A realistic, smartphone-style video filmed inside a modest American home in winter.
First shot: the front door slowly opens from inside the house. Natural indoor light spills in.
A young American soldier in his late 20s stands in the doorway wearing a clean U.S. Army service uniform, holding a small duffel bag at his side.
Inside the home, an elderly father in his 60s, also a veteran, steps forward and stops directly in front of his son.
They face each other in silence.
The father straightens his posture and raises his own right hand in a correct, restrained military salute.
The son immediately stands at attention and raises his own right hand, returning the salute.
They hold the salute briefly. No dialogue. No smiles. Controlled emotion only.
No background music.
Only subtle household ambient sounds.
Natural indoor lighting, slight handheld camera feel.
No cinematic effects, no dramatic lighting, no filters, no AI look.
Documentary-style realism.
Vertical format, 9:16.
Authentic TikTok-style recording.