Saturday, June 12, 2010

Heroes

I just added 5 more names to my list of heroes this week. Their names are Mr. and Mrs. Chance and Deidra Fite and their 3 sons Carson, Cody and Clay. As you can read from their blog (and should take the time to read if you want your faith and courage to be strengthened), on Valentines day last year (2009) little Clay was burned severely.Austin Hendrickson, one of the guys in my flight, heard about Clay and the battle he and his family have been fighting for over a year now (and will have to continue fighting) and arranged for Clay to come be our "Wingman for a Day". Having Clay and his family with us was the most rewarding experience of pilot training! I pray that I can have a fraction of the fighting spirit that Clay and his inspiring family have had. I thank Austin for setting it all up, Katie Crosby from Channel 3 here in Wichita Falls for following such an inspiring story and most of all to Clay and the Fite Family for their quiet example of Faith and Courage. Thank you!

This is a picture of the K Flight students, Major Segal (our Flight Commander, in front of me), Captain Podschun (our Military Training Officer, left of Major Segal), Katie Crosby (front Left), Cody and Clay and Mr. and Mrs. Fite

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(Carson was at a Church camp in Colorado and wasn't able to be there)