"Lad Doctor's story should be required reading for every young man struggling with what it means to be strong, to be a leader, to be a man. Every stereotype of 'manliness' can be found in Lad Doctor's youth and in each step of his career. His heroic accomplishments are straight out of a Hollywood script. Yet, when unimaginable tragedy tested him, he emerged even more heroic, physically limited but spiritually freed and empowered, a Godly man. There is no way of knowing how many lives Lad Doctor has forever touched and changed, but this book will certainly add to that number. I know it added me."

"I really did not know how much Lad really did accomplish especially after his accident. I can tell you that I really thought that he was one of the most honest people that I ever met.

I do not really like to fly, but when he would fly me to Paso Robles for meetings, I, for some reason, was extremely comfortable with the way he would make me feel since I did not like flying.

The book really opened up my eyes on how many people he touched and on how many people wanted his expertise on airplanes.

Once again you did a great job in explaining all he accomplished and the book will be a huge success."

"I flew with Laddie many times. He was a dear and genuine friend. He was also a great pilot."

"I'm most proud of my father's strength and perseverance. There have been many memorable trips and outings with my dad over the years. Some that comes to mind easily are: Indianapolis 500, skiing in Mammoth, Paris for a long weekend, Reno Air Races, lots of airshows and aerobatic competitions. We got scuba certified together. I helped him in the garage when he worked on projects often...handing him tools, I went to work with him when I was little and have many memories of hanging out at the racket ball club playing backgammon or visiting construction sites with him."