FT STEWART, GA — Critics are hailing a new 60-second television advertisement from Steel Brewing Company set to air during the Super Bowl, which features the tear-jerking story of a soldier's return home from Afghanistan.
The commercial opens with the soldier stepping off a plane in the Atlanta airport. Other soldiers around him are met with wives, husbands, and families all crying and hugging each other.
After not seeing his parents who promised to pick him up, the single soldier turns his cellphone on to see a voicemail from his dad. He smiles and listens as his dad says, "Hey son, sorry we didn't tell you earlier but we're not going to be at the airport. We actually flew out to California to see your brother, he's been feeling homesick at college. Also, we didn't want to tell you while you were away but your dog died three months ago. Well, love you son, bye."
The next scene shows the soldier taking a taxi to his one-bedroom apartment. He opens the door to reveal a dark and dusty room, not touched in months. "Well, I'm home," the soldier says as he places his bags on the kitchen floor, then glancing towards the counter to see a stack of unpaid bills.
