Alan C. Mack

Not going to go out in a ball of flame, you know, like instantly, then in your sleep in your favorite chair, you know, not a bad way to go. Yeah. Yeah, my mother's still up in New Hampshire. She's a local artist. You know, she paints, does some wonderful work. My brother's up there. And that's kind of the extent of my family, really. My grandparents are all gone.

Not going to go out in a ball of flame, you know, like instantly, then in your sleep in your favorite chair, you know, not a bad way to go. Yeah. Yeah, my mother's still up in New Hampshire. She's a local artist. You know, she paints, does some wonderful work. My brother's up there. And that's kind of the extent of my family, really. My grandparents are all gone.

Well, as a... Really high school's the first I could think of something I could talk about, and that's really cross country and track were my big things. So I did cross country in the fall, winter track, which in New England, you're doing indoors. We did that at the University of New Hampshire. And then in the spring, you had spring track. And I was generally a miler. Wasn't very fast.

Well, as a... Really high school's the first I could think of something I could talk about, and that's really cross country and track were my big things. So I did cross country in the fall, winter track, which in New England, you're doing indoors. We did that at the University of New Hampshire. And then in the spring, you had spring track. And I was generally a miler. Wasn't very fast.

Well, as a... Really high school's the first I could think of something I could talk about, and that's really cross country and track were my big things. So I did cross country in the fall, winter track, which in New England, you're doing indoors. We did that at the University of New Hampshire. And then in the spring, you had spring track. And I was generally a miler. Wasn't very fast.

I ran about 4.45, 4.40 for a mile. You don't think 4.45 is a fast mile? Well, there were guys that were way faster than me, so that's pretty good. And then I tried my hand at the hurdles, but I really didn't have the speed in the short term. So I could do like the 330 intermediates, which is a long, grueling race. But at the very end, when I was a senior, I trained for the decathlete, decathlon.

I ran about 4.45, 4.40 for a mile. You don't think 4.45 is a fast mile? Well, there were guys that were way faster than me, so that's pretty good. And then I tried my hand at the hurdles, but I really didn't have the speed in the short term. So I could do like the 330 intermediates, which is a long, grueling race. But at the very end, when I was a senior, I trained for the decathlete, decathlon.

I ran about 4.45, 4.40 for a mile. You don't think 4.45 is a fast mile? Well, there were guys that were way faster than me, so that's pretty good. And then I tried my hand at the hurdles, but I really didn't have the speed in the short term. So I could do like the 330 intermediates, which is a long, grueling race. But at the very end, when I was a senior, I trained for the decathlete, decathlon.

And I learned to pole vault for the discus, you know, stuff like that. And I actually jumped, I don't know, like 12 feet, something like that, in my training jumps. And the coach is looking at me like, I think we missed you in some events. And I was like, I don't know. But it was a lot of fun. You know, life revolved around my friends, you know, and track.

And I learned to pole vault for the discus, you know, stuff like that. And I actually jumped, I don't know, like 12 feet, something like that, in my training jumps. And the coach is looking at me like, I think we missed you in some events. And I was like, I don't know. But it was a lot of fun. You know, life revolved around my friends, you know, and track.

And I learned to pole vault for the discus, you know, stuff like that. And I actually jumped, I don't know, like 12 feet, something like that, in my training jumps. And the coach is looking at me like, I think we missed you in some events. And I was like, I don't know. But it was a lot of fun. You know, life revolved around my friends, you know, and track.

Yeah. Yeah, it was good. What got you interested in flying? So believe it or not, the Vietnam War was going on, right? And so I must have been six, seven years old or so, and it was on the evening news, right? You didn't have the 24-hour news cycle. You had, you know, the 5 o'clock news, 10 o'clock news, or whatever it was, depending on your time zone. And they always had Hueys zipping across,

Yeah. Yeah, it was good. What got you interested in flying? So believe it or not, the Vietnam War was going on, right? And so I must have been six, seven years old or so, and it was on the evening news, right? You didn't have the 24-hour news cycle. You had, you know, the 5 o'clock news, 10 o'clock news, or whatever it was, depending on your time zone. And they always had Hueys zipping across,

Yeah. Yeah, it was good. What got you interested in flying? So believe it or not, the Vietnam War was going on, right? And so I must have been six, seven years old or so, and it was on the evening news, right? You didn't have the 24-hour news cycle. You had, you know, the 5 o'clock news, 10 o'clock news, or whatever it was, depending on your time zone. And they always had Hueys zipping across,

You know, the screen. And I was like, I want to do that, right? Remember the TV Guide when you were a kid?

You know, the screen. And I was like, I want to do that, right? Remember the TV Guide when you were a kid?

You know, the screen. And I was like, I want to do that, right? Remember the TV Guide when you were a kid?

You had the little paper magazine, you know, what's on TV. And in it was an insert for the Army recruiting, right? So I filled it out, and I sent it in. You know, I want to be a pilot, and I must have been – I don't know, 10, maybe 11. And the recruiter sends me a handwritten letter back, a bag full of stickers and stuff like that.

You had the little paper magazine, you know, what's on TV. And in it was an insert for the Army recruiting, right? So I filled it out, and I sent it in. You know, I want to be a pilot, and I must have been – I don't know, 10, maybe 11. And the recruiter sends me a handwritten letter back, a bag full of stickers and stuff like that.

You had the little paper magazine, you know, what's on TV. And in it was an insert for the Army recruiting, right? So I filled it out, and I sent it in. You know, I want to be a pilot, and I must have been – I don't know, 10, maybe 11. And the recruiter sends me a handwritten letter back, a bag full of stickers and stuff like that.