CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A Lincoln County teen who is battling leukemia just received a special honor.
BJ Correll's dream is to graduate high school and become a U.S. Navy SEAL.
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The president of the Navy SEALs visited the 14-year-old at Levine Children's Hospital Thursday night and made him an honorary SEAL.
Correll was diagnosed three years ago.
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