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SALT LAKE CITY — The force was at work last weekend when Harrison Ford, President Dieter F. Uchtdorf and Candy Bomber Gail Halvorsen posed together for a photo that is blowing up Facebook.

President Uchtdorf, second counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, posted the photo to his Facebook page shortly after 1 p.m. Wednesday.

The general authority explained he presented Col. Gail Halvorsen — commonly known as the Candy Bomber — with the Kiddie Hawk Children's Award last weekend as Halverson was honored by Living Legends of Aviation.

"Later that evening, I was privileged to be in a photo with Brother Halvorsen and Harrison Ford," President Uchtdorf wrote on Facebook. "Our 95-year-old Candy Bomber looked almost the youngest between the Millennium Falcon pilot and me — a former airline captain."

More than 17,000 people liked the photo on Facebook within about an hour and more than 3,500 people shared it.

Last weekend Living Legends of Aviation honored our dear friend Colonel Gail Halvorsen for his lifelong positive impact... Posted by Dieter F Uchtdorf on Wednesday, January 27, 2016

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