Judith Henderson Takes Flight with the Blue Angels

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Editor's note: On Sept. 30, Judith Henderson, Ph.D., JD, wife of Whittier Mayor Bob Henderson, was invited to fly with the Blue Angels at Miramar Marine Corps Air Station in San Diego. She was asked to write up her experience for the president's newsletter at Rio Hondo College, where she works as dean of Social Science, Humanities & Philosophy. She shares her experience here in what we hope to offer as a weekly feature of reader-generated content. To submit stories, contact editorial assistant Venusse Navid at venusse.navid@sgvn.com or call (562) 698-0955, Ext. 3000

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Judith Henderson Takes Flight with the Blue Angels

"Absolutely!"

Hey, nobody is ready for this! Flying with the Blue Angels!

We were in an F/A 18 Hornet, taxing slowly (for it) down a runway at Miramar Marine Corps Air Station in San Diego, when Lt. Ben Walborn explained that when we got cleared for takeoff some things needed to happen. (Things had been explained in a briefing earlier. The briefi...

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