Michael Messmore After Graduation I attended SMCC, UCLA and graduated from Metropolitan College in Denver, CO. While at SMCC I started flying at Santa Monica Airport and was hired at World Airways as a Boeing-707 pilot. After flying through the Viet Nam era (mostly to Viet Nam), I was hired by Western Airlines, which subsequently merged with Delta Air. I retired from Delta in 2006 and the age for pilots was extended the next year and I hired on as a Boeing-747 Captain with Kalitta where I flew for the past 5 years until I have retired again. At Delta I flew only internationally and at Kalitta (Freight only) flew mostly to Afghanistan and China with some Haiti and Italian earthquake relief, doing 2-3 trips around the world every month. I have led a charmed life, seen the entire world except Antarctica, been to all but a handful of countries and tried the cuisine, wines and beers of them all. We have lived in Toledo, WA for the past nearly 30 years on the Cowlitz River.
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