Interviewed by:

Cordelia Youngling and Simone Rein

"I said I think so, not the right answer he got up threw me against the wall and said 17 miles, 170 degrees you’re correct. I said I was right he goes no he said you thought. Then he said am I supposed to tell this person Steve thinks so if he's wrong it is goodbye to six million dollar aircraft. You don't know big lesson eighteen years old and I wasn't ready a lot of responsibility."
~ Steve Sulkoski

Steve Sulkoski's Story:

Steve Sulkoski was born in Massachusetts. He worked on five naval aircraft carrier ships during his career in the Navy. Over the duration of his service he traveled all over the Mediterranean and visited many countries. He met many important people on his ships, one person he met that he vividly remembers was the Queen of England who he helped board the boat. He experienced happy times and sad times. One part of his journey in the Navy that impacted his life was when the ship lost one of their flight deck personnel the man went overboard and they looked for his body but he was never recovered. One joyful experience Steve had was when he was told he could go home. He had been deployed for 7 or 8 months, he was happy he could go home to see his family and friends. Throughout his Naval Career he earned the badge of Blue Nose this is the badge you get when cross the Arctic Circle.