5th Grader Eli Levandowski-Gifford joins the Illinois State Police SWAT

In this May 2, 2013 photo, Eli Levandowski-Gifford (left), a first-grader from Benton, and his brother, Caleb, smiles while Eli operates a police robot during a special police training exercise in Benton. Eli, who was diagnosed with stage four pancreatic neuroendocrine carcinoma tumors last year, was invited to stop by as Illinois State Police SWAT, methamphetamine team and Southern Illinois Drug Task Force conducted training in Benton. (AP Photo/The Southern, Paul Newton)

BENTON (AP) — A visit to a special police training exercise made Eli Levandowski-Gifford's day.

Eli, a Benton first-grader who was diagnosed with stage four pancreatic neuroendocrine carcinoma tumors last year, was invited to stop by as Illinois State Police SWAT, methamphetamine team and Southern Illinois Drug Task Force conducted training in Benton on May 2....

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