Little Ethan Hobbs wants nothing more than to be a soldier in the U.S. Army. This little Cancer survivor's mother said on the news tonight that Ethan said that when he gets to heaven he wants to be wearing camoflague.
The Frontline wrote:Webster empathized with the Hobbs family, saying that his wife had repeatedly battled cancer in the past. Hobbs was diagnosed with rhabdomyocarcoma, a form of cancer, when he was three. His mother said that Ethan would take a military policeman action figure and its German Shepard guard dog along with him to his early chemotherapy treatments. She added that the hope of one day being a Soldier kept Ethan motivated and inspired as he underwent the cancer treatments. Hobbs is currently in remission and has been out of treatment for nearly a year.
At the Fort Stewart Museum, Hobbs was introduced to Daisy, a military police working dog, and got inside an MP Humvee. After a tour of the museum, 3rd Inf. Div. Command Sgt. Maj. Julian Kellman gave Hobbs his coin and helped him into a miniature Battle Dress Uniform, donated by the Enlisted Spouse's Club and complete with Marne patches. Kellman and Staff Sgt. William Estes, Hobbs' escort, then promoted Hobbs to Staff Sergeant and pinned his new rank on his collar. Hobbs also recieved several gifts from My Force, a store in the Post Exchange.
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Justin Bryce, Army's 'littlest sergeant,' loses battle with cancer
By Lisa Burgess, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Thursday, January 16, 2003
Paul Haring / Courtesy to S&S
Justin Bryce, 10, adjusts his beret given to him by the Army. The Make-A-Wish Foundation helped the terminal cancer patient make his military wish a reality before his death on Christmas Day.
ARLINGTON, Va. — Most battles fought by U.S. soldiers are waged with bullets and bombs.
But the Army’s littlest sergeant, 10-year-old Justin Bryce, used different ammunition in his war against cancer: the love of his family, prayers from all corners of the country, and an implacable spirit that stayed fast to the end.
On Christmas Day, the 10-year-old warrior fought his last battle. Cancer took Justin’s body. But his spirit and courage touched the hearts of hundreds of people, inside and outside the Army......
