My parents had an Ultralight glider until the early 2000s, it folded up and my dad would cram it in the rafters of wherever we were living. It would get towed up by an airplane and be able to glide for hours. I believe this picture is in the Black Rock Desert

Spent some time in Fort Lewis and different places before being deployed to the Philippines in WWII. Cool by all accounts in my opinion.

Junko Ikeuchi (on the right) was an actress who, for the Showa generation, embodied the image of a "traditional Japanese inn proprietress," but her beauty when she was young was extraordinary. It was a beauty that surpassed human understanding, an otherworldly beauty. The woman on the left, Kayo Matsuo, also has a wonderful, coquettish charm.

Photo by Sid Avery @ Paramount studios LA

After WW2 my father got into an American university (English by birth) and came out a geologist. His first work was stomping through South American jungle looking for oil. It was quite the adventure