Ah, Snopes, you made me proud today.
I compulsively check the rumor-crushing site that lets me know when circulating stories are made up or embellished. I checked this one out, fully expecting it to be confirmed as too good to be true. Stuff like this doesn't just happen. Except this time it did. That awkward moment when you expect something to fail and it blows you away instead.
The super condensed version will never touch the full story, so please read it here. The condensed version goes like this: 12-year-old boy has been sick his entire life. After beating leukemia for a third time he contracts a brain infection that is going to kill him because of his compromised immune system. He has expressed repeated admiration for Marines. The Marines decide to make him an honorary member. The boy's health fails, and one soldier stood guard outside his hospital room all night until he passed away. The solider and the boy's family stay in touch.
That's all I can do without tearing up, but please check it out.
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