Richard McKenzie (center), a Korean War veteran, sits in the cockpit of an F-16 Fighting Falcon as part of the Never Too Late program on August 1st, 2008, while Maj. Scott Mclaren (right), 445th Flight Test Squadron weapons and standard evaluation flight commander, and Carolyn Swain, Mr McKenzie's friend, look on. The Never Too Late program is designed to assist elder citizens in making their dreams come true. [USAF photo]
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News: Korean War vet realizes dream of being a pilot [2008-08-06]
While fighting in the Korean War, a soldier would sometimes look up in the sky and admire the planes flying over head. He would go off into a dream about what it would be like to be a pilot.
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