{"id":31957,"date":"2018-12-12T23:29:23","date_gmt":"2018-12-12T23:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/12\/12\/a-viral-heartwarming-video-is-prompting-this-legendary-super-hero-to-attend-the-carrier-trumans-homecoming\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:18:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:18:27","slug":"a-viral-heartwarming-video-is-prompting-this-legendary-super-hero-to-attend-the-carrier-trumans-homecoming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/off-duty\/military-culture\/2018\/12\/12\/a-viral-heartwarming-video-is-prompting-this-legendary-super-hero-to-attend-the-carrier-trumans-homecoming\/","title":{"rendered":"Lynda Carter, TV\u2019s Wonder Woman, loves a heartwarming video from Navy Exchange"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

NORFOLK, Va. \u2014 A recent Navy Exchange Service Command video about a deployed mother attracted the admiration of a long-time superhero after it went viral,.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So much so that Warner Brothers will send a Wonder Woman character to this Sunday\u2019s homecoming of the aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman in Norfolk \u2014 wearing a cape and all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But she won\u2019t be Lynda Carter, the actress who played Wonder Woman in the hit 1970s television series and became one of the more than 750,000 people who have viewed the short film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The clip, shared on Facebook, tells a heartwarming yarn of a father and son waiting at home for the mother, a Navy sailor, to return from an overseas deployment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c I am delighted with the response to the Navy\u2019s production of this commercial,” Carter told Navy Times. \u201cIt has gone viral outside the military and I\u2019m so proud to be a small part of elevating the valor of women in uniform. I am sorry to not be there personally. Even my invisible plane won\u2019t be able to bring me this time, but I truly wish everyone a wonderful, healthy and safe holiday.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Without giving the story away \u2014 you really must see it yourself \u2014 a Wonder Woman toy plays a pivotal role in easing the child\u2019s loneliness he encounters in the absence of his mother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo heartwarming!” Carter tweeted<\/a> Dec. 7 after seeing the video. \u201cThinking of all those serving our country who can\u2019t be with their families this holiday season.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Noticing Carter\u2019s comment, the Hollywood Reporter picked up on the video and circulated it to a wider audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNEXCOM had no idea the video was going to be such a hit and pull at the heart strings of so many of our service members and their loved ones,\u201d Courtney Williams, spokeswoman for the Navy Exchange Service Command in Virginia Beach, told Navy Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe video went viral \u2014 all organically \u2014 so what better way to show support for our nation\u2019s heroes than by bringing Wonder Woman to them in real life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lynda Carter, star of the TV series “Wonder Woman” attends a ceremony earlier this year in which she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. (Chris Pizzello\/Invision\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Navy Exchange, which operates stores around the globe, developed the idea for the video earlier this year. Officials contacted Warner Bros. to get permission to use popular toys that symbolize strength and resiliency as part of a message about military families navigating the separations that follow in the wake of overseas deployments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the success of the video, Warner Bros. has returned support to Navy Exchange by offering their support for the Truman Strike Group homecoming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coming to Norfolk will be the Wonder Woman character, but Lynda Carter won\u2019t reprise her role in Virginia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWonder Woman will be giving out some Warner Bros. goodies, signing autographs, taking photos,\u201d Williams said. \u201cBut mainly, [she\u2019s] there to support those loved ones while waiting on their service member to arrive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The carrier and three escorts are returning to Norfolk after a two-part, eight-month deployment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Editor\u2019s note: An earlier version of this story suggested that Lynda Carter would travel to Norfolk to welcome home the carrier strike group.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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