Chuck Henry has come a long way from the time he cruised School
Street and hunted in the vineyards with his friends in the late
1960s.
Henry, 57, became a Top Gun flight instructor and spent more
than 30 years as a standout Navy pilot. He retired Tuesday after
logging more than 3,500 flight hours in five types of aircraft.
An online service is needed to view this article in its entirety.
You need an online service to view this article in its entirety.
Login
Or, use your
linked account:
Current print subscribers
Need an account? Create one now.
Or, use your
linked account:
kAmw6?CJ[ H9@ 8@6D 3J E96 ?:4<?2>6 $=:4<[ 3642>6 2 %@A vF? A:=@E
2?5 7=:89E :?DECF4E@C D9@CE=J 27E6C 6?=:DE:?8 :? E96 }2GJ] w6 H2D
@?=J 2? 6?D:8?[ H9:=6 E96 @E96C %@A vF? A:=@ED H6C6 ':6E?2>
G6E6C2?D H:E9 4@>32E 6IA6C:6?46]k^Am
kAmQ%96C6 H6C6 EH@ 246D 2A:646[ 2?5 E96J 925 7:G6 <:==D[Q w6?CJ
D2:5]k^Am
kAmw6?CJ 3642>6 2 %@A vF? A:=@E :? `hfc 2?5 `hfd[ H96? 96 EC2:?65
A:=@ED 7@C 7=J:?8 DBF25C@?D] &DF2==J[ J@F 92G6 E@ 36 E96 36DE 2>@?8
J@FC DBF25C@?[ 3FE 7@C D@>6 C62D@?[ w6?CJVD 4@>>2?56C E@@< 2 =:<:?8
E@ 9:> 2?5 2DD:8?65 9:> E@ %@A vF?] pD 72C 2D 96 <?@HD[ ?@ @?6 92D
364@>6 2 %@A vF? :?DECF4E@C H:E9 DF49 =:EE=6 6IA6C:6?46 367@C6 @C
D:?46[ 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAmQxE H2D @?46 :? 2 =:76E:>6[Q w6?CJ D2:5]k^Am
kAmw6?CJ H2D 2 %@A vF? 7=:89E :?DECF4E@C ;FDE =:<6 :E H2D :? E96
`hg_D >@G:6 @7 E96 D2>6 ?2>6 DE2CC:?8 %@> rCF:D6] %96 >@G:6 H2D
244FC2E6 :? E6C>D @7 E96 4=2DD6D 2?5 4@>A6E:E:@?[ 3FE @E96C A2CED
H6C6?VE[ w6?CJ D2:5]k^Am
kAmQ%96 7=J:?8 D46?6D H6C6 ?@E G6CJ 244FC2E6j E96C6 H2D 2 =@E @7
w@==JH@@5 :? :E[Q 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAmkDEC@?8mvC@H:?8 FA :? {@5:k^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAmw6?CJ DA6?E D:I J62CD @7 9:D J@FE9 :? {@5:[ H9:49 96 C6>6>36CD
7@?5=J 3642FD6 96 DA6?E >@C6 @7 9:D 49:=59@@5 96C6 E92? 2?JH96C6
6=D6]k^Am
kAmw6 =:G65 :? q2<6CD7:6=5[ $2? uC2?4:D4@ 2?5 |:== '2==6J 367@C6
>@G:?8 E@ {@5: :? D:IE9 8C256] w6 2EE6?565 (@@53C:586 t=6>6?E2CJ
$49@@= 7@C E9C66 J62CD 2?5 {@5: w:89 7@C 2?@E96C E9C66] w6?CJ
2EE6?565 E96 AC6D6?E {@5: w:89 42>AFD @? !24:7:4 pG6?F6 7@C EH@
J62CD] sFC:?8 9:D ;F?:@C J62C 96 2EE6?565 4=2DD6D 2E E96 @=5 42>AFD
@? E96 8C@F?5D @7 H92E :D ?@H wFE49:?D $EC66E $BF2C6] %96 72>:=J
>@G65 E@ |6C465 7@C 9:D D6?:@C J62C]k^Am
kAm}@H E92E 96VD C6E:C65 7C@> E96 }2GJ[ w6?CJ :D E@J:?8 H:E9 E96
:562 @7 G:D:E:?8 {@5: E@ D66 9:D @=5 92F?ED 2?5 E96 >2?J 492?86D
E96 4:EJ 92D 6IA6C:6?465 :? E96 A2DE c_ J62CD]k^Am
k5:G 4=2DDlQ>F8D9@E\=7EQmk:>8 DC4lQ^?6HD0>F8D0_e^96?CJ049F4<];A8Q
H:5E9lQfaQ 96:89ElQ`a_Q 2=ElQQ ^mk3C ^m
k5:G 4=2DDlQ4FE=:?6Qmr9F4< w6?CJk^5:Gm
k5:G 4=2DDlQCF=6CQmk^5:Gm
k^5:Gm
kAmQ{@5: H2D 8C62E \ 8@:?8 E@ D49@@= 2?5 8@:?8 :?E@ E96 G:?6J2C5D
H96?6G6C BF2:= 2?5 A962D2?E H6C6 E96C6[Q 96 D2:5] QqCF46 r@A6=2?5
2?5 x FD65 E@ 86E @FC 8F?D 27E6C D49@@= 2?5 8@ 9F?E:?8 6G6CJ 52J]
%96? H6V5 ;F>A :?E@ E96 42?2=]Qk^Am
kAmp?5 E92E H2D :? E96 2C62 @7 z6EE=6>2? {2?6 2?5 {@H6C $24C2>6?E@
#@25[ H9:49 5:5?VE 92G6 E96 9@>6D 2?5 D9@AA:?8 46?E6CD :E 92D
E@52J]k^Am
kAmw6?CJ 8C6H FA :? 2 ?6:893@C9@@5 DFCC@F?565 3J G:?6J2C5D] %96
z2EK2<:2?[ q6?56C[ q234@4<[ r@A6=2?5 2?5 |F?D@? 72>:=:6D H6C6 2>@?8
9:D 7C:6?5D 5FC:?8 9:D 7@C>2E:G6 J62CD]k^Am
kAmQw6VD 6IEC6>6=J 2AAC@24923=6j 2 =@E @7 E92E 4@>6D 7C@> 9:D
FA3C:?8:?8 :? {@5:[Q D2:5 w6?CJVD 4=@D6 7C:6?5[ s6??:D w2==[ H9@
H@C<D @? 2 AC@ 3@?@ 32D:D 7@C E96 &]$] s6A2CE>6?E @7 s676?D6 E@
3F:=5 C2AA@CE 36EH66? E96 s676?D6 s6A2CE>6?E[ >:=:E2CJ C6D6CG6 2?5
E96 }2E:@?2= vF2C5] Qx 7:?5 E92E >:=:E2CJ 4@>>2?56CD 7C@> D>2==
E@H?D W=:<6 {@5:X 2C6 >@C6 2AAC@24923=6]Qk^Am
k5:G 4=2DDlQAF==@FE{7E(:56Qm
k9amr2AE] r9F4< V$=:4<V w6?CJVD 2H2C5Dk^9am
• {68:@? @7 |6C:Ek3C ^m
• u@FC |6C:E@C:@FD $6CG:46 |652=Dk3C ^m
• }2GJ^|2C:?6 r@CAD r@>>6?52E:@? |652=k3C ^m
• %9C66 }2E:@?2= s676?D6 |652=Dk3C ^m
• %H@ }2GJ^|2C:?6 r@CAD p49:6G6>6?E |652=Dk3C ^m
• %9C66 ?2E:@?2= s676?D6 |652=Dk3C ^m
• $6G6C2= @E96C F?:E[ D6CG:46 2?5 42>A2:8? 2H2C5D]k3C ^m
k6>m$@FC46i &]$] }2GJk^6>mk^5:Gm
kAmw6?CJ 2=D@ C642==D H2E6C D<::?8 @? {@5: {2<6[ 36:?8 2 328 3@J 2E
$F?D6E |2C<6E @? {@5: pG6?F6[ 9:D EH@ J62CD H@C<:?8 2D 42CC:6CD 7@C
E96 }6HD\$6?E:?6=[ HC6DE=:?8 7@C EH@ J62CD :? 9:89 D49@@= 2?5
4CF:D:?8 7C@> E96 pU2>Aj( #@@E q66C DE2?5 @? {@5: pG6?F6 2?5 FA
$49@@= $EC66E]k^Am
kAmQ(96? x 8C6H FA :? {@5:[ :E H2D 6I24E=J =:<6 Vp>6C:42?
vC277:E:[VQ w6?CJ D2:5] Q(6 925 3F55:6D H:E9 E96 9@E C@5D 2?5
4CF:D65 5@H?E@H?] %96 r96GJ 2?5 >FD4=6 42CD H6C6 3:8] |:4926=
r@@A6C \ 96 6?565 FA >2CCJ:?8 >J D:DE6C \ 925 E96 4@@=6DE 9@E C@5D
2C@F?5]Qk^Am
kAm%96? E96C6 H2D E96 @=5 {@5: w:89 42>AFD @? wFE49:?D $EC66E]k^Am
kAmQ%92E H2D 2? 2H6D@>6 42>AFD[Q 96 D2:5] QxE =@@<65 =:<6 D@>6E9:?8
@FE @7 Vq24< E@ E96 uFEFC6]VQk^Am
kAmkDEC@?8my@:?:?8 E96 }2GJk^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAmp7E6C 8C25F2E:?8 7C@> |6C465 w:89 :? `hef[ w6?CJ 2EE6?565
&?:G6CD:EJ @7 $2? uC2?4:D4@ 2?5 3642>6 2 56AFEJ :? E96 $2?
uC2?4:D4@ $96C:77VD s6A2CE>6?E] w:D =:76 492?865 7@C6G6C H96? 96
>6E 2 }2GJ C64CF:E6C] w6 ?6G6C 925 2 56D:C6 E@ 7=J F?E:= 96
2EE6?565 2 }2GJ q=F6 p?86=D D9@H :? E96 #6?@ 2C62 :? $6AE6>36C
`hf_]k^Am
kAmp D9@CE E:>6 =2E6C[ 96 82G6 FA 9:D D96C:77VD ;@3 E@ ;@:? E96
}2GJ]k^Am
kAmw6?CJ H2D 4@>>:DD:@?65 :? E96 }2GJ :? `hfa] w6 EC2:?65 :? E96
u\c !92?E@> 2:CA=2?6 2?5 E96 u\`c %@>42E] p7E6C 36:?8 2? :?DECF4E@C
A:=@E[ >2:?E6?2?46 @77:46C 2?5 @A6C2E:@?D @77:46C :? 7@FC 7:89E6C
DBF25C@?D[ w6?CJ 3642>6 @A6C2E:@?D @77:46C 7@C 2? 2:C4C27E 42CC:6C
:? y24<D@?G:==6[ u=2]k^Am
k5:G 4=2DDlQAF==@FE{7E(:56Qm
k9am#6E:C6>6?E 46C6>@?Jk^9am
%96 C6E:C6>6?E 46C6>@?J :D E96 ?2E:@?VD 6IAC6DD:@? @7 2AAC64:2E:@?
7@C 2 ;@3 H6== 5@?6[ 2 D:?46C6 @77:4:2= C64@8?:E:@? @7 2 =@?8
A6C:@5 @7 72:E97F= 2?5 9@?@C23=6 D6CG:46]
kAm$9:A>2E6D 7C@> r2AE] r9F4< w6?CJVD =2DE 5FEJ DE2E:@? H6C6
7@C>2==J 2DD6>3=65[ 2?5 E96 9:89=:89ED @7 9:D 42C66C 2C6 C6G:6H65[
2H2C5D 2?5 4@>>6?52E:@?D 4:E65 2?5 2 D6?:@C A6EEJ @77:46C AC@A6C=J
3:5D 9:> 72C6H6==] w6?CJ H:== 36 2 &]$] 7=28 2D H6==]k^Am
kAm%96 46C6>@?J 4@?4=F565 H:E9 w6?CJVD D9:A>2E6D A:A:?8 9:> Q@G6C
E96 D:56[Q 2 D62>2?VD EC:3FE6 4@?D:DE:?8 @7 2 7:?2= 72C6H6==
H9:DE=65 E9C66 E:>6D @? 2 3@2EDH2:?VD A:A6] %96 A:A6 :D 2 A6CD@?2=
A:646 @7 ?2FE:42= 6BF:A>6?E FD65 E@ D2=FE6 5:DE:?8F:D965 A6CD@?D 2D
H6== 2D E@ A2DD @C56CD]k^Am
kAmx? C646?E J62CD[ :E 92D 366? 4FDE@>2CJ E92E E96 C6E:C66 2?5 9:D
H:76 2C6 QA:A65 @G6C E96 D:56Q E@ 9@?@C E96 >2?J 4@?EC:3FE:@?D E96
DA@FD6 92D >256 @G6C E96 J62CD]k^Am
kAmk6>m$@FC46i &]$] }2GJk^6>mk^Am
k^5:Gm
kAmw6?CJ[ H9@ =:G6D :? r@C@?25@[ @FED:56 $2? s:68@[ ?6G6C D6CG65 @?
2 4@>32E >:DD:@? E9C@F89@FE 9:D }2GJ 42C66C] w6 H2D DE:== :?
EC2:?:?8 H96? E96 ':6E?2> (2C 6?565 :? `hfb[ 2?5 96 H2D E@@ D6?:@C
:? C2?< 2D 2 4@>>2?56C E@ D6CG6 :? s6D6CE $9:6=5[ s6D6CE $E@C> @C
xC2B]k^Am
kAmw:D 7:?2= 2DD:8?>6?E H2D :? $2? s:68@[ H96C6 96 H2D E96 EC2:?:?8
2?5 C625:?6DD @77:46C 7@C `a 42CC:6CD 2?5 `_ 42CC:6C 2:C H:?8D] w6
>256 DFC6 A:=@ED H6C6 EC2:?65 AC@A6C=J 2?5 25>:?:DE6C65 E96
>2;@C:EJ @7 E96 Sd]c 3:==:@? 3F586E :? 9:D 5:G:D:@?]k^Am
kAmQw6VD G6CJ 2AAC@24923=6[ 7C:6?5=J 2?5 H2C>[ :>A64423=J
AC@76DD:@?2=[ 2DEFE6[ 8C62E D6?D6 @7 9F>@C[Q w2== D2:5 @7 9:D
7C:6?5] Qw6VD ;FDE 49@4< 7F== @7 9F>:=:EJ]Qk^Am
kAmkDEC@?8mv6EE:?8 2 VD=:4<V ?:4<?2>6k^DEC@?8mk^Am
kAmu@C D@>6@?6 7F== @7 H2C>E9 2?5 9F>:=:EJ[ 2D w2== D2JD[ w6?CJ :D
<?@H? E@ E9@D6 :? E96 }2GJ 2D $=:4<] xE H2D 2 ?646DD:EJ 7@C %@A vF?
A:=@ED E@ 92G6 2 ?:4<?2>6 3642FD6 E96J 5:5?VE H2?E E96 6?6>J E@
<?@H J@FC ECF6 :56?E:EJ[ 96 D2:5] p?5 :E 925 E@ 36 @?6 @C EH@
DJ==23=6D]k^Am
kAm(9:=6 w6?CJ H2D 2 %@A vF? :?DECF4E@C[ 2?@E96C E62496C[ {E]
(:==:6 sC:D4@== E9@F89E :E H2D DEC2?86 E92E w6?CJ[ 2 >6C6 6?D:8?[
4@F=5 AC24E:46 D9@@E:?8 5@H? 2 A=2?6 D@ BF:4<=J]k^Am
kAmw6?CJ C642==D sC:D4@== D2J:?8 :? 9:D E9:4< q@DE@? 2446?E[ Qw6J
E92E H2D D=:4<[ E92E H2D D=:4<]Qk^Am
kAmw6?CJ 25565[ Qw6 ;FDE DE2CE65 42==:?8 >6 $=:4<] p =@E @7 A6@A=6
<?@H >6 2D $=:4< 2?5 5@?VE <?@H H92E >J C62= ?2>6 :D]Qk^Am
kAmw6?CJVD A2C6?ED 2?5 8C2?5A2C6?ED 42== 9:> r92C=6D[ H9:=6 7C:6?5D
?@E :? E96 }2GJ 42== 9:> r9F4<]k^Am
k5:G 4=2DDlQA9@E@\=7EQmk:>8 DC4lQ^?6HD0A9@E@D0_e^E@A8F?0_e``ad];A8Q
2=ElQQ ^mk3C ^m
k5:G 4=2DDlQ4FE=:?6Qmp J@F?86C r9F4< w6?CJ :? E96 `hf_D] Wk2 9C67l
Q>2:=E@i?6HDo=@5:?6HD]4@>Qmr@FCE6DJ A9@E@k^2mX
k5:G 4=2DDlQCF=6CQmk^5:Gm
k^5:Gm
k^5:Gm
kAmw6?CJVD =2DE @77:4:2= 52J :D y2?] `[ 3FE 5F6 E@ G242E:@? E:>6[
9:D =2DE 52J @7 H@C< H2D uC:52J] w6 92D 2 ?6H ;@3 2=C625J =:?65 FA[
H@C<:?8 7@C 2 4@?EC24E@C 7@C H9@ 5@6D H@C< 7@C E96 ~77:46 @7
w@>6=2?5 $64FC:EJ]k^Am
kAmw6?CJVD 72E96C[ 3C@E96C[ D:DE6C 2?5 49:=5C6? FDF2==J 2C6?VE
E@86E96C 2E E96 D2>6 E:>6[ 3FE E96JVC6 2== :? $2? s:68@ 7@C w6?CJVD
C6E:C6>6?E 46C6>@?J]k^Am
kAmQxE @?=J 92AA6?D 2E H655:?8D 2?5 7F?6C2=D[ :E D66>D[Q 96
BF:AA65]k^Am
kAmw6?CJ =:G6D H:E9 9:D H:76[ r2C@=:?6] %96J 92G6 EH@ D@?D 2?5
E9C66 52F89E6CD C2?8:?8 :? 286 7C@> h E@ ab] %96J 92G6 ?@
8C2?549:=5C6?]k^Am
kAmk6>mr@?E24E C6A@CE6C k2 E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q 9C67l
Q>2:=E@iC@DD7o=@5:?6HD]4@>Qm#@DD u2CC@Hk^2m 2E k2 9C67l
Q>2:=E@iC@DD7o=@5:?6HD]4@>QmC@DD7o=@5:?6HD]4@>k^2m]k^6>mk^Am
kAmkDA2? 4=2DDlQ52E6>@5%IEQmu:CDE AF3=:D965i $2EFC52J[ }@G6>36C ad[
a__ek^DA2?mk^Am
Rules of Conduct
Welcome to the discussion.
Or, use your linked account: