"Service Is The Bottom Line To Happiness And Fulfillment"

For my readers who are interested in human interest stories as well as history, the following story should touch your heart and soul as it did mine:

Colonel Gail S. "Hal" Halvorsen is a retired career officer and command pilot in the United States Air Force known as the original "Candy Bomber" or the "Rosinenbomber" in Germany (94 years young!).

He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. He is best known for piloting C-47s and C-54s during the Berlin airlift during 1948–1949 (more history & video).

He is perhaps best known for advocating themes of service towards others: "Service is the bottom line to happiness and fulfillment."

This is Hal's story as recorded here and here.

Beloved, service to others is one of the major teachings of our Lord (Matthew 25:31-40,42-45; John 13:1-17). As followers of Christ, we should be thankful that we have been given the opportunity to serve others (Galations 5:13; 1 Corinthians 9:16-19), for service is indeed the "bottom line to happiness and fulfillment."

—Mike Riley, Gospel Snippets

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