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Col. Charles Cone, USAF(Retired) of Farrington Hills, Michigan has led a life of service having reached a glorious century and not out, on the 5th of January this year. He entered the US Navy on the 22nd of February 1944 and having decided that career path was not for him, he transferred to the Air Force and was soon called up for duty for the Korean War. In 2006 he received the prestigious Master Pilot Award from the FAA for fifty years of accident/incident free flying, though at times some flights came perilously close to denying him that achievement. Col. Cone in addition to the pilot award has numerous military awards to his name including two Legion of Merits, an Air Medal and Presidential Unit Citation. Besides his military honours Col. Cone achieved a BSc from Ohio State University and a MSc in computer Science from Texas A&M University.

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In addition to his accomplishments as a decorated officer, Col. Cone has built a legacy of community service, including flying patients across America for medical procedures through Angel Flights. Col. Cone has also served as an officer of the Lions’ Clubs International and various Masonic organisations along with countless hours of supporting his local church. Adding to this illustrious list we must mention his work for the Penrickton Centre for Blind Children, the Greater Detroit Society for the Blind, The Salvation Army and Operation Able. Col. Cone is a proud recipient of the Spirit of Detroit Award and numerous international, national and local Lions’ Club honours. Col. Cone’s most recent accomplishment is the completion of his published memoirs.  So, as you can see Col. Cone is quite a distinguished guest and I’m led to believe he was offered a post of General but having spoken to his wife Jo of sixty-nine years who has now sadly passed he turned that position down. At the age of 100 is he still flying his beloved, most definitely. 

The Book

This outstanding book is an autobiography of Colonel Charles Cone’s own remarkable life from humble beginnings in a farmhouse in the town of Covington, Wyoming County, New York State to the rank of Colonel in the U.S. Air Force. The story highlights the pivotal points in his life both personally and professionally. Col. Cone’s life is expertly told with pinpoint accuracy over fifty-one exhilarating chapters. The adventures of where life took him are to say at least fascinating to completely absorbing, although at times hair-raising and not without risk, all loving backed up by his amazing wife Jo of sixty-nine years. The book reflects on a life configured around duty, service and resolute principles, incorporating the battle fields of Korea and Vietnam to boardrooms, church pews and community halls of post war America. This book is not just a memoir of his life; it’s a legacy and testament to who he is and the principles that he adopted over a hundred years. 

Enjoy this amazing Book about this astonishing life!!!

Website & Social Media sites

Please visit Charles’ webpage where you will learn more about the amazing life this centenarian has led. The gallery with the photos of some of the planes he has flown is fascinating. Plus, you can get the book from there.

www.charlescone.com

Publisher

Xlibris www.xlibris.com / bookstore/search/ author Charles Cone.

Podcast Info

This podcast is available to listen to on all major podcast platforms search Talking Books hosted by J T Crowley. The video is available on YouTube search Talking Books hosted by J T Crowley, and now on Roku, Amazon Fire Stick and Apple streaming devices. Download the Experts and Authors app on your Roku or Amazon Firestick device or visit: www.Expertsandauthors.tvonline and click TALKING BOOKS.

Thank you, Charles, for giving me the wonderful opportunity of interviewing you about your book, A Burning Desire to Fly. I wish you every success with it and look forward to working with you in the future.

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