by Peter Bacque, Richmond Times-Dispatch Staff Writer, Reprinted with permission from the Richmond Times-Dispatch

The golden wings are dull from long and arduous duty.

But they gleam with pride.

When Matthew Freeman won his wings of gold as a naval aviator, the metal insignia he donned was the one his
father, Gary, had worn as a Navy pilot.

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