Dad eventually accepted Grant’s apology, explaining that everyone deserved an opportunity to learn from their mistakes. Michael then invited us aboard the aircraft before departure. Inside the cockpit, Dad sat quietly in the captain’s seat. For several moments, he simply looked around, remembering the career he had abandoned. Michael placed a hand on his shoulder and told him that his courage had never been forgotten. Dad finally smiled, although tears rolled down his cheeks.
Then Michael produced a tiny pair of faded plastic airplane wings. They belonged to him as a frightened ten-year-old passenger.
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