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

This episode is with Lee Cuevas. Lee grew up in the midwest and after high school entered an AFROTC program at the University of Illinois. From there he got a high draft number, enlisted in the USAF, attended the Prep School and eventually USAFA. On active duty Lee was a C-130 pilot stationed in Europe and Asia as well as Arizona. He piloted 757 and 767 aircraft for a full career with UPS and now just races Porches in retirement. He is quite the guy and leader.

Jim Fagan: wry, dry, funny, and extremely independent. Famous to me for his wisecracks that have 50 year staying power as well as our mutual struggles at the academy. Retired USAF Major, pilot, teacher, father, and grandfather. Flew T-33's to tankers to B-52's (in formation, through mountainous terrain, AT NIGHT!) and lived to share these stories.

"Trot" is one of the smoothest, calmest, most determined people you will ever meet. Originally from Canada, then Oregon, he became an AF test pilot and followed up with a long, successful career at a Delta Airline pilot.

This is the Pat Murray episode, our non-grad, pink-for-life classmate. He flew all kinds of aircraft from seaplanes, to commercial passenger aircraft to medivac flights. Pat achieved many goals, just not via traditional routes. He is one of my favorite classmates and we had some fun adventures together.

Greg Lewis, son of an Air Force General Officer, Prep School grad, National Champion Parachutist, A-10 pilot with one silk landing, F-16 combat pilot with another silk landing and civilian career as a Southwest Airlines pilot (no silk landings!). Greg was another of the eager classmates when it came to antics and stories.

This episode you hear from LT Col (RET) Nat Millican, world traveler as Air Force cargo and tanker pilot followed by a career as a UPS cargo pilot, & world traveler, who is now training leaders in the field of missionary work worldwide. Nat was an eager participant in many of our antics as a cadet and great classmate and life long friend.

Today you meet Tom Wyman, my final roommate at the academy who, while in the USAFA Choir, lost his pilot qual our final semester and served initially in missiles. But as the sly, tough, determined person he is he eventually became a pilot and completed a successful AF career retiring as a LT Col. He then served another full career in the Strategic Command HQ as a research analyst which is all we can say about that!

This episode is with Mike Woodman, one of the squadron's better natural athletes with solid academics. Woody retired as LT Colonel and followed up his AF flying career with one as an SWA pilot for over another 20 years.

Lt Col (Ret) Roger Kontak -- cadet Falconer, fantastic skier, participant in hilarious motivational skits as Col Dumbsquat, and USAF and commercial pilot.