The Itch Doesn’t Just Go Away
Larry was shocked and disappointed to hear that his eyesight was too poor to be able to serve behind aircraft controls in the military. Instead, he had to spend his days in service as a cook in Vietnam. Thus, due to his poor eyesight (something he had no control over), he would never fly an aircraft.
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You can take the boy out of the dream, but you can’t take the dream out of the boy. Ask any pilot: The itch to fly doesn’t just go away. That is, until it’s been properly scratched. After his time in Vietnam, Larry became a truck driver and lived a quiet life in San Pedro… until he saw an opportunity to fulfill his lifelong dream of flying.