Gonna Fly Now

I was in 3rd grade (8 turning 9) during the ’85-’86 school year — and my childhood was an amazingly patriotic time to be alive. The Cold War was hanging over the culture and this was punctuated by several USA vs. the Soviets movies, namely: Rocky IV, Top Gun, and Red Dawn.

As a little boy I loved action movies, and idolized the two big action stars of…