Retiring American Airlines Pilot Hands Over His Wings To Toddler With Down Syndrome

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An American Airlines retiring pilot hung up his boots in style after completing 35 years in service. He was seen handing over his wings to a 2-year-old boy with Down syndrome.

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Captain Joe Weis gave his wings to Ki Klitenick, 2, of Ocala, on the tarmac at the Miami International Airport.

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He put the wings on the boy’s shirt in the cockpit after completing a flight from Madrid.

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Little Klitenick was all stoked about it, but he must have had no idea of how great an honor was bestowed upon him by Captain Weis.

Verse of the Day

“But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God. You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.””

Luke 1:30-33