USAFA - Spirit of 76 - Legacy Project - REPORT! Interviews with the Long Blue Line.

USAFA - Spirit of 76 - Legacy Project - REPORT! Interviews with the Long Blue Line.

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USAFA - Spirit of 76 - Legacy Project - REPORT! Interviews with the Long Blue Line. episodes

  • Chad Hennings - 1988 - A-10 Pilot, AFA Hall-of-Fame, College Football HOF, Dallas Cowboy, 3-time Super Bowl Champ
    This episode you meet Chad Hennings, 88 grad who never lost to Navy. Chad grew up in Iowa and shares his interesting story of being "recruited" by AFA for football. He discusses it all from Doolie summer and pugel sticks in Jack's Valley to Wing staff and SAMI's to graduation.  Chad offers several wise life lessons along the way.  While he was an active duty A-10 pilot overseas during Provide Comfort out of Turkey the USAF rules changed and enabled him to try out at 27 for the Dallas Cowboys who owned his draft rights.  Three Super Bowl wins later he retired and now runs a successful real estate business.  You will also hear about his trips to the White House with his winning teams.
    1 hr 2 min
  • Jack Catton - Spirit of 76 - Major General - Wing Commander - USAF fighter pilot
    This episode you get to meet Jack Catton, USAF Major General, Cadet Wing Commander, fighter pilot, and son of a 4-star.  We discuss it all, including Jack's departure form active duty, in depth.  I hope everyone who listens to this can gain a better understanding of how our USAFA Class used spirit and positive attitudes to change the world for the better in no small part through leaders like Jack.
    1 hr 55 min
  • Mike Eyolfson - Spirit of 76 - USAF Col - Flight Surgeon -Urologist

    Mike Eyolfson grew up an AF brat and came to USAFA from Wiesbaden. Initially headed to missiles at FE Warren upon graduation Mike got accepted into U Colorado Med school soon after USAFA graduation. From there he spent 20 years on active duty as a Flight Surgeon and Chief of Urology at Kirtland and Travis AFB's with time the desert too. Mike is now referring soccer on the weekends and a "dog treat" golf Marshall.

    41 min
  • Roger Yauchzy - Spirit of 76 - Lt Col (RET) Fighter pilot - Desert Storm, Cold War Bear hunter, & Iceland trap veteran - Army Liaison - CS-28 Honor Sq...

    Roger is a humble guy with a solid attitude about teamwork and his flying experiences. He overcame much in his career, from initially not being pilot or nav qualified as a cadet to piloting F-4's in Iceland and Germany during the Cold War where he intercepted Soviet Bears and other aircraft. From those assignments he served as a Liaison with the US Army which led to his being transitioned to F-16's where he fought in Desert Storm (with a bad back!). Roger eventually retired from the USAF and spent the remainder of his flying carrier as a pilot for United Airlines.

    1 hr
  • Craig Manson - Spirit of 76 - Col (RET) - Judge - Dept of Interior Asst Secretary - Missileer - JAG - Cadet Wing Staff
    Craig grew up an Army brat and spent most of his childhood in Albuquerque, NM. As a Doolie Craig has one great spirit prank story as well as an infamous meeting with an upperclass football player of note.  As a 3 degree Craig landed on Ac Pro but survived. He also saw both sides of SERE as student and member of the cadre in later summers.  While a cadet Craig was on the debate team till Firstie year when he was on Wing Staff. Upon graduation Craig landed at Ellsworth as a Missileer which eventually turned into law school in No Cal which led to a series of Air Force JAG assignments from AZ to the UK to USAFA where he created the Air Space and Law program. From that achievement it was off to Sacramento as an attorney.  His legal career found him moving into roles with the state Government, Department of the Interior of the US as Assistant Secretary to professor at his law school alma mater to general counsel for wetlands and water in Calif.
    1 hr 1 min
  • Steve Simon - 1977 - Missiles to AFA Liaison with Congress to Lt Col (RET) to EVP at AOG
    Steve Simon is what I am calling the in-house AFA historian at the AOG. He writes many of the historical articles in Checkpoints as well as stars in the Heritage Minute videos produced by the AOG.  He grew up an AF brat on the enlisted side, was a football team manager all four years as a cadet, and chose missiles upon graduation.  While stationed at FE Warren Steve ran several marathons and was selected as a torch bearer for the 1980 Winter Olympics where he got to attend the "Miracle on Ice."
    47 min
  • Steve Hall - Spirit of 76 - Pink Panthers

    Andy Kaufman, Robin Williams, and Lt Col (RET) Steve Hall. Three of the funnies people ever. This episode will cover all kinds of events and stories with humor and accents. Please do not be offended, it's just what comes out when Steve and I start talking. You will learn about science (Coke Can Cannon), history (marching tours in goose-step), language (nursery rhymes with a "clean" twist), leadership and people. Enjoy!

    1 hr 11 min
  • ”Cliff” Clifford - Spirit of 76 - F-15 pilot to Ophthalmologist to Kansas State Legislature

    "Cliff" leads off this season 3 with his stories of getting up in the rafters of Mitches to hang spirit banners to flying F-15's in Germany to MedSchool in So Cal to Ophthalmology in Utah (Intern) and Oklahoma (Fellow) to practice in Saudi Arabia to eventually President of Fryeye in Garden City, KS. And of course now he is an acting representative for his district in the State of Kansas and actually running for election as we speak.

    1 hr 2 min
  • Fred Gregory - 1964 - Astronaut with 3 Shuttle Missions, 550 Combat SAR missions in Vietnam, Fixed wing & rotary test pilot AFA Distinguished Grad 04 ...
    Fred Gregory - 1964 - Astronaut Hall of Fame - 3 Shuttle Missions - 550 Combat SAR missions in Vietnam - Fixed wing and rotary test pilot: AF & USN - AFA Distinguished Grad 04 - and has a Fairchild Hall annex named for him! 
    DC native with incredible tales of childhood and how he got to AFA.  Car enthusiast who still drives a Vette. I thououghly enjoyed our chat and  hope to have many more down the road.
    1 hr 48 min

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