Wearing an Iron Man costume, Max Vertin, 7, from Hastings, Neb., floats in a wind tunnel simulating free fall during a day hosted by the Make-A-Wish Foundation at SkyVenture Colorado in Lone Tree, Colo., south of Denver, on Tuesday April 15, 2014. Vertin and his two brothers have Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a rare disease which causes their muscles to slowly deteriorate. Despite his medical condition, his parents say he is a regular kid who likes the color orange, pizza, collecting bugs, and his favorite superhero, Iron Man. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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