The Make a Wish foundation originated in 1980 when a seven-year-old boy named Chris was diagnosed with Leukemia. More than anything in the world, what Chris wanted most before he died was to be a motorcycle policeman. Considering the age circumstances and the impossibility of Chris having such an adult job, friends of Chris' family flew him to Arizona in a helicopter, and from the airport where he landed was put in a police car. Following his ride in the police car, Chris's wish then came true, he got to sit and ride on a motorcycle through the town with the sirens flashing.
Later that day, Chris was initiated as an honorary Arizona Highway Patrolman in the state's history, complete with a Smoky-the-Bear hat, his own official badge and signed honorary membership certificate.
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