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Pilot for a Day: Brandon Whedbee

Brandon Whedbee, an 11-year-old leukemia patient poses with his father, Joe Whedbee and Staff Sgt. Larry Harris, military working dog handler with the 647th Security Forces Squadron, Feb. 17 on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. Leukemia is one of several cancers of the bone marrow that prevent the normal manufacture of red and white blood cells and platelets, resulting in anemia, increased susceptibility to infection, and impaired blood clotting. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Lauren Main)

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