Once, he took the entire squadron to Fort Funston to play Capture the Flag… in the dark. As he let us -11 year olds to 17 year olds- fumble and tackle each other in the dark with glee, he mumbled to those of us laughing on the sidelines, “This could be a great exercise in leadership, or a sh*t storm.” It was both. And we loved him for it. 🙂
He will always be the person I want to grow up to be like.