Samuel Hynes Message Board 11/8/2010 12:08:58 PM
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Flights of Passage: Reflections of a World War II Aviator
When Samuel Hynes left his home in Minnesota in 1943, he did so in order to become a marine pilot. When World War Two ended, Hynes was an experienced fighter pilot, who had flown several missions in the Pacific. For Samuel Hynes, World War Two would open the door to a much larger world. Over the course of this war, the boy from Minnesota would become a man. Once he had enlisted, he grew impatient with what he called the "hurry-up and wait" mentality...
