Child with serious heart condition goes through mini boot camp to become a Marine for a day
“He exemplified the true warrior spirit!”
BY JEFF SCHOGOL | PUBLISHED APR 7, 2022 11:55 AM
NEWS
MARINE CORPS
Marine for a day
Wyatt, a child with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, leads a hike with Marines from Support Battalion, Recruit Training Regiment at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, March 30, 2022. (Lance Cpl. Cristian Torres/U.S. Marine Corps).
A13-year-old boy with a serious heart condition was able to realize his dream and become a Marine for a day after graduating as the guide from an abbreviated boot camp organized by Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego and the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
The Marine Corps has released a series of pictures showing Wyatt, who was identified by his first name only, standing at parade rest to begin the receiving process and then getting the full, albeit condensed, Marine recruit experience.
The Make-A-Wish Foundation is a non-profit group that is dedicated to fulfilling the dreams of children “diagnosed with a critical illness, i.e., a progressive, degenerative or malignant condition that is placing the child’s life in jeopardy,” according to the group’s website.
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