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David G

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I met a gentleman on the flight to Phoenix Monday.

He was 96, so born in 1922, enlisted in the Army in 1943. He stretched the truth about his skills, as he did not know how to rock climb or ski. This allowed him to be assigned to the ski patrols in WW2 as a machine gunner. They had a squad of 5 men that would ski the alps and root out the nazi camps. He told me that 3 of the 5 came back. I did not ask him about the details of the missions and he did not volunteer. After the war he took the GI bill and got masters in education and physiology, help coaching positions all his life and went from teacher to principal.

We talked the whole trip.
 
I had two jobs, about nine years total, where I traveled on occasion. There were many conversations with interesting people, knowing you'll never speak with them again but will remember the talks and the person.

Hope you're home for a while, David G.
 
Sometimes you meet some interesting people on an Airplane.
I was sitting with group of men who didn't know each other before the flight. I was on my way back from Fishing in Florida. One guy was a crop duster. One was a farmer in N Indiana and Argentina. Said he farms over 7000 acres total. Actually he did the managing, others did the work. Interesting man to talk to. His equipment is Green. Said he trades in half of his tractors every year. Claims he gets a good deal trading in 2 year old tractors. He was definitely a successful farmer with different ideas. I mean that is a good way. He makes his own E30. Claims E30 is the best bang for the buck.
 
If I ever do get on an airplane I hope I meet someone like him. Maybe that would keep my mind occupied enough to keep me from having a heart attack.
 
I met a nice man on a flight one time. I was coming back from Finland, so the flight lasted a good, long time. He was an interesting character, also. Don't believe me? Just ask him!

I swear, if that had been one of the Concorde flights just going across town, IT WOULDA TOOK TOO LONG!!

David, good to hear you made it home safe.
 
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