Nellis makes wish come true
Air Force photograph by Senior Airman Zachary Rufus
Joseph D., a child with the Make-A-Wish foundation, left, and U.S. Air Force Maj. Aaron Hieronymus, 17th Weapons Squadron weapon systems officer, are at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., to tour the F-15E on June 2, 2023. A wish is as important as any treatment or medicine, a wish is a prescription for hope. The Make-A-Wish Foundation is a nonprofit that fulfills the wishes of children with a critical illness between the ages of 2 ½ and 18.
Air Force photograph by Senior Airman Zachary Rufus
Joseph D., a child with the Make-A-Wish foundation, center, receives a tour of an F-15E Strike Eagle during his visit to Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., June 2, 2023. According to a Make-A-Wish Foundation study in 2010, wishes granted give “increased hope, strength, joy, confidence, self-esteem, quality of life, and well-being; serve as a coping mechanism and a turning point during treatment; brought families closer together and strengthened relationships with loved ones; and Helped overcome traumatic stress, hopelessness, depression, and loneliness.”
Air Force photograph by Senior Airman Zachary Rufus
Joseph D. and his family pose for a group picture after receiving a tour of the F-15E Strike Eagle with the help of Nellis Airmen and the Make-A-Wish foundation at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., June 2, 2023. For more information on the Make-A-Wish Foundation, visit https:wish.org.
Air Force photograph by Senior Airman Zachary Rufus
Maj. Aaron Hieronymus, 17th Weapons Squadron weapon systems officer, left, and Joseph D., a child with the Make-A-Wish foundation, tour an F-15E Strike Eagle at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., June 2, 2023.
Air Force photograph by Senior Airman Zachary Rufus
Joseph D., a child with the Make-A-Wish foundation, sits inside the cockpit of an F-15E Strike Eagle during his visit to Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., June 2, 2023.
Air Force photograph by Senior Airman Zachary Rufus
Maj. Aaron Hieronymus, 17th Weapons Squadron weapon systems officer, tells Joseph D. and his family about the F-15E Strike Eagle’s capabilities at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., June 2, 2023.
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