AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — Bob Beabout’s life has been defined by two passions: flying and serving his country.

His passion for flying began in 1939, when at 4-years-old, he sat on his father’s lap during his very first airplane ride.

“I had my first airplane ride when I was four years old,” Beabout recalled. "From then on, all I thought about was flying."

That childhood dream led him into the military — and more than one branch of service.

“I was in the Marine Corps first,” he told FOX31. “I went to pilot training, and they put me in the Navy because I was a cadet. When I finally finished pilot training and got my wings and was commissioned, I went back in the Marine Corps. Then I went to the Air Force and got recalled to the Air Force about three times," he said.

In the late 1960s, Beab

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