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Command Sgt. Maj. Brian Hester, left, 25th Infantry Division command sergeant major, Col. Deborah M. Ellis, 25th ID Chief of Staff, right, present Alexander Hipp, center, Make-A-Wish recipient and Minnesota native, with a certificate making him an honorary Tropic Lightning Soldier on Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, July 25, 2019. Hipp, survivor of genetic disease and military history fanatic, was granted a wish through the foundation to fulfill lifelong dream to visit a military installation.