Coming to Colorado : A Young Immigrant's Journey to Become an American Flyer

Illustrations ix Preface xiii CHAPTER 1. The Way Things Were 3(20) CHAPTER 2. A Child Once More 23(12) CHAPTER 3. Leaving for America 35(15) CHAPTER 4. USNS George W. Goethals 50(8) CHAPTER 5. Coming to Colorado 58(19) CHAPTER 6. Emily Griffith Opportunity School 77(11) CHAPTER 7. Hedwig Grapentin 88(11) CHAPTER 8. Settling In 99(9) CHAPTER 9. East High School 108(11) CHAPTER 10. A Distant Goal 119(12) CHAPTER 11. Ingrid's Return 131(9) CHAPTER 12. High School Graduation 140(15) CHAPTER 13. A Taste of Failure 155(13) CHAPTER 14. On a Colorado Morning 168(9) CHAPTER 15. Lackland Air Force Base, Texas 177(9) CHAPTER 16. Flight 698 186(9) CHAPTER 17. Carswell Air Force Base, Texas 195(11) CHAPTER 18. A Different World 206(16) CHAPTER 19. Camp Kilmer, New Jersey 222(11) CHAPTER 20. USNS Simon B. Buckner 233(10) CHAPTER 21. RAF Station Sculthorpe, England 243(10) CHAPTER 22. An Unlikely Wedding 253(12) CHAPTER 23. RIVIS Queen Mary 265(11) CHAPTER 24. Differences and Choices 276(9) CHAPTER 25. A Shattered Marriage 285(15) CHAPTER 26. Coming Home to Colorado 300(18) CHAPTER 27. Harlingen Air Force Base, Texas 318(10) CHAPTER 28. A Dream Come True 328