Jim Goode's Story:

Jim Goode was born June 29, 1942 and entered the United States Air Force 19 years later. Mr. Goode grew up in Boston, Massachusetts with his five brothers and six sisters. All except one of his brothers served in the military. Mr. Goode is an honorable and hard-working man who values his family and serving the country he loves. He does not have any regrets from the war other than the fact that he could not spend as much time with his family.

Mr. Goode did not get chosen to serve overseas so he was close to his home in Massachusetts for the majority of his life. He was assigned to Otis Air Force Base to work in the 121 aircrafts. he defended the east coast in radar planes and had exciting times hurricane chasing. He worked at MIT for 25 years working on missiles, followed by a job in the auto industry for another decade.

Mr. Goode was fortunate enough to have worked with president John F. Kennedy and spent time with him. Also, he spent a brief amount of time with president Lyndon Johnson.

To this day he still stays in touch with his childhood friends and lives close to his sons and family, in addition to being Vice President of the family-owned business, Cape Cod Brass.