Through the good offices of the Samaritan's Purse Administrator of Flight Operations at PTI Airport in Greensboro, my grandson and I were given the opportunity to tour their DC-8. Lars got to sit in the pilot's seat, and then we went back through the cargo hold and the section in the rear with spartan seating and facilities for the personnel who fly with the plane. Afterwards one of the mechanics took the picture of Lars and I on the ladder with my Lumix DMC-FS7.
A few days later the plane flew to Italy with a load of supplies and 30 volunteer medics. I'm sure Lars will never forget going aboard the big white plane, and I will forever be grateful to Samaritan's Purse for their hospitality to us and for the work they do all over the world.