att Dembik Jr., a nine-year-old diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy, gets an autograph from Thunderbirds operations officer Lt. Col. Derek Routt and solo pilot Maj. Rick Goodman during the rehearsal show for the Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Open House Nov. 13, 2009. Matt was invited to attend the rehearsal through the Make-a-Wish Foundation, a non-profit organization aimed toward granting wishes of children with life-threatening conditions.


att Dembik Jr., a nine-year-old diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy, gets an autograph from Thunderbirds operations officer Lt. Col. Derek Routt and solo pilot Maj. Rick Goodman during the rehearsal show for the Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Open House Nov. 13, 2009. Matt was invited to attend the rehearsal through the Make-a-Wish Foundation, a non-profit organization aimed toward granting wishes of children with life-threatening conditions.


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