WEBVTT

1
00:00:00.080 --> 00:00:02.720
<v Speaker 1>Welcome to the WBZ book Club. I'm Jordan Rich. A

2
00:00:02.759 --> 00:00:05.280
<v Speaker 1>few years ago this story came out and it received

3
00:00:05.280 --> 00:00:06.879
<v Speaker 1>a lot of attention at the time. I'd like to

4
00:00:06.919 --> 00:00:10.359
<v Speaker 1>mention it again. It's called The Wingmen, a finalist for

5
00:00:10.400 --> 00:00:13.640
<v Speaker 1>Best Baseball Book of the Year. The author is Adam Lazarus,

6
00:00:14.039 --> 00:00:16.280
<v Speaker 1>and it's the story of a very special friendship that

7
00:00:16.359 --> 00:00:20.440
<v Speaker 1>lasted for decades between two Americans considered icons, John Glenn,

8
00:00:20.480 --> 00:00:23.559
<v Speaker 1>the hero of the Space Program and Ted Williams, perhaps

9
00:00:23.600 --> 00:00:26.679
<v Speaker 1>the greatest hitter in baseball. Where did they meet? In

10
00:00:26.719 --> 00:00:29.440
<v Speaker 1>the field of battle the Korean War in nineteen fifty three.

11
00:00:29.600 --> 00:00:32.719
<v Speaker 1>John Glenn piloted a Panther Jet, an officer with dozens

12
00:00:32.759 --> 00:00:35.240
<v Speaker 1>of World War II combat missions under his belt, and

13
00:00:35.320 --> 00:00:38.000
<v Speaker 1>his wingman was the American League Triple Crown winner in

14
00:00:38.039 --> 00:00:41.359
<v Speaker 1>Red Sox hero Ted Williams, recalled during the Korean War

15
00:00:41.399 --> 00:00:44.320
<v Speaker 1>to the United States Marines. The Wingmen is a superb

16
00:00:44.359 --> 00:00:47.840
<v Speaker 1>illustration of a lifelong friendship forged over the war torn

17
00:00:47.880 --> 00:00:51.000
<v Speaker 1>skies of Korea and the personal meeting that bravery had

18
00:00:51.159 --> 00:00:55.320
<v Speaker 1>for each of them. The Wingmen by Adam Lazarus, and

19
00:00:55.359 --> 00:00:58.119
<v Speaker 1>that's the book Club. WBZ Boston's News radio