Justin Rozier was just nine months old when his father, Army 1st Lt. Jonathan Rozier, passed away while serving overseas. Just 12 hours before Jonathan died, his wife Jessica had spoken with him to update him on how their little baby was doing.

As Jessica had to try to learn to raise their baby alone at their Texas home without Jonathan, she decided she had to return her husband’s 1999 black Toyota Celica convertible.

She no longer had enough money to pay on the loan, and nobody was driving the car anyway, so she decided she had to let it go, even though it was incredibly hard to part with her husband’s prized possession. She never imagined she’d be reunited with the car years later…

Fifteen years later, Justin had grown into a teenager who was aching to know his father. Though he had his dad’s dog tags, photos, and other memorabilia, there was one more thing of his that he desperately wanted: his father’s convertible.

Justin was about to turn 16, and he wanted to feel a connection to his father by driving the car he had loved so much. Wanting her son to be happy, Jessica went about trying to find the convertible, even though she knew it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Jessica posted about the car on social media, and the post quickly went viral with people all over the world trying to help her find it. Miraculously, Jessica was finally put in touch with the current owner of the car. The owner was reluctant to sell her back the convertible, but he finally relented and agreed to do so! Now, Jessica just needed the money to get her son the car.

That’s where Good Samaritan Kyle Fox stepped in. Through his non-profit Follow the Flag, Kyle raised enough money to pay for the car and found volunteers to get it ready for Justin and Jessica!

On Justin’s 16th birthday, everyone was on-hand to surprise him with his father’s old car! Watch the big reveal in the video below, and SHARE this story so your friends and family can see this as well!