This Solider Fights On

Jacob Angel knows how to fight battles. The seven-year-old been fighting kidney cancer, and now, thanks to the Make-A-Wish team and altruistic volunteers, he was able to fight in a World War II themed film. Jacob’s unique wish was to star as a soldier in his very own war movie. The 10 minute film was shot in just four hours at Fort MacArthur in San Pedro, California during the Fort’s Living History Event. Jacob’s father told “Good Morning America” during an interview that he loves all things related to soldiers after watching the famous movie, Saving Private Ryan. Jacob was treated like a real movie star, and was even interviewed wearing a small military uniform holding a toy gun before viewing a screening of the movie!

This photo below shows Jacob in costume and saluting to the American flag. Jacob said this was his favorite scene to shoot, “Because it was just like I won the war.”

But Jacob’s victorious story doesn’t end there. The boy’s doctors say he is now cancer-free after six months of treatment! Read more about Jacob’s wish experience and watch a clip from his movie, “Protecting Our Country’s Fate,” here.