Thomas Golder takes the reader on a journey from his boyhood days on Long Island to his joining the U.S. Navy's flight training program, where he learned to fly the Navy way, and through thirty years of distinguished service as a U.S. Naval Aviator. It is a story of intense flying and learning the intricacies of military life. We live his experiences in the air and on the sea as he rises in rank, and share his stories during extensive Mediterranean deployments. His tour of duty in Iran during the 1978-79 Islamic Revolution sheds new light on living through the overthrow of a foreign government in the midst of chaos. It is an extraordinary adventure.