Army Reserve captains John Barbee and Sherman Pittman assist Khalil Quarles, 10, down the sidewalk outside his home during a surprise visit from members of the 200th Military Police Command and the Office of the Chief, Army Reserve. Barbee and Pittman are assigned to the Fort Meade-based 200th MPCOM. Khalil Quarles, 10, suffers from a rare form of cancer that affects less than 1 percent of all people who have been diagnosed cancer. Quarles, who is terminally ill, said it would be his dream to enlist in the Army. Through friends of friends and the power of social media, the 200th MPCOM partnere


Army Reserve captains John Barbee and Sherman Pittman assist Khalil Quarles, 10, down the sidewalk outside his home during a surprise visit from members of the 200th Military Police Command and the Office of the Chief, Army Reserve. Barbee and Pittman are assigned to the Fort Meade-based 200th MPCOM. Khalil Quarles, 10, suffers from a rare form of cancer that affects less than 1 percent of all people who have been diagnosed cancer. Quarles, who is terminally ill, said it would be his dream to enlist in the Army. Through friends of friends and the power of social media, the 200th MPCOM partnered with deployed soldiers in Kuwait who are assigned to the 12th Public Affairs Detachment and Third Army to ensure Quarles wish came true. More than two-dozen soldiers assigned to the 200th MPCOM and the Office of the Chief, Army Reserve stood shoulder-to-shoulder during the enlistment ceremony. The 200th Military Police Command is based out of Fort Meade, Md., and commands and controls more than 13,000 soldiers in 44 states.


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