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The Gentleman

My brother is a Navy pilot and his callsign is The Gentleman. He finished his first deployment this past fall and is currently stationed on base in Washington State. On a his week long leave The Gentleman takes a redeye flight from west coast to east to visit his family. Mom and Dad pick him […]

The Gentleman

My brother is a Navy pilot and his callsign is The Gentleman. He finished his first deployment this past fall and is currently stationed on base in Washington State. Last week I flew out to visit him; I leave today. I am struck by the similarities between the islands of the Puget Sound – the San […]

The Gentleman

My brother is a Navy pilot and his callsign is The Gentleman. He finished his first deployment this past fall and is currently stationed on base in Washington State. The Gentleman and his back-seater as they fly by Mt. Rainier last week.

The Gentleman

My brother is a Navy pilot and his callsign is The Gentleman. He’s currently deployed in Afghanistan far, far away from his home in Maine. This is his current dispatch. If everything goes as planned we should be landing in Bangor tomorrow night around 5PM but thats if everything goes as planned. I will email […]

The Gentleman

My brother is a Navy pilot and his callsign is The Gentleman. He’s currently deployed in Afghanistan far, far away from his home in Maine. This is his current dispatch. On our trip from the West Coast of the United States to Afghanistan, my squadron made five stops. While flying over the Atlantic at 500 miles an hour […]

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