Former Blue Angels flight leaders attend IMAX screening with nearly 100 active-duty and retired service members for Warrior Foundation Freedom Station.
It started on a farm outside Portland, North Dakota. Then the sky, and the sea. Decades later, Traill County farm boy Gil Rud has an incredible story to tell. A Blue Angel pilot and boss, aircraft carrier captain can now add author to his list of accomplishments. Gil Rud's book, "From the Prairie to the Pacific A Blue Angel's Journey," will be released in a week.
WDAY News Reporter Kevin Wallevand has followed the pilot's career since the early 1980's. The two met again Thursday, Aug. 26.
Nearby residents watch the U.S Navy Blue Angels twist and turn in the air a at Willow Run Airport as they prepare for the Thunder Over Michigan Airshow.