Niles boy is Pilot for a Day

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Ethan Libert’s first thrill as an honorary Air Force Reserve 2nd Lt. and Pilot for a Day with the 910th Airlift Wing was a ride in a Marine Corps Hummer, an experience he described as “awesome.”

Following his Hummer ride, Ethan, 10, a fifth grader at Niles Intermediate School, received his official uniform and was sworn in at the Youngstown Air Reserve Station and received a model of a C-130 Hercules aircraft.

The purpose of the Pilot for a Day program is to reach out to the community by providing a fun-filled day of activities for children who live with a chronic or life threatening disease. Ethan is receiving treatment for Type I diabetes at Akron Children’s Hospital Mahoning Valley.

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