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.

The instant hug at the beginning got me.❤

"What's up dude?" being the first words spoken after news like that is actually so sweet haha

Notice the pause before he could say I'm your brother. The emotion had to be so intense.

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.

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. ❤

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. 👏

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.

Look at me I am crying for some strangers

Man, this took guts! Proud of both of you.

What a great reunion. I have three older brothers, one of whom passed away. As the baby, they were my heroes. Still are.

In the first few seconds of this clip, i already have tears falling..

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.

Are you kidding me????? ❤ Happy tears here for the Burkett’s!

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

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 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'm a puddle of tears watching 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❤❤❤

wow, that brought tears to my eyes here , family means everything , beautiful bond ,so happy for them both

That's beautiful and heartbreaking. Heartbreaking that familys break apart and we have to search for them. Beautiful because they found each other and are committed to uniting as family again!!! I pray a lifetime of love, closeness, and unity for that family.

It's a blessing. I was adopted and don't know who my birth family are and I have been looking.

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.

Man it's insane feeling ..I felt it too...I shed tears while watching you guys hugging each other.

I've been watching this with a knot on my throat. Life sometimes bring you miracles. Congrats to these two brothers. God Bless!

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.

I’m so happy they were united! True family. Thanks for sharing❤

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. ❤❤❤

Amazing story, the instant hug and the name tag 🥲🥲🥲

I’m bawling! This is wonderful.

I can't stop watching this. It is so uplifting. It just makes me feel good.

I am so happy for them , 2 brothers reunited 😊❤

I can’t hold back my tears,,,,,with this 2 brothers,,,,,,this is priceless……

This is beautiful ❤ I literally started crying the first 30 seconds

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.

You have me crying here. Very touching 😢. So happy for your family ❤

This warms my heart! Here is something good and pleasant, brothers together again. Thank you both for your service!!!🇺🇸🇺🇸

I'm watching this with a nod in my throat.... Now I can😭😭😭😭😭 Happy for these two, and thank you for your service!

God bless you both! Seeing the emotional interaction of you both; it’s surreal! I had the same experience! Nothing but joy!

OMG I am not bawling watching those 2 grown men hug over and over ❤

Speechless! 😢❤🙏 Thank you for letting us be a part of this amazing moment! ❤

What fine people. When i found my natural family, I was so excited to find siblings. But it turned out I was an only child from them. I am thus quite envious.!!! His partner seems like a lovely lady too, so understanding and supportive. I wish them all much happiness, from New Zealand.

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.

Two beautiful boys. I was immediately crying. ❤

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.

“A brother of my own” ❤

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

I have seen EVERY SEASON AND EVERY EPISODE and I still cry like a baby!

Really cool. Many only dream of this. I have one brother so I feel your connection. Couldn’t be happier for you both. Cherish the unique bond you have.

This is amazing work y’all are doing and it so necessary!!!! ❤

How beautiful.....couldn't see half of it because of the tears.....but I know it's good.....

Oh my God , this is so amazing. I am so happy for them 🙏♥️

It is so sweet. It just brought tears to my eyes. It is a beautiful thing. I am so happy to see you guys to be connected. God bless you all.

That was just so beautiful to witness- what a wonderful reunion!

Lawdy thats so awesome seeing this brings back memories of when I learned I had a brother myself! I really wish yall the best!!

Omg I’m crying here, after 59 years, I found a 1/2 brother thru 23 n me.

So so touching. Hope they start a wonderful bond between them.

Truly heartwarming. I'm happy for them.

Best of luck to you both. Loved your reunion!

Good lord, I was bawling. There really isn’t anything like a sibling bond ❤

Beautiful story. Happy for them sincerely that they found each other. The love is there strongly.

It’s so obvious they are brothers too. Makes it all the more special

Wow! Such a wonderful story. These are great guys!

Very touching, thank you for sharing. Greetings from Amsterdam.

This made me so happy for them. God is good.

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.❤❤❤

❤, The hug, was amazing love. I come from a family of 6. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

I'm glad no one was around to see me cry at this video. Wish I had a brother to love.

This is incredible catching up a lifetime of memories what an incredible story

Very emotional, I am so happy for both , they kwnow they are siblings !!

I am crying. So happy they found each other❤

Oh gosh, tears and more tears. How awesome.

This was awesome. Two Fire Fighters. 😊😊

I understand how this is. I was given up for adoption at birth and have found so many of my biological family. This makes me tear up. 😢. Sooo exciting though.

😢😢😢😢 happy happy tears!! God bless you all!

Such a beautiful reunion

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.

OMG ....... wishing you both all the very, very best 😊

65 years old. Never knew my father’s nor my own surname. Was playing around on 23&Me. Discovered a niece I never knew I had. That lead to me finding out I have 2 sisters and a brother. I’ve met my sisters and still have my brother to meet. Planning to visit them again for Christmas. There are the sweetest folks and looking forward to getting to know them with what time we have left.

30 years of catching up to do bro 🎉 woooo so excited for you guys

I sure would like to hear the whole story. It's so wonderful

New subscriber, love this channel 😍

So happy for them all so beautiful video I just couldn’t stop crying from Belfast N Ireland 👏💚🍀🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻⭐️

My mom was adopted. She had 12 siblings. She was the youngest child. She was 8 days old when my grandmother ( adoptive) brought her home from the hospital. She was 22 years old when she met her family. This is beautiful ❤

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.

Flowing tears ....a beginning....30 years of catch up

Congratulations! How sweet. What a true blessing to know your family. I wish I could find my father. But I think it's too late.

God bless them 🙏🏼 and keep them together for ever

My daughter's and I looked for my daughter I gave away 57 years ago before I had either one of them. One of my daughters sons, did the swab test and found my daughter who also has four daughters and we met my lost daughter & one of my granddaughters & two of my great grandsons, 10 days ago! I had always told my daughters that they had a sister & we kept the faith & so we knew someday that we would find her or she would find us. It's absolutely surreal and wonderful ❤❤❤❤❤😊😊God is good !!!!

A few seconds in, and I'm already bawling. Whyyy 😢

The Grace of GOD be with them All Forever. Amen

Godbless ! So happy they found each other ❤️🙏

Oh wow this video is SO touching ❤🧑‍🤝‍🧑

Wunderschön, ich wünsche Euch viel Segen 🙏❤️.

That they were each a firefighter both current and past career was wild.

Great brother story ❤

"Brothers don't shake hands. Brothers gotta hug!"

I was sad when it ended. I wish I could follow their journey completely