{"id":229408,"date":"2020-08-22T13:31:23","date_gmt":"2020-08-22T18:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=229408"},"modified":"2020-08-22T00:02:15","modified_gmt":"2020-08-22T05:02:15","slug":"man-brother-down-syndrome-best-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/man-brother-down-syndrome-best-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Man surprises brother with Down syndrome: ‘Will you be my best man?’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A young man with Down syndrome got a surprise proposal from his brother in a video that’s gone viral. Will Claussen knew his brother, Henry, loves metal detecting, and after getting engaged, he knew right away who his best man would be — and the perfect way to ask him.<\/p>\n

Will, 24, is getting married next summer, and he’s been inseparable from Henry, 22, since they were kids. Will explained to In The Know<\/a> that he was the first person to understand Henry once he began talking. \u201cHe has the sweetest soul and has never said a bad word about anyone so it was a no brainer for him to be my best man,\u201d Will said.<\/p>\n

Originally, Will’s surprise proposal was for his fiance. But when that plan didn’t work out, he repurposed it for his little brother. \u201cHe loves metal detecting so I knew this was a no brainer and he had no clue it was coming,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In the video, Will can be seen using a metal detector, and Henry uses a shovel to dig up what they found: a glass bottle with a note inside, and Henry seemed to catch on immediately, asking, “Will, did you put this in here?” The brothers unfurled the note together, and according to Will’s Instagram, it read:\u00a0\u201cHenry Joe, you are already the BEST bro, and my very BEST frand, so will you please say yes and be my BEST man?\u201d<\/p>\n

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In a World with much need for love and positivity, @claussenhenry_ always comes through \u2764\ufe0f The note reads: \u201cHenry Joe, you are already the BEST bro, and my very BEST frand, so will you please say yes and be my BEST man?\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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