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Dreams come true for boy with terminal cancer, 10, as he is sworn into U.S. Army
Daily Mail Online ^
| 21st December 2012
| Victoria Wellman
Posted on 12/21/2012 9:03:24 AM PST by the scotsman
'A ten-year-old boy with terminal cancer received the surprise of his young life this week when his dreams of becoming a U.S. soldier came true.
Khalil Quarles, from Baltimore, had longed to enlist in the army for years before an aggressive form of soft tissue cancer attacked his leg and spread to his lungs in 2011.
And so as a special surprise, troops from the 200th Military Command out of Fort Meade paid him a visit on Wednesday to make the boy an honorary serviceman in the United States Army.'
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Culture/Society; US: Maryland
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To: the scotsman
Good God....my screen’s become all cloudy...
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posted on
12/21/2012 9:05:32 AM PST
by
Gay State Conservative
(When Robbing Peter To Pay Paul,One Can Always Count On Paul's Cooperation)
To: the scotsman
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posted on
12/21/2012 9:06:18 AM PST
by
LadyBuck
(I've read so much about the evils of drinking & smoking that I've given up reading.)
To: the scotsman
Choked me up. Bless that young man.
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posted on
12/21/2012 9:16:57 AM PST
by
wiggen
(The teacher card. When the racism card just won't work.)
To: the scotsman
God bless this good kid and the soldiers.
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posted on
12/21/2012 9:18:17 AM PST
by
Flick Lives
(We're going to be just like the old Soviet Union, but with free cell phones!)
To: Gay State Conservative
Must be some sort of computer virus, mine’s done the same thing.
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posted on
12/21/2012 9:44:05 AM PST
by
Blood of Tyrants
(Why is the government more concerned about protecting a microbe on Mars than an unborn baby here?)
To: Blood of Tyrants
same here! God bless that little man!
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posted on
12/21/2012 9:51:17 AM PST
by
pgkdan
To: the scotsman
Praying for little Pvt. Khalil Quarles’ miraculous recovery.
To: the scotsman
Thank you. He was already a great soldier. I’m sharing!
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posted on
12/21/2012 10:35:52 AM PST
by
machogirl
(First they came for my tagline, (it's back). 2008, the Decline of America)
To: Flick Lives
A fine soldier I’d be proud to serve with. God bless him.
To: the scotsman
Wow - that sure puts a lump in my throat.
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posted on
12/21/2012 11:43:02 AM PST
by
Verbosus
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To: the scotsman
Wow - that sure puts a lump in my throat.
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posted on
12/21/2012 11:43:12 AM PST
by
Verbosus
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To: the scotsman
Why does my doggone monitor always fog up when I see these kinds of stories?
Bless you, Private Quarles.
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posted on
12/21/2012 11:47:55 AM PST
by
Windflier
(To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
To: the scotsman; Abundy; Albion Wilde; AlwaysFree; AnnaSASsyFR; bayliving; BFM; ...
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posted on
12/21/2012 8:14:57 PM PST
by
Tolerance Sucks Rocks
(Obama should change his campaign slogan to "Yes, we am!" Sounds as stupid as his administration is.)
To: the scotsman
OMG, isn’t this like the story last year or so of the boy who so loved the Marines. They “enlisted” him and stood guard by his hospital bed where he was dying, I think. Made my husband almost cry.
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posted on
12/21/2012 8:26:35 PM PST
by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Technological progress cannot be legislated.)
To: the scotsman
The cynic in me is asking WHY do I have to see this touching story in a London ENGLAND paper?
Did we not cover it here in the states?
I guess it is not newsworthy to USA journalists.....
Sad....
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posted on
12/22/2012 9:49:14 AM PST
by
China Clipper
( Animals? Sure I like animals. See? There they are, right next to the potatoes!)
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