(tear jerker warning) A mother was devastated after the car she crashed in was left a total loss. It had belonged to her son, an Army soldier who died while serving in Iraq.

The car had belonged to her son, Jose Torre Jr., who died at 21 while serving in Iraq four years ago. The 2009 Nissan Cube was the first new car he owned, and he was proud of buying it with the money he earned as an Army soldier.

Huntington Beach Police Officer John Baggs responded to the June 2 crash and noticed the car's Gold Star license plate, which signaled that it belonged to someone who lost a family member that served in the military. Baggs knew this because he, too, had lost a loved one. His father died after serving in the Vietnam War.

More than five months later on Veterans Day, Baggs reunited with Torre — but this time there were tears of joy. Baggs surprised Torre with the keys to her son's car, shiny and fully restored with $18,000 worth of repairs.

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