Word: 51b
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...other's offices and easily lapsing into conversations about world affairs. Both were military pilots in the 1940s, with Bush flying for the Navy and Scowcroft, a Utah native and West Point graduate, for the Air Force. Like Bush, Scowcroft came close to losing his life when his P-51B Mustang made a forced landing in a New Hampshire forest. The impact broke his back, and he spent two years in a hospital, where he met a nurse, Marian, who became his wife. Both Bush and Scowcroft served on the Nixon and Ford teams, with the future President reporting...