Wings of Hope is a charitable aviation organization that focuses on humanitarian hardships. Pictured, from left to right: Keelan Green, patient Mark Green, Wings of Hope President and CEO Bret Heinrich, Phil Koch, and volunteer pilots Mike Mahoney and Greg Kwasny.
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Mark Green is battling a brain tumor for the second time. Fortunately, the wings of this Kirkwood area manâs guardian angels come in the form of actual planes.
When Greenâs situation required a June 11 trip to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, volunteer pilots with regional nonprofit Wings of Hope flew into action to expedite the life-saving flight.