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Wish comes true for cancer-stricken 10-year-old inducted into Army
Yahoo News ^ | 3/8/2011 | Zachary Roth

Posted on 03/08/2011 3:04:55 PM PST by MarkL

Most kids might hope to get an Xbox or an iPod Touch for their 10th birthday. Brennan Daigle got a reception from a formation of soldiers, a ride in a camouflaged National Guard Humvee--and induction as an honorary member of the Army.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Military/Veterans; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: army; cancer; child
The US Military is made up of the finest men and women on the face of the earth!

Mark

1 posted on 03/08/2011 3:04:58 PM PST by MarkL
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To: MarkL

Oh, that’s really sweet.


2 posted on 03/08/2011 3:13:03 PM PST by Tax-chick (Nadie me ama como Jesus.)
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To: MarkL

I love our Armed Forces. And I also hope the kid is able to shoot the XM-25.


3 posted on 03/08/2011 3:17:16 PM PST by max americana
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To: MarkL

You are a hero. Congrats Brennan.


4 posted on 03/08/2011 3:17:47 PM PST by tioga
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To: MarkL

What a great kid, recognizing real heroes when he sees them, instead of admiring rock stars and such.


5 posted on 03/08/2011 3:18:21 PM PST by skr (May God confound the enemy)
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To: MarkL

6 posted on 03/08/2011 3:20:49 PM PST by sten (fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
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To: MarkL

Blurry screen
God bless this little boy and thank you to the wonderful soldiers who made his wish come true.


7 posted on 03/08/2011 3:44:41 PM PST by kalee (The offences we give, we write in the dust; Those we take, we engrave in marble. J Huett 1658)
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To: MarkL

Have you noticed how the font gets blurry on some of these stories?


8 posted on 03/08/2011 4:03:43 PM PST by FrogMom (There is no such thing as an honest democrat!)
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To: MarkL

What a touching story. God bless this young man and these soldiers who made his dream come true.


9 posted on 03/08/2011 4:26:25 PM PST by Girlene
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To: MarkL

God Bless you, Brennan. I pray that you are healthy and well ASAP.


10 posted on 03/08/2011 4:44:30 PM PST by Amberdawn
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To: FrogMom
Have you noticed how the font gets blurry on some of these stories?

Mine's all messed up now.

11 posted on 03/08/2011 4:51:02 PM PST by 6SJ7 (atlasShruggedInd = TRUE)
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To: MarkL

bttt


12 posted on 03/08/2011 5:51:49 PM PST by BenLurkin (This post is not a statement of fact. It is merely a personal opinion -- or humor -- or both)
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To: 6SJ7

Spouse walked in while I was wiping my eyes and was immediately concerned. He asked why I was crying. I told him that my boyfriend had broken up with me.

He kind of cocked his head and said, “You are reading something about military wonderfulness, aren’t you?” And then gave me a big hug.

We’ve been married over 41 years, guess he knows me very well.


13 posted on 03/08/2011 7:07:12 PM PST by FrogMom (There is no such thing as an honest democrat!)
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To: MarkL

His next wish should be to shoot some of the vermin in the Yahoo comments section.

Regardless, what an awesome gift.


14 posted on 03/21/2011 6:23:58 AM PDT by Soothesayer (smallpox is not a person)
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