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7-year-old boy with genetic disorder becomes honorary Marine
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July 4, 2014
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2:19Now PlayingA little boy in Virginia has received an honor that has been bestowed upon fewer than 100 people in the United States.
Seven-year-old Andrew Starr comes from a long line of military service. His great grandfather served during World War I. His grandfather in World War II. His father is a retired Marine colonel.
Why does Andrew want to be a Marine?
"So I can be like my dad," he said.
Andrew is fighting a battle no child should have to face. It's called neurofibromatosis or NF1.
"You can get tumors on nerve endings predominantly in the brain," his father Andy explained.
For a while, Andrew had chemotherapy once a week.
"I had to get shots, which I hate," Andrew said.
"During the chemotherapy, he had times where his immune system crashed and you just don't know how it's going to turn out," said Andy.
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