GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — Imagine having a day to live your dream, to be able to do that one thing you’ve always wanted out of life. Thanks to Goodfellow Air Force Base, one special teen got to do exactly that.

Trey Pons, a native of Port Isabelle, Texas, has wanted to be a firefighter for as long as he could remember. He can list facts for days about fire trucks and has a constant thirst to learn more each day about anything related to firefighting.

However, Trey has autism. He is also deaf in his left ear and blind in one eye. These setbacks will probably prevent Trey from ever becoming a firefighter, but Trey’s determination and heart say differently.

Jim Podolske, the Fire Emergency Services program manager, heard about Trey’s situation. Podolske, and Trey’s parents, Linda and Mack Pons, organized a surprise for Trey. They would bring him to the one place where they train firefighters in the military: the Louis F. Garland Fire Academy at Goodfellow.

In one day they put Trey through a series of situations trainees go through while attending the school. At the end of the day, he experienced a graduation ceremony. For that day, Trey was the firefighter he has always dreamed of being.

REPOST (Courtesy of Military.com)