Army’s newest troop
December 21st, 2012
10-year-old Khalil Quarles has always loved the Army even before cancer interrupted his young life. So some folks at Fort Meade, MD, worked fairly hard to help him become a soldier, according to WBAL;
Khalil, 10, thought the highlight of his day Wednesday would be chatting on Skype for the first time with a soldier stationed in Kuwait, but it got even better.
“I’ve got my Army guys outside waiting for you,” the soldier told Khalil over the Internet.
Khalil went outside to find a crowd and soldiers waiting to fulfill his dream — to enlist in the U.S. Army.
You should click over and watch the video.
December 21st, 2012 at 7:43 am
Now there’s a young soldier who knows what’s what. He wants to be a soldier to protect others. All of his problems in his 10 years and he’s thinking of others? Outstanding!
December 21st, 2012 at 8:15 am
Freaking Outstanding story!!
December 21st, 2012 at 9:04 am
Outfreakingstanding!!
God bless you Khalil!
December 21st, 2012 at 9:13 am
Hooah! That is one of the best feel good stories of the year.
December 21st, 2012 at 9:35 am
I KNEW Santa Claus was real. Great story. What a find young man.
December 21st, 2012 at 10:01 am
Now we just have to get him into the BDE commanders welcome brief, SHARP training, suicide prevention, POSH, put him on the additional duty roster, CQ… Poor kid.
December 21st, 2012 at 10:46 am
Just wanted to put this back on top of the comments. I think that this young soldier should be immediately assigned to the Pentagon to remind the brass just why soldiers serve.
December 21st, 2012 at 10:52 am
I second that motion 2-17 Air Cav
December 21st, 2012 at 10:54 am
2-17 Air Cav – That is the best idea I have heard in a very LONG time. Might put some perspective in their lame back sides!
December 21st, 2012 at 11:49 am
(sniff) All of a sudden there’s a lot of dust in the air here. (sniff) (eyes water)
December 21st, 2012 at 12:04 pm
I love this country …. these stories make me proud!
December 21st, 2012 at 12:23 pm
@11 Me too, these stories seem to come at the right moments as well…dealing with liars and selfish tools every day gets tiresome…it’s remembering there are a lot of young people like this…what a great kid, and good on everyone involved for showing their sterling characters as well. Hooahh indeed!!
December 21st, 2012 at 1:06 pm
Screw allergies, stories like this make me tear up like a little bitch.
Kid’s got it together more at ten than most adults ever will. Good on him.
December 21st, 2012 at 1:07 pm
Too cool.
Way to go.
December 21st, 2012 at 1:20 pm
AirCav — Great idea. I would vote for that.
December 21st, 2012 at 2:53 pm
Who cut the onions?
December 21st, 2012 at 6:39 pm
I just want to give a great big thank you to his parents. Great kids like don’t happen by accident. They deserve credit for raising a fine young man with morals and true character.
I say we send his mom to the pentagon.
December 21st, 2012 at 7:52 pm
-50 badass points to anyone who cried. -100 to me for getting it under control and losing it again. I must be on my period.