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Our “Friday Pilots” feature returns with Alex Wright.  Alex is a fighter pilot with over 5,000 hours in the cockpit. 14 of those hours were on two combat missions during the last battle of the war in Indochina; the rescue of the SS Mayaguez.  He flew with both the Air Force and the Air National Guard for over 32 years.

During more than 17 years patrolling the Golden Gate Bridge, retired California Highway Patrol Officer Kevin Briggs talked more than 200 persons away from the precipice.

The wreckage of the USS Hornet was recently discovered in the South Pacific.  This aircraft carrier played a significant role in many World War II battles including the Doolittle Raid and the Battle of Midway.  Samuel Cox, Director of the Naval History and Heritage Command joins us to discuss this important discovery.

James is one of the best historical writers I know.  His newest book “Rampage; MacArthur, Yamashita and the Battle of Manila” has been named Amazon Best Book of the Year 2018.