Last spring, a good friend and mentor of mine, Vincent Mickens, who’s the founder and CEO of the Private Air Media Group, shared a special trip he was putting together for a good friend of his.
He told me this friend was a veteran who served in World War II, the Korean War, and the war in Vietnam. Throughout his 30 years of service, this friend, Vince explained, flew more than 400 missions and served as a commander on two separate occasions. In his post-retirement, he was being honored for this life in public service along with a host of rightfully earned accolades, including a Congressional Gold Medal, induction into the National Aviation Hall of Fame, and, in 2020, at the ripe old age of 100, a promotion to brigadier general.
