Local boy becomes pilot for a day

Air Force Reserve Col. David Post, commander of the 910th Maintenance Group, administers the oath of office swearing in nine-year-old Mason Burrows of Mineral Ridge, Ohio as an honorary second lieutenant here September 11, 2013. Mason was selected by Akron Children's Hospital Mahoning Valley to be honored as a pilot for a day. He is being treated for a rare blood disorder. Mason was taxied aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft and given a special tour of the installation. The 910th Airlift Wing pilot for a day program began in 2000 to help bring a ray of sunshine into the lives of children being treated for chronic or life threatening conditions. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Rick Lisum

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