# Land Of The Freakin' Awesome: Latest YouTube Videos & Shorts

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As of 2026-10-29, Land Of The Freakin' Awesome has 839,000 subscribers, 493,851,195 total views, and 187 videos. It ranks #89,184 by subscribers among channels tracked by vidIQ.

The most recent uploads from [Land Of The Freakin' Awesome](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@lotfaofficial/). Each video links to its own stats page. The page lists the rest of the channel's videos to signed-in vidIQ users.

## About this sample

- The latest upload vidIQ has for Land Of The Freakin' Awesome is “Football Team Hear Local Boy Urgently Needed This One Thing”, a long-form video published Oct 13, 2026.
- These are Land Of The Freakin' Awesome’s 48 most recent public uploads vidIQ has data for, published between Oct 30, 2024 and Oct 13, 2026 (11 long-form videos and 37 Shorts).
- Median views across these 48 uploads: 20,498. 24 videos are above that median and 24 below.
- Most viewed in the sample: “Marine surprises sister at prom send-off ❤️ #shorts” (2,564,993 views, Jun 19, 2025). Least viewed: “Most Emotional Military Reunions \| LIVE 24/7” (0 views, Jun 3, 2025).
- Median length: 9:57 for 10 long-form videos; 1:00 for 37 Shorts.
- In this sample, Land Of The Freakin' Awesome’s consecutive uploads were a median of 8 days apart (shortest gap 1 day, longest 74 days).
- Views are lifetime totals as of Oct 30, 2026, so newer uploads have had less time to collect them. These figures describe only the videos listed here, not the whole channel, and do not show why any video performed as it did. Dates are UTC.

## Recent uploads

| Video | Published (UTC) | Format | Views | Duration | Outlier score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Football Team Hear Local Boy Urgently Needed This One Thing](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@lotfaofficial/videos/bei-fS3QUXY/) | 2026-10-13 | Long-form | 1,325 | 2:11 | - |
| [She hadn't seen daddy for almost two years 😲❤️](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@lotfaofficial/videos/WfiwRia8KPY/) | 2026-10-05 | Short | 18,254 | 1:05 | 1.1x |
| [Vietnam vet mom had NO IDEA soldier son was behind her ❤️ #militaryhomecoming](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@lotfaofficial/videos/anwf53Idytg/) | 2026-07-23 | Short | 7,296 | 0:37 | - |
| [She didn't think her Navy brother could attend her graduation 🇺🇸❤️ #siblings #militaryreunion](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@lotfaofficial/videos/fmBKoDcUCMU/) | 2026-06-09 | Short | 18,033 | 0:41 | 1.25x |
| [She had one mission at her soldier dad's graduation 🇺🇸❤️](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@lotfaofficial/videos/zI9sOb0k9f4/) | 2026-06-03 | Short | 13,972 | 0:51 | - |
| [He thought the truck was the surprise... 🇺🇸❤️ #graduation #siblings #militaryreunion](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@lotfaofficial/videos/CFWgfpqb-DI/) | 2026-06-03 | Short | 25,746 | 1:06 | 1.84x |
| [He said wipe that smile off your face 😲❤️ #militarylife #bootcamp #grandpa](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@lotfaofficial/videos/eafgyz8TD2Y/) | 2026-05-01 | Short | 54,540 | 0:39 | 3.51x |
| [55 years later the bond is still there 😊🇺🇸 #battlebuddies #militaryreunion #bff](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@lotfaofficial/videos/8QRaTYXpOZQ/) | 2026-04-23 | Short | 26,213 | 1:05 | 1.69x |
| [Ultimate Sacrifices: The Combat Nurse Who Ran Into a Minefield \| Full Documentary](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@lotfaofficial/videos/iFbftl2vivA/) | 2026-03-27 | Long-form | 1,410 | 1:00:31 | - |
| [Bringing a fallen hero home #military #war #bestfriend #army #history](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@lotfaofficial/videos/H3cNk1qs2Ko/) | 2026-03-25 | Short | 4,500 | 1:00 | - |
| [The ultimate sacrifice #military #warzone #war #hero #usarmy](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@lotfaofficial/videos/cQXOWvoKEAk/) | 2026-03-23 | Short | 4,327 | 0:47 | - |
| [How a combat nurse became a war hero #military #war #warzone #militaryhistory #usarmy](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@lotfaofficial/videos/zhhxIp3ENIQ/) | 2026-03-21 | Short | 3,749 | 2:01 | - |
| [Mom thought she was only getting flowers... 🇺🇸❤️](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@lotfaofficial/videos/OorPO66p6RU/) | 2026-01-29 | Short | 13,867 | 0:36 | - |
| [This dog got bouncy when he realized who's home 🥹](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@lotfaofficial/videos/PU4DKjoW-fc/) | 2026-01-16 | Short | 18,258 | 0:37 | - |
| [She left her daughter as a baby but after deployment they ran into each other's arms 🥲](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@lotfaofficial/videos/YPfARJ44k5Q/) | 2026-01-08 | Short | 17,274 | 0:59 | - |
| [Marine surprises brother in car trunk 😱 #military #marines #siblings](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@lotfaofficial/videos/p3xMTBWTsLQ/) | 2025-12-04 | Short | 11,802 | 0:42 | - |
| [Cheerleader had no idea mascot was hiding a big secret ❤️🇺🇸](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@lotfaofficial/videos/oqMs_3A-uVk/) | 2025-11-26 | Short | 16,292 | 1:21 | - |
| [She almost knocked her off her feet when the doorbell rang ❤️🇺🇸](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@lotfaofficial/videos/ZOGPgUawQa0/) | 2025-11-20 | Short | 20,012 | 1:31 | - |
| [Battle buddy birthday surprise 🇺🇸❤️](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@lotfaofficial/videos/baIelMzZ8Eo/) | 2025-11-13 | Short | 35,806 | 0:46 | 1.06x |
| [The moment sailor met his newborn for the first time 🥹❤️](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@lotfaofficial/videos/_i1RwXoKbTg/) | 2025-11-06 | Short | 99,927 | 1:08 | 1.65x |
| [Airman surprised little sister off the school bus 🇺🇸❤️](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@lotfaofficial/videos/1-IUR6YiD1s/) | 2025-10-30 | Short | 28,015 | 1:19 | - |
| [Bride thought her Army brother couldn't make her wedding 🇺🇸❤️ #shorts](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@lotfaofficial/videos/1hdDlXjEgQU/) | 2025-10-23 | Short | 18,118 | 1:11 | - |
| [Most Emotional Military Homecoming Surprises At School](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@lotfaofficial/videos/Ji3Tc-RvnqQ/) | 2025-10-16 | Long-form | 63,758 | 14:53 | 4.39x |
| [This new soldier's graduation was rooted in his family's Native American heritage 🪶🇺🇸 #shorts](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@lotfaofficial/videos/YmQn6Eic_II/) | 2025-09-16 | Short | 54,747 | 1:15 | - |
| [She hadn't seen them for 3 years - then the phone rang 😱🇺🇸 #shorts](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@lotfaofficial/videos/S7_TWD3hp_g/) | 2025-09-02 | Short | 27,443 | 0:58 | - |
| [She heard a familiar voice after two years apart 😭🏈 #shorts](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@lotfaofficial/videos/OdDUpIajuVA/) | 2025-07-17 | Short | 79,856 | 0:53 | 2.28x |
| [Soldier surprises wife at ultrasound of first baby ❤️ #shorts](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@lotfaofficial/videos/9GPrAaZ9FJo/) | 2025-07-03 | Short | 22,026 | 0:49 | - |
| [Soldier surprises sister in senior night huddle ❤️ #shorts](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@lotfaofficial/videos/Olvf-Mf9Blc/) | 2025-06-26 | Short | 96,275 | 0:46 | 3.25x |
| [Marine surprises sister at prom send-off ❤️ #shorts](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@lotfaofficial/videos/F-Gau-HORvI/) | 2025-06-19 | Short | 2,564,993 | 1:00 | >100x |
| [Dog Loses It When Soldier Returns \| Emotional Pet Reunion Compilation](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@lotfaofficial/videos/xwPpSo0cBSY/) | 2025-06-12 | Long-form | 6,876 | 9:53 | - |
| [Soldier stuns sister at Homecoming queen ceremony after deployment 🥲 #shorts](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@lotfaofficial/videos/HXmBJ0V7HY8/) | 2025-06-05 | Short | 87,753 | 0:56 | 4.05x |
| [Most Emotional Military Reunions \| LIVE 24/7](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@lotfaofficial/videos/riKRr-J3zCk/) | 2025-06-03 | Long-form | 0 | - | - |
| [This surprise military reunion was a home run ❤️🇺🇸 #shorts](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@lotfaofficial/videos/BAIW-f4_QPw/) | 2025-05-30 | Short | 20,984 | 0:38 | - |
| [He Proposed the Second He Landed \| Emotional Military Homecomings](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@lotfaofficial/videos/Rs-BDfvs2Fo/) | 2025-05-22 | Long-form | 7,041 | 11:00 | - |
| [Soldiers Coming Home Surprise Moms \| Most Emotional Compilation](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@lotfaofficial/videos/ruIUWERVCRA/) | 2025-05-08 | Long-form | 37,679 | 9:27 | 2.1x |
| [Soldiers Coming Home Surprise Kids \| Most Emotional Compilation (PART FIVE)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@lotfaofficial/videos/zBQIkdYYvtg/) | 2025-04-24 | Long-form | 122,363 | 8:58 | 5.34x |
| [She drove 16 hours with her baby for this special moment 😭🇺🇸](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@lotfaofficial/videos/8tTkVeyczdw/) | 2025-04-10 | Short | 40,521 | 0:53 | 2.06x |
| [She got called to the principal's office... then THIS happened 🥹❤️](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@lotfaofficial/videos/Bqaiw7Twqg8/) | 2025-04-03 | Short | 29,904 | 1:42 | - |
| [Soldiers Coming Home Surprise Kids \| Most Emotional Compilation (PART FOUR)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@lotfaofficial/videos/cRi5jDrCC8M/) | 2025-03-26 | Long-form | 233,442 | 10:01 | - |
| [Airman surprises GF and his military family 🇺🇸❤️ #military](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@lotfaofficial/videos/CePOmF_4RZE/) | 2025-03-13 | Short | 29,278 | 1:33 | - |
| [She thought he was away 'fighting pirates' 🇺🇸❤️](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@lotfaofficial/videos/LpR-mrVAG-I/) | 2025-03-06 | Short | 15,149 | 1:01 | - |
| [Soldiers Coming Home Surprise Kids \| Most Emotional Compilation (PART THREE)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@lotfaofficial/videos/ChBDkYPR9mk/) | 2025-02-12 | Long-form | 1,244,630 | 10:50 | 1.65x |
| [Airman reunites with her best friend pug after months apart 🐶❤️ #airforce](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@lotfaofficial/videos/f4xMDDiLZHw/) | 2025-02-05 | Short | 13,750 | 1:26 | - |
| [Grandma's 90th birthday surprise 🎂🇺🇸 #shorts](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@lotfaofficial/videos/mucOWuZG0No/) | 2025-01-29 | Short | 11,927 | 1:06 | - |
| [Soldier surprises high school sweetheart ❤️🎁 #shorts](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@lotfaofficial/videos/VGSPaGzxlOs/) | 2025-01-22 | Short | 17,204 | 1:17 | - |
| [Army mom shocks cheerleader daughter 🇺🇸❤️ #shorts](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@lotfaofficial/videos/kOpJF8QlZD0/) | 2024-12-30 | Short | 22,331 | 0:54 | - |
| [A tribute to fallen brothers 🇺🇸 #shorts](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@lotfaofficial/videos/FvQXbVEpooI/) | 2024-11-07 | Short | 16,908 | 1:05 | - |
| [Soldiers Coming Home Surprise Kids \| Most Emotional Compilation (PART TWO)](https://vidiq.com/youtube-stats/channel/@lotfaofficial/videos/BiYGjhpqlNk/) | 2024-10-30 | Long-form | 261,674 | 9:00 | - |

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