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Nathan Aldaco, a 12 year-old boy with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, stands at attention as Col. Jaime O. Collazo pins on the Master EOD badge during a Make-A-Wish event supported by 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 24, 2016. Collazo is the 1st MLG chief of staff. Marines with 7th ESB and Explosive Ordnance Disposal helped to make Nathan’s wish of becoming a Marine come true by demonstrating the capabilities of their EOD robots and detonating TNT, C4, dynamite and blasting caps, while the heavy equipment operators gave him the opportunity to ride the D7 dozer and the excavator, in which he dug a pit, built a berm, and broke several large tree trunks.
Nathan Aldaco walks with Marines to a demolition site during the Make-A-Wish event supported by 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, at Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 24, 2016.
Nathan learns about the power of blasting caps during the Make-A-Wish event.
Nathan looking out of a bunker at the Make-a-Wish event.
Nathan learns about explosive ordnance during at the Make-A-Wish event.
NuclearWinterIsComing
Damn, he even got the haircut.
POLAND0814
FIX YOUR FUCKING HANDS!!!!!!
retecer
Rah gents
ThisIsGod
Oh..when a kids dying wish is to join the Marines, Make A Wish fulfills that, but when I call them, angry & drunk at 3AM, they call the cops
OPsFatMom
He looks so happy in the bunker, fucking sad. Also not to take away from the moment, is that irony? Connotations for marines
doctordoctorgimmethenewsigotabadcaseofmitralstenosis
God damn roommate's cutting onions again....
EClaire1073
I definitely know what these words mean.
AustinAlex
When does his hazing start?
TrialByHeights
I support this application of american military might!
Dangerneck
Plus all points.
UhOhImAnOreo
I'm not at all knocking the kid, but you have free reign to do anything you want and this is what you pick? Fucking lunar landing anyone?
WhatDoYouMeanICantStickMyFingerThere
Most kids at that age, myself included, enjoyed playing "army," toy guns, tanks and what not. Why not this be his wish for now?
Howdidjadewdat
Hoo Rah
NotACanadian
Ooh-Rah*.
swagcannon420
Thats the most brutal whish granted that I've ever heard of.
poorwhitetrash
That is awesome that would be the kids wish...
ThisIsGod
Too be fair, a lot of young boys think blowing shit up, shooting guns, and taking out bad guys is cool.
carolinaguuurl
Hell, I am a 47 yr old woman and I think those things are cool.
thediscoBiscuits
America, sometimes as our run away little colony you're such a disappointment. But you do stuff like this so well and we have to love you.
SquirrelJockey
LOL "run away" bitch you the ones that ran!! #REKT420TEABAGGED
WhatDoYouMeanICantStickMyFingerThere
Whats a bigger disappointment? I have the joy of celebrating our Independence from England, IN England.
swagcannon420
Thats the most brutal whish granted that I've ever heard of.
imanatheistdebateme
The first picture will be circulated around Best Korea to prove American devils are forcing innocent children into combat.
AOWR
i wonder what event he would get to do all this at
myhappyanonplace
So this kid got to gear up in Camo n blow shit up all day..I bet the grown ups had just as much fun as the kid I sure would have had a bast
WHYDONTIREMEMBERMYPASSWORD
"They even fulfilled his final wish - being blown apart by the bombs he loved so much"
televgmailcom
They forgot kill a foreigner class
CommanderCaribou
I am sometimes baffled at how much people are willing to put time and effort into make a wish for these kids.
SomeGeographer
I work for Marvel & we work with the Make a Wish Foundation very often. They truly are an amazing agency with amazing people.
CommanderCaribou
Bless you
ordohereticusinquisitor
Did they make him fill out a whole bunch of useless forms and wait in the armory for 6 hours?
JAFIOI
If I could just rapid-click on this and upvote a million times I would.
WhatDoYouMeanICantStickMyFingerThere
Dont forget all the vaccinations and CBT's
ordohereticusinquisitor
I don't think vaccinations are necessary at this point.
aJOKERsdozen
Okay "Master Guns", I know we can roll our sleeves better than that and why aren't your boots bloused marine? good for him though
InsouciantSausage
That position of attention looking ahreal nice tho
waitingforeas
Got some gunny rolls
AdamGilbert
Might even be some full on 1st Sgt rolls
waitingforeas
Nah 1st Sgt is usually better then gunny rolls. They have to have shit right. Gunny's seem to be modern day wizards with everything
AdamGilbert
Very true.
icantbelievethisisnttakenyet
Great job soldiers
TransistorRadio
*Airmen
ordohereticusinquisitor
Slow down, you'll kill a few of them via stress induced anuyrism.
UnpinionedPoplars
TestTickCoals
Marines **cough cough**
ordohereticusinquisitor
They know what they did.
Zarvox
Sailor here. Upvoted you just to mess with the marines.
ordohereticusinquisitor
Army here, I'll join the bandwagon, the only thing we like more than making fun of airmen is messing with Marines.
WhatDoYouMeanICantStickMyFingerThere
And the only thing we Airmen enjoy more then messing with the Marines, is making fun of the Army
ordohereticusinquisitor
I suppose that's fair, even with the xbox the lack of real work must mean you need to entertain yourselves somehow.
WhatDoYouMeanICantStickMyFingerThere
And yet we fly you everywhere, and those jets need fixing...I do that fixing :)
THEHOGSASSHOLE
ARe we sure he's actually an american?
HanShotFirst39
The kid has a disease and his dying wish is to blow shit up. If that's not a Marine, I don't know what is.
Aibell125
I was thinking this, or flying around in v22s shooting at shit
AdamGilbert
Rah! He's little devil pup!
WillJeSuis
A jihadist?
jetflight
So horrible, yet so good. +1
HanShotFirst39
Haha touché.
pancreas
gold
WhatDoYouMeanICantStickMyFingerThere
I hate when people say something like "stands at attention" this kid is doing everything BUT standing at attention for his CO.
dontsaydoingyourwife
I'm trying to read your comment in a way that doesn't make you a complete dickhead. This is a dying child who admires the Services.
WhatDoYouMeanICantStickMyFingerThere
And yet I'm talking about the reporter, not the child.
dontsaydoingyourwife
Okay, forgiviness please..
UhOhImAnOreo
The 12 year old with a heart condition isn't following the rules of the USMC to the letter? Damn shame.
WhatDoYouMeanICantStickMyFingerThere
And yet I'm talking about the reporter, not the child.
UhOhImAnOreo
Even still why the fuck would a reporter stand at attention? The only ones who need to salute the military are lower ranking enlistees.
WhatDoYouMeanICantStickMyFingerThere
What are you even talking about? Everyone in the military salutes, not just enlisted. And enlistee's are not military.
TestTickCoals
Let's play spot the dickhead NCO
WhatDoYouMeanICantStickMyFingerThere
And yet I'm talking about the reporter, not the child.
bemanresu
He looking forward, his hands are where they should be, and he isn't moving. What more do you want that can be seen in the picture?
WhatDoYouMeanICantStickMyFingerThere
And yet I'm talking about the reporter, not the child.
heyguysimtom
STOLEN VALOR
NeverNonplussed
Listen here, fucko. That kid's a warrior who has fought his own battles. That valor was won.
heyguysimtom
STOLEN VALOR
TrialByHeights
It isn't stolen if it is eagerly bestowed upon him.
Zandrake
Dang, EOD's cutting scores must be super low. He already made E-9.
NotSoDarkKnight
The "blowing shit up" department can't be thaaaat hard to master, right?
thetrustyburro
It's all because of the GT Score man, he must be a smart cookie.
McEasy
So they give him master guns rank and an eod pin but still make him wear a boot ass web belt? Ya dont fuck with MCMAP. That shit is sacred
Sporkeldee
Iirc, they were super low when I was in, and you got a bonus 100 pts for graduating the school. One of the few places a Sgt is the boot.
IHopeThisUserNameIsntTakenYet
Just been acing his PT and rifle scores, devil
Fallout4HypeTrain
What does that mean?
ordohereticusinquisitor
He outranks everyone else there.
slack3rdav3
except the Col pinning him on
ordohereticusinquisitor
Didn't catch that was a colonel, nevermind.
Zandrake
In the USMC, promotions from E-1 up to E-5 run on a score system. Your own score has to surpass the "cutting" score for you to rank up.
Zandrake
Different occupations have different cutting scores. Lower cutting score means you're more likely to rank up.
Fallout4HypeTrain
Oh alright, thank you
JackHEEYY
E-9 is also the highest pay grade for an enlisted men. Usually they serve as Senior Command advisers, they're the particularly old NCOs.
GribCake
And EOD stands for explosive ordinance disposal. Not sure it was mentioned in the post
UnpinionedPoplars
*ordnance ;-)
GiveMeAnEggIOweYouOne
Unless it's changed in the last 8 years, E-1 - E-3 are time in grade only. No cutting score needed.
THEsl3dg3hamm3r
Was it at the Make-a-Wish event?
Whatismypurpose
No. It wasn't.
greatwhite67
I believe it was a Make-A-Wish event but I could be wrong.
FriendinBrendan
I don't normally lol, but this time I loled
DomZombie
Not sure. I should read it again to be certain.
Agent
Yes, in Fallujah
qwertyKeyboards
Lol. I didn't realize I was over stating it.
SpecimenSpiff
Overstated what? I still have no idea what this event is.
TheRealFireFrenzy
reading between the lines i think it might have been make a wish or something...
OriginalNameDoNotSteal
Brought to you by Carl's jr.
UhOhImAnOreo
What? The make a wish event? Nahh
Logoth
Wait wait wait. This was at a Make-A-Wish event?
UhOhImAnOreo
No I was wrong. Apparently it was Make-a-wish.