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visit nu.edu-forthslash-vet. Hey everyone, it's Boat, and after a bit of a hiatus,

I'm back. The last ten months or so has been a whirlwind for me personally, but I'm so

thankful to Jello for his flexibility and understanding to bend for his friendship

and the rest of the fighter pilot podcast team for picking up the slack in my absence.

To everyone that sent in well wishes and words of encouragement, I can't thank you enough

for thinking of me. It made a difference and was much appreciated. As someone solicited

advice for those going through hard or difficult things, be kind to yourself,

patient with others, and true to your values. Now, in my absence,

friend of the show Richard Nack Hartnick took the time this past July to travel up to Idaho

and interview a guest I had lined up previously to discuss the bot F4U Corsair.

As always, when recording outside the studio, the audio quality tends to change depending on

the location and recording capabilities on site, so please excuse any audio variables you may

hear during the interview. And, as this is being released on November 23rd, 2022,

we figured why not pair an episode focused on the Corsair with a movie that comes out today

and does the same. Devotion, please stick around after Nack's interview for a discussion about

the story behind the movie with someone intimately involved in the telling of it.

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