The Heartbreaking Reunion Of A Young Widow And Her Army Husband Silenced An Entire Plane.

<div><p>When Lisa Williams looked through the window she noticed something on the airport tarmac that brought tears to her eyes. </p><p>She lifted her cellphone up to the glass and pressed record, then silently watched with rest of the passengers as a flag-draped casket was lowered from their plane. </p><p>Then, she caught something from the corner of her eye and realized what was about to happen. </p><p>"It was heartbreaking," Lisa told <a href="http://wnct.com/2017/02/17/ayden-woman-captures-final-flight-of-green-beret/" rel="nofollow"><strong>WNCT</strong></a> . "There was a woman standing behind me in the aisle and she said, "˜oh, another angel is coming home'."</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Heartbreaking-moment-a-grieving-widow-meets-her-hero-Green-Beret-husbands-coffin-on-the-airport-tar.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Heartbreaking-moment-a-grieving-widow-meets-her-hero-Green-Beret-husbands-coffin-on-the-airport-tar_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Facebook/Lisa West Williams)</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>The passengers on the plane witnessed a heartbreaking reunion between a fallen soldier and his widow. </p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>Tara approaches the coffin of her deceased husband, Warrant Officer Shawn David Thomas of the 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group. <a href="https://www.armytimes.com/articles/army-green-beret-dies-in-non-combat-accident-in-niger">The Army Times </a>reports that he was serving in central Africa when he died from injuries sustained in a vehicle accident. </p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Heartbreaking-moment-a-grieving-widow-meets-her-hero-Green-Beret-husbands-coffin-on-the-airport-tar-1.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Heartbreaking-moment-a-grieving-widow-meets-her-hero-Green-Beret-husbands-coffin-on-the-airport-tar-1_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Facebook</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>Shawn leaves behind Tara and their four young children. His <a href="http://obituaries.woodwardnews.net/story/shawn-thomas-1981-2017-874442372">obituary </a>reads: "Under his big beard, tattoos and giant muscles there was a small town Oklahoma boy that was grounded by his faith, strong values, and family."</p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Heartbreaking-moment-a-grieving-widow-meets-her-hero-Green-Beret-husbands-coffin-on-the-airport-tar-2.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/Heartbreaking-moment-a-grieving-widow-meets-her-hero-Green-Beret-husbands-coffin-on-the-airport-tar-2_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite> Facebook/Lisa West Williams</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p>Tara thanked Lisa for posting the footage of the reunion to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/100002017935173/videos/vb.100002017935173/1203335663077020/?type=2&amp;theater">Facebook</a>. It has been viewed more than 8 million times. </p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>"There are many men and women that come home in a casket and they've made the ultimate sacrifice for us, this goes on every day" Tara said.</p><div><amp-facebook data-href="https://www.facebook.com/100002017935173/videos/1203335663077020" layout="responsive" height="600" width="640"></amp-facebook></div><p><strong>Share this story with others affected the war on terror.</strong></p><p>[h/t <a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/heartbreaking-reunion-young-widow-meets-9847525">Daily Mail</a>]</p></div>