{"id":261718,"date":"2017-10-05T06:06:23","date_gmt":"2017-10-04T20:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=261718"},"modified":"2017-10-05T06:06:23","modified_gmt":"2017-10-04T20:06:23","slug":"make-wish-foundations-sailor-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/make-wish-foundations-sailor-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Make-A-Wish Foundation\u2019s Sailor for a Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Photos by THERESA MERTO CEPEDA<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-261718 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/make-wish-foundations-sailor-day\/naval-pix-1\/'>Naval-pix-1<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-261728'>\n\t\t\t\tOn Sept. 30, Make-A-Wish Foundation beneficiary, 11-year-old Maegan Ernis, had the opportunity to be a sailor during an honorary enlistment at the U.S. Naval Base Guam headquarters. (Photos by THERESA MERTO CEPEDA)\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/make-wish-foundations-sailor-day\/naval-pix-2\/'>Naval-pix-2<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-261729'>\n\t\t\t\tEleven-year-old Maegan Ernis goes on an excursion aboard a U.S. Coast Guard boat.\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/make-wish-foundations-sailor-day\/naval-pix-3\/'>Naval-pix-3<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-261730'>\n\t\t\t\tEleven-year-old Maegan Ernis is the second Make-A-Wish recipient to participate in the Sailor for a Day program of the U.S. Naval Base Guam. \n\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/make-wish-foundations-sailor-day\/naval-pix-4\/'>Naval-pix-4<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-261731'>\n\t\t\t\tMaegan Ernis, who was diagnosed in 2015 with Fanconi\u2019s anemia, a rare genetic disorder, in the category of inherited bone marrow failure syndromes, witnesses a demonstration at Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 5.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/make-wish-foundations-sailor-day\/naval-pix-5\/'>Naval-pix-5<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-261733'>\n\t\t\t\tMaegan Ernis poses for a picture with the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 5.\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/make-wish-foundations-sailor-day\/naval-pix-6\/'>Naval-pix-6<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-261734'>\n\t\t\t\tMaegan Ernis checks out the firefighting unit of the U.S. Naval Base Guam.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/make-wish-foundations-sailor-day\/naval-pix-7\/'>Naval-pix-7<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-261735'>\n\t\t\t\tMaegan Ernis is Sailor for a Day at the U.S. Naval Base Guam. 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