Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2003. Originally Published: Celebrating Our Lone Eagle, Feb. 3, 2002; pp. A1+.
"Even now, nearly 75 years and 'routine' space flights later, the achievement is breathtaking: One young man--a lone eagle, slim and shy but supremely determined--conquers the Atlantic in what seems today almost a hobby-kit airplane. He did it with a single engine, no parachute, no radio. He did it alone. He did it first." (STAR TRIBUNE) The author reflects on Aviator Charles Lindbergh's life and accomplishments.