6-Year-Old Boys Who Met During Cancer Treatment Get to Be ‘Pilots for a Day’

November 22, 2017 Houston Pirrung and Jack Kirkbride became best friends while undergoing treatment at John Hopkins Hospital. After learning […]

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November 22, 2017

Houston Pirrung and Jack Kirkbride became best friends while undergoing treatment at John Hopkins Hospital.

After learning about the boys’ friendship, the Check-6 Foundation decided to give them a real-life pilot experience.

PHOTO: Jack Kirkbride, right, and Houston Pirrung, age 6 and dubbed the battle buddies, met while undergoing treatment for leukemia at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.

Because of their determination and “remarkable brotherhood,” on Friday, they earned their wings through the “Pilot for a Day” program — a program that lifts up and teaches those battling chronic illnesses about being a pilot and planes.

The boys were sworn in, suited up in U.S. Air Force gear, given a tour of the cockpit, and even allowed to use the plane’s radio.

For the youngsters, it was a day to remember, and it was topped off with both receiving their Air Force wings.