Butch Wilmore

I probably took me forever to find it.

I'm flying a T-38, and the cloud, the reflection of the shadow from the sun on the cloud, and there's a rainbow all the way around it as I'm going, as I'm flying, because that angle was just right.

46 degrees or something like that.

Oh, yeah.

It's amazing.

You're right.

It's an amazing sight.

That's insane.

Are you Maverick or Goose?

Oh, I'm definitely Maverick.

Yes.

yeah that's got chills oh that's awesome it leaves me speechless okay so you did the aircraft carrier stuff too oh yeah yeah now that's a ride too ain't it on and off that thing that's why i wore this this is the this is the foundation of my professional life was was i got out of college had electrical engineering degree i thought yeah i need to serve my country spring has sprung you get home times change you're starving

This thing is, you know, this is the original one I got issued to me 40 years ago.

I had to redo some of the stitching here because it frayed, but this is the original one.

And like I said, I've never worn it to anything I've done, but I wore it for you guys because it does.

You're right.

It does represent.

I got issued 40 years ago, too.

You don't know if you're a hero.

You're very kind.