About the Book

In this book, Jake talks about his more than eighty years of life experiences. He takes the reader from America's great economy depression of the 1930s through an up-close and personal view of three American wars to a life of relative abundance in this century.

His Military Career

His twenty-eight years of flying in the air force took him to beautiful places like Stavanger, Norway, cold places like Thule AFB Greenland, hot places like Sattahip, Thailand, and dry places like the San Joaquin Valley in California. He describes the details of losing fellow crew members in four different plane crashes and the personal hardship on their families.

Memorable Events

His most memorable events of his military career were in the 1960s when on three occasions he was involved in the work and decision making of President John F. Kennedy. He vividly remembers seeing and being close to President Kennedy just four weeks before he was assassinated.