brothers and sisters together. Love this❤❤❤
This is incredible catching up a lifetime of memories what an incredible story
Absolutely awesome.Its great you found one another.May you both be blessed with many years in catching up and with the rest of your family.❤❤❤
i grew up with a mom that loved the world out of my brother and i, my mom was adopted and she did not want to know where she came from, she had no interest, i did, just because, we did find out our moms biological side, we are estranged from them, dont talk now, i dont really talk much to any of my family as i only talk to my cousin, its just my way of life to be antisocial, power to these guys for finding their family
I found a first cousin through ancestry. It was the family secret that Sonny Tenhunfeld made a married woman pregnant and abandoned them, marrying nine months after his first child was born. Ironically, she looks just like our grandmother and has the name Anne. Our grandmother was called Anna, short for Antoinette.
Very emotional, I am so happy for both , they kwnow they are siblings !!
My spouse is adopted. She was reunited with her biological parents, full-blooded sister, and three half siblings in her father’s side about16 years ago. The half-siblings weren’t happy that their father had two daughters before them so they don’t speak and the father gave in to their demands to stop communication even though he was happy to meet his daughters. The bio mom turned out to be unstable. Her sister is the only one she has a relationship with. They aren’t as close as she would like them to be, but if either of them calls needing to chat, the other one always answers. You just never know how reunions will turn out.
Thanks for sharing your spouse's story. It's true that every experience is different.
Very true. I found and contacted my birth mother in my 30s. Didn’t go very well so that was over.
What? - this had me crying by the end of the video. Such a beautiful moment. I’m glad they were willing to share it here.
You are right! this was a beautiful moment. Thank you for watching!
I'm about to turn 59. I was adopted as an infant. I grew up just fine, in a loving and caring home by wonderful adoptive parents. However, ever since I was told I was adopted, I have often wondered about who I really am and where I came from. I just recently did a DNA test on Ancestry and was able to contact my half-sister, who is the only daughter of our mother. I'm still trying to locate and lock down who my biological father is, and the latest information says I have 2 half-sisters on that side, but I have not been able to make contact yet.
Unfortunately, the news from the people I have reached out to on both sides have told me that both my biological mother and father have passed, so I might never find out how I got my start in life. I'll still look, but I don't know if I'll be able to find out anything.
Even though you may not ever know the whole story, it is wonderful to discover your siblings ! I am happy for you ! And I am glad you had wonderful adoptive parents who were so blessed to have you !! Love from California ! 🌻
I have a brother out there that I haven't seen since I was 5 years old I'm now 56 and have never given up hope that I would find him his name is Darryl Dwayne Moore in the last address known to me was in Texas at a family reunion and that was the last time I ever seen and I still pray that someday I'll get to see you and hopefully it'll be soon love the story thank you for sharing❤
Part 2 please...so I can continue to watch in tears 😭 ❤❤❤
You can watch more of his story by watching the full episodes of Relative Race. This is from season 8. You can watch by downloading the free BYUtv app or by going here: www.byutv.org/relative-race?YT&RRwebsite&RR&
Identical voices! I met 6, 1/2 siblings, so far, out of 13, maternal, and paternal.
👍⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐👍 Awesome. You are Brothers for Sure. God Bless You Both. Your Future begins Now.😊
My brother took 42 years to find us. The day I met him, I knew he was ours. My Dad looked for years, and couldn't find him. His girlfriend then left the state when my Dad was in the Army back in 42. Married another man, and my Brother didn't find out until he was 8 that he was adopted by the man he thought was his father. I thank God he found us.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR STORY. VERY EMOTIONAL AND REWARDING...FAMILY IS SO DEEPLY IMPORTANT!
So glad you found your brother. Thanks for sharing your story!
That's crazy I meet my biological sister at 42.