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November 10, 2024 43 mins

Our Sounds of Service Series continues for Veterans Day 2024 with two inspiring individuals who have and continue to serve our country. 
Note* Audio quality was affected due to our interview being over the phone.
Thank you for making this interview happen Wil!

"Catastrophic aircraft failures", "Averting Catastrophe", Exceptional Airmanship"
"Heroic recovery at 1,200 ft and dropping", "worst possible case emergency"

Air Force Global Strike Command gave the bomber crew the famed General Curtis E. LeMay Award - a rare, high honor.

In the first episode, little Wil Powell from LMS isn't little anymore - he's all grown up and soaring high above the clouds and seeing the world with the US Air Force. A master B-52H Stratofortress pilot, Captain Wil Powell is living at one of our nation's two main Air Force bases for this beast of a plane - he is down in Louisiana with the 11th Bomb Squadron. Hear about him almost freezing to death and now how he is practically melting in the summers. Now with a family, Wil shares about growing up on Lookout, his friends, Baylor, McCallie, Auburn, and how he made it to the controls of such an important aircraft. Also, hear about a recent incident that made both national and world news and how Wil was directly involved. 

Join in and hear from the man himself, making Lookout proud!
Thank you, Wilson Powell - thank you for your service!
Come home and visit Lookout!

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Also, on regular, full length, non-bonus episodes, many thanks for closing music featuring the Dismembered Tennesseans and vocals by the amazing Laura Walker singing Tennessee Waltz. Opening fiddle music played by the late Mr. Fletcher Bright.

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