A 10-year-old Hadi Al Nassar, cheers as he wears a 104th Fighter Wing flight suit and aviator helmet as the honoree pilot of the day, June 26, 2017. Tom Bladen, 104th Fighter Wing operations group commander, visits refugee students at Highland Elementary School in Westfield, Massachusetts. The visit served as a means to help the children understand why they hear the loud screeching F15 jets flying overhead when playing outside and to help them understand the 104th Fighter Wing flies to protect.

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