Farmdale teen becomes Pilot for a Day

Jacob Spithaler, 14, signs his commissioning paperwork as Col. Don Wren, 910th Mission Support Group commander, looks on here, Aug. 24, 2016. Spithaler was the 64th honoree of the 910th Airlift Wing’s Pilot for a Day Program in which children with chronic or life-threatening illnesses are welcomed to the station, commissioned as honorary second lieutenants and treated to a day fun military themed activities. Wren led Spithaler in a commissioning ceremony as 910th Airmen, local media representatives, staff from Akron Children's Hospital's Boardman campus and some of Jacob's friends and family members observed. (U.S. Air Force photo/Eric White)

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