Pull the Chocks, I'm Launching

Pull the Chocks, I'm Launching is an inspirational metaphor for removing obstacles in your path to obtaining your dream.  In August 1967 I fulfilled my dream of becoming a fighter pilot when I was accepted into the 123rd Fighter Interceptor Squadron, the Redhawks, of the Oregon Air National Guard.  That dream became indelibly ingrained in my psyche when on the morning of my first day in Anchorage,...