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July 9, 2025 46 mins
This week's episode revisits a previous podcast where Bill and Ben talked with Denny Treu who's father Gaylord crashed his fighter jet during a training exercise in Northern Ontario during the Cold War.

Bill and friend of the show Brian Emblin where planning to take a Denny and his family up to the crash site so they could honour his father's memory with a plaque.

Unfortunately Denny unexpectedly passed away days before the trip. Bill and Brian talk about the trip up with a new plaque to honour both Denny and his father and to place it at the site of the crash.

Watch the first podcast episode here: https://www.northbayecho.ca/the-ghost-of-a-cold-war-crash-led-bill-to-an-unlikely-friend/

00:00 - A Somber Return to the Crash Site
06:00 - The Day the Jet Went Down
12:30 - Finding the Pilot’s Son After 65 Years
19:20 - Hiking Back In: The Plaque, the Weather & the Promise
25:00 - A Prayer in the Forest & a Final Tribute
32:00 - Legacy, Meaning & What Comes Next   
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