Seven-year-old Jamir has had an especially hard yard in his fight against leukemia, and got some special encouragement this weekend from unexpected strangers.
A 7-year-old boy in Illinois was honored for his courage against cancer with a special ceremony by his state’s National Guard. Jamir Gibbs has leukemia, and was having an especially hard time earlier this year when he also came down with bacterial meningitis. Jamir’s teacher reached out to her friend with the National Guard, Beau Detrick, and shared that she had a student who was struggling physically and spiritually and needed some encouragement.
"Detrick kept that promise, and over the weekend, Jamir took part in his special "promotion" ceremony and became the youngest honorary first sergeant in the history of the Illinois Army National Guard. Jamir "smoked" the troops during his time as first sergeant for a day. He reportedly guided them through multiple push-ups. RELATED: Unlikely friendship between boy and garbage truck driver captures heartsLocal and state first responders also came to support Jamir.
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