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Teen Becomes Honorary Marine
KTBS Shreveport/Bossier ^ | 1/24/2011 | KTBS News

Posted on 01/25/2011 4:38:34 AM PST by RoseyT

Hundreds of Elm Grove Middle School students gathered Monday afternoon in the school gymnasium for what they thought was a meeting with their new school counselor. They quickly learned that wasn't the case.

Instead, the entire school gathered to honor a classmate who's battling cancer.

13 year old Odie Harris who was diagnosed with liver cancer seven months ago and has been making regular visits to St Jude. His dream is to become a marine. Today that dream became a reality.

Members of the Bossier Sheriff's Department teamed with the Make A Wish Foundation to make Odie a member of the Young Marines Program which is a youth and service program.

Odie heads back to St. Jude Tuesday, but this time, he'll be going as one of the few.. the proud... the Marines.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Daily Prayer; Health/Medicine; Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: bossiersheriff; cancer; makeawish; marines
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Video at link. This is my cousin's son. His wish is to be a Marine. The Make A Wish foundation made it happen.

Please keep him in your prayers. His prognosis is grim but we are praying for a miracle.

1 posted on 01/25/2011 4:38:34 AM PST by RoseyT
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To: RoseyT

SEMPER FI! God bless him and your family! He is in my prayers!


2 posted on 01/25/2011 4:47:08 AM PST by OldMissileer (Atlas, Titan, Minuteman, PK. Winners of the Cold War)
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To: RoseyT

Prayers for this young Marine.


3 posted on 01/25/2011 4:49:58 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Where were all these calls for "civility" when Bush was president?)
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To: RoseyT

SEMPER FI *hand salute*


4 posted on 01/25/2011 4:55:33 AM PST by Doogle ((USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: RoseyT

My prayers for this young man.


5 posted on 01/25/2011 5:01:29 AM PST by HANG THE EXPENSE (Life is tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
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To: RoseyT

Americans make me so proud to be one. Saying a prayer for this young man that God will bless him with a miracle.


6 posted on 01/25/2011 5:04:53 AM PST by My hearts in London - Everett (You will try to nudge commies toward the truth, while they try to nudge you toward the cattle cars.)
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To: RoseyT

Just about to leave for morning mass and the group Rosary. We will pray for him. God bless and protect the fine young Marine.


7 posted on 01/25/2011 5:46:11 AM PST by ottbmare (off-the-track Thoroughbred mare)
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To: Doogle

My wife must be preparing food using onions .... yeah ... I’m SURE that’s what’s happening ...


8 posted on 01/25/2011 5:53:53 AM PST by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true.)
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To: RoseyT

Courage. Honor. Commitment.

May God bless this young man in his trials.


9 posted on 01/25/2011 5:54:01 AM PST by Edgewood Pilot
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To: RoseyT

Make A Wish is one of my favorite charities. I have seen their work up close.
Help support them when you can.


10 posted on 01/25/2011 5:54:08 AM PST by PalmettoMason (It's easy being a menace to society when WAY OVER half the population is happy being sheep.)
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To: RoseyT

Semper Fi Odie. You are in my prayers Marine.


11 posted on 01/25/2011 5:54:20 AM PST by yellowhorse (6 good horses, 3 good women)
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Semper Fi, Odie!!
And prayers to St. Jude, St. Padre Pio, and to Our Lady of Victory.


12 posted on 01/25/2011 6:07:48 AM PST by Radagast the Fool ("Mexico-Beirut with tacos!"--Dr. Zoidberg)
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He's more of an American military man right now than Secretary Gates will ever hope to be. God bless him and your whole family.


13 posted on 01/25/2011 6:20:37 AM PST by The Comedian (Obama is just the cherry on top of the $hit sundae of fraud the democrats have become.)
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To: RoseyT

What a wonderful story! Prayers for this child and his family. I am so glad that the Make A Wish foundation, the Marines, and the Sheriff’s department made a dream come true.


14 posted on 01/25/2011 6:49:16 AM PST by momtothree
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To: RoseyT

As a former, active-duty Marine, I welcome him into the fold and pray that he recovers! Semper Fi, my fellow Devil Dog!


15 posted on 01/25/2011 7:34:12 AM PST by ExTxMarine ("Convictions are more dangerous to truth than lies." ~ F. Nietzsche)
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To: All

I sincerely thank you all for your kind replies.


16 posted on 01/25/2011 2:30:25 PM PST by RoseyT (Piney Woods of East Texas)
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To: RoseyT

Just wanted to bump this to the top once more. Odie is back at St Jude now. So we pray, and wait and see.


17 posted on 01/25/2011 8:55:36 PM PST by RoseyT (Piney Woods of East Texas)
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I’m lifting up Odie in prayer.

In Jesus’ Holy Name.
Amen.


18 posted on 01/26/2011 12:59:08 AM PST by Cindy
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To: RoseyT

Praying for your young Marine and his family.


19 posted on 01/26/2011 9:43:12 AM PST by etabeta
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Video at link. This is my cousin's son. His wish is to be a Marine. The Make A Wish foundation made it happen.

God bless him and all his fellow Marines.

20 posted on 01/26/2011 8:31:48 PM PST by archy (I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous!)
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