President Obama made a surprise visit to a wounded soldier when visiting Phoenix recently — a visit he has made five times before.

Sgt. 1st Class Cory Remsburg met with Obama for the sixth time after the president visited the Veterans Affairs hospital in Phoenix on Friday, and that morning Remsburg had just gotten the keys to his own remodeled home in Gilbert that will help the partly paralyzed Army Ranger to live on his own, according to an Arizona Republic report.

No sooner had he started to settle in with a catered barbecue in his new backyard when he heard a knock on the door: it was the Secret Service announcing the president’s imminent arrival. Remsburg said the visit “was unexpected” but appreciated, noting that “how many people can say the president of the United States stopped by and said Hi?” according to the report.

The two first met in Normandy, France, back in 2009 during the 65th anniversary of the D-Day landing, a solemn occasion where Remsburg served as a member of the honor guard. They spoke briefly at the event.

The second meeting was a chance encounter in Bethesda, Md. in 2010, shortly after Remsburg had returned from combat duty in Afghanistan where he had been struck by an improvised explosive device. The IED left him in the coma, and he woke up to find that his ability to walk and speak was severely limited. President Obama noticed a photo he had taken with Remsburg at the D-Day memorial hanging on his wall.

The third meeting was a private one at a high school in Phoenix, where he had come to give a speech, and the two spoke privately as Remsburg was progressing with his physical therapy.

The fourth meeting happened on the balcony of the House of Representatives, where he was seating next to first lady Michelle Obama in January 2014 as the president delivered the State of the Union address, where Obama shared Remsburg’s story, prompting a standing ovation from all in attendance.

And on the fifth meeting, it was a reunion. They were both in Normandy again last June for the 70th anniversary of D-Day.

Finally, in recent months, Remsburg’s father received calls from the White House hoping to set up a meeting with the president to help Remsburg transition into his new home.