Frank Aviles Jr., PT, CWS, FACCWS, CLT-LANA, ALM, AWCC, DAPWCA.
I’ve had the pleasure of meeting more people this year alone than at any other time in my life who’ve shared more remarkable stories about how they’ve overcome adversity … One such story comes from Captain Charles Plumb, a United States Navy jet pilot veteran who during the Vietnam War his plane was shot down over enemy territory. He ejected and was captured after parachuting to the ground. He spent six years as a prisoner of war (POW), but what really caught my attention was how thankful he is to this day that his parachute actually opened despite the nightmare that he endured. As a POW, he had to form his own method of communication although he spent most of his time alone inside an 8-by-8 cell … read more