2nd Lt. Sam Harris of Punta Gorda Isles, Fla. squats in front of his T-38 "Talon" supersonic, two-seat jet at Lakeland Air Force Base in April 1972 during Air Force training. Photo provided

Sam Harris of Punta Gorda Isles, Fla. began his military career as a cable-splicer in the Army National Guard in 1970 and ended up in 1979 as a captain in the Air Force. He flew giant C-141 “Starlifter,” four-engine, jet transport planes around the world. In between he has lived a life filled with exciting incidents that propelled him into an airlines career in which he’s flow the globe these last four decades. Read the rest of this entry »