A Mission of Patriotism and a Message of Hope
Writer Joseph J. Airdo Photo Courtesy of Rudy Lizarraga [dropcap]C[/dropcap]ol. Thomas H. Kirk, Jr. does not feel like a hero. “My goal was to fly 100 missions but I ended up only flying 66 and a half,” says Kirk, a retired United States Air Force colonel fighter pilot who served 28 years on active duty…