'AMAZING YOUNG MAN': He said his uncle served in the Marine Corps, which inspired him to choose Parris Island for his Make-A-Wish.
or law enforcement — follows in the footsteps of the original inspiration for Make-A-Wish, Chris Greicius. He was a 7-year-old with leukemia who wanted to be a police officer in 1980. — Jono Smith of Make-A-Wishwho see their wish as a turning point in their often successful battles to overcome critical illness," Smith said.
"It was physically pretty hard," Sam said."There was a lot of different stuff we had to do that I sometimes couldn’t do. But it was still fun.""It was like, ‘Are you allowed to yell at a Make-A-Wish kid?’" Sam joked. Yet it didn’t put a damper on his experience."He just had a smile on his face the entire time, likely when he shouldn't be smiling," Tori Short said."He just couldn't take the smile off his face.
Tori Short said there were times when Sam wasn’t able to complete a challenge; the other Marines kindly helped him fill in the gaps. Despite the challenges he faced amid boot camp, Sam said he had fun during the process, particularly with the other "recruits." After going through the two days of boot camp, Sam was given his Eagle, Globe and Anchor, the emblem of the U.S. Marine Corps — and was named an honorary Marine.
Tori Short said that Sam’s experience on Parris Island"represented his continual endurance and grit" as"The captain who put the whole thing together spoke at Sam's Eagle, Globe and Anchor ceremony and talked about Sam being a warrior," Tori Short said.
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