Soldier watches baby's birth on FaceTime after flight delay

The birth of a child is one of life's most precious moments - but not all dads can be there to see his son or daughter enter the world.

One American soldier was trying to travel home on Saturday to Brandon, Mississippi after his wife went into labour, but a delayed flight thwarted his journey.

Stuck in the airport, Brooks Lindsey instead watched his daughter Millie's first moments on a video call to his wife Haley Lindsey.

A fellow traveller photographed the expectant dad anxiously watching his phone.

"He was crying and our hearts were breaking. We all gave him space. When we heard the baby cry, we all rejoiced for him. I wanted to share this because I never want us to forget about our soldiers who serve us everyday and the sacrifices they make," posted Tracy Dover on her Facebook page as she shared a photo of Brooks Lindsey.
After the story was shared more than 120,000 times on Facebook and Twitter, other army families have been posting their memories and stories about dads missing the birth of a child because of their job committed.