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WASHINGTON - Before he died, 12-year-old Cody Green achieved his dream of becoming a United States Marine.

Green had always admired the strength and courage of the Marines says his father, David Snowberger.

Snowberger tells an Indiana-based television station the Marines decided Green had showed "strength and honor and courage" through his health battles.

The Marines decided to make the boy an honorary member, giving him navigator wings.

However, for one Marine, that wasn't enough.

The night before Green died, one Marine stood guard at the boy's hospital door all night long, for eight hours straight, Snowberger says.

Green had leukemia since he was 22 months old. He had successfully battled the cancer three times and was cancer-free. However, the chemotherapy had lowered his immune system. He died from a fungus that attacked his brain.

Redbeard wrote:Brings tears to your eyes, but also makes ya feel proud to be an American. Seems we don't have as many of those "proud to be an American" moments as we used too

jehler wrote:

Redbeard wrote:Brings tears to your eyes, but also makes ya feel proud to be an American. Seems we don't have as many of those "proud to be an American" moments as we used too

most every day of my life jr and I cobble together something to hunt, fish or just be rednecks with out of loose money he and I make doing odd jobs. The fact we are able to afford and do this kind of crap gives me a chin up kinda proud to be an American moment on a daily basis.

Sad story, kids a champ, I'm sure he died well knowing he was a marine. Good on them.

DeadEye_Dan wrote:Damn blurry font.

3legged_lab wrote:

DeadEye_Dan wrote:Damn blurry font.

weird, it did it to my screen too