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My Grandfather And The Airfather

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For myself, family has always been the most important aspect to my life. I would do anything for my family, for without them, I would not be the man I am today. Whether it be my grandfather, who inspired me through the telling of his own life story how to take the hardships you face and learn from them, and use them to become a superior person; Or my two older brothers, who helped to guide me throughout my life and teach me to use every lesson and opportunity grow and become better. It was also the family I created throughout my life, my friends, for it was them who taught me how to work together as a team, and how making a mistake is the only way to develop and become improved. Every part of my ever-expanding family helped in one way or another to shape and manifest the person I am today and the mechanical engineer I hope to become one day.
My grandfather, Gordon Karl Newberg, was born in December 12th, 1923. He joined the Airforce when he was only nineteen years old; the same age I am now, to fight in World War 2. He was a gunner on top of the cockpit of a B-17 and flew on thirty missions throughout the war. I remember all the vivid stories he would tell me about the buzz bombs and shrapnel throughout the air as they flew in a sea of aircrafts. The one thing I remember most of my grandfather was how he loved to rebuild planes in his backyard. I remember watching him for hours as he would tell me stories as he worked on his tailor craft plane of his Cessena 170. My

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