Perrysburg Township firefighter Paul Weist shows Hunter Bute, left, in his custom-made firefighter's uniform, how to use a fire hose.
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Hunter Bute in his Perrysburg Township firefighter uniform. Hospice of Northwest Ohio patient Hunter Bute marks his 10th birthday with the help of Perrysburg Township Fire/EMS squad in Perrysburg Township, Ohio on April 13, 2012. Bute, who has Takayasu's Disease, loves fire trucks.
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Hunter Bute in the front seat of the Perrysurg Township fire truck. Hospice of Northwest Ohio patient Hunter Bute marks his 10th birthday with the help of Perrysburg Township Fire/EMS squad in Perrysburg Township, Ohio on April 13, 2012. Bute, who has Takayasu's Disease, loves fire trucks.
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Perrysburg Township firefighters and Hunter Bute, center rear, in his Perrysburg Township firefighter uniform. Hospice of Northwest Ohio patient Hunter Bute marks his 10th birthday with the help of Perrysburg Township Fire/EMS squad in Perrysburg Township, Ohio on April 13, 2012. Bute, who has Takayasu's Disease, loves fire trucks.
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Shane Hoover, 9, of Defiance, right, and other friends and family members are ready to greet Hunter and the fire trucks. Hoover has been a friend of Hunter's since pre-school, when Hunter lived in Defiance. Hospice of Northwest Ohio patient Hunter Bute marks his 10th birthday with the help of Perrysburg Township Fire/EMS squad in Perrysburg Township, Ohio on April 13, 2012. Bute, who has Takayasu's Disease, loves fire trucks.
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Laura Roberts, left, giver her son a thumbs' up as he arrives in a Perrysburg Township fire truck. At right is family friend Jessica Schulte, of Perrysburg. Hospice of Northwest Ohio patient Hunter Bute, of Perrysburg, marks his 10th birthday with the help of Perrysburg Township Fire/EMS squad in Perrysburg Township, Ohio on April 13, 2012. Bute, who has Takayasu's Disease, loves fire trucks.
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Hunter Bute, 10, of Perrysburg, greets his mom as his fire truck arrives. Hospice of Northwest Ohio patient Hunter Bute marks his 10th birthday with the help of Perrysburg Township Fire/EMS squad in Perrysburg Township, Ohio on April 13, 2012. Bute, who has Takayasu's Disease, loves fire trucks.
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Laura Roberts, left, her son Hunter Bute, and Perrysburg Township firefighter Jake Hoffman, right, at the door of a Perrysburg Township fire truck. Hospice of Northwest Ohio patient Hunter Bute marks his 10th birthday with the help of Perrysburg Township Fire/EMS squad in Perrysburg Township, Ohio on April 13, 2012. Bute, who has Takayasu's Disease, loves fire trucks.
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Hunter Bute, left, gives a hug to Noah Brice, 9, of Perrysburg, and Shane Hoover, 9, of Defiance, after getting off of the truck. Hospice of Northwest Ohio patient Hunter Bute marks his 10th birthday with the help of Perrysburg Township Fire/EMS squad in Perrysburg Township, Ohio on April 13, 2012. Bute, who has Takayasu's Disease, loves fire trucks.
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The birthday cake made for Hunter Bute. Hospice of Northwest Ohio patient Hunter Bute marks his 10th birthday with the help of Perrysburg Township Fire/EMS squad in Perrysburg Township, Ohio on April 13, 2012. Bute, who has Takayasu's Disease, loves fire trucks.
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Hunter Bute, left, in his custom-made firefighter's uniform and Perrysburg Township firefighter Paul Weist. Hospice of Northwest Ohio patient Hunter Bute marks his 10th birthday with the help of Perrysburg Township Fire/EMS squad in Perrysburg Township, Ohio on April 13, 2012. Bute, who has Takayasu's Disease, loves fire trucks.
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Perrysburg Township firefighter Jim Rodriguez, left, puts a seat belt on Hunter Bute, second from right. Bute's friends Shane Hoover, 9, of Defiance, is seated at left and is partially obscured by the firefighter, and at right is Bute's friend Noah Brice, 12, of Perrysburg. Hunter's mom, Laura Roberts, asked if he really wanted to ride in an ambulance, as he'd been in them many times before. "This will be a fun ride", said Hunter. [He is on oxygen in the photo.]. Hospice of Northwest Ohio patient Hunter Bute marks his 10th birthday with the help of Perrysburg Township Fire/EMS squad in Perrysburg Township, Ohio on April 13, 2012. Bute, who has Takayasu's Disease, loves fire trucks.
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