"Where'd you learn to pilot like that? Wooo!"

Dumb luck, all of it. When I re-tell the story, I'll be sure to embellish it. My heart sank removing the gag from Cotter Perry's mouth. Some of the regiments he taught me at Phoenix base I still used. A few inspirational quotes he spewed during the five-mile drills on occasion would bounce around in my head. Deep down I knew he didn't deserve this. Such is life. I expected a mouthful of curses, unattractive words about my mother, and ...