Tag: Top Gun
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Full Throttle: Colorado pilot has flown over 90 combat missions, stunt doubled for Tom Cruise in ‘Top Gun’
When “Top Gun” blew up theaters in 1986, Scott Kartvedt was there. Not just once, but at least 10 times with his fellow high school buddies, who dressed up in jeans, leather jackets and aviator glasses to imitate the famous on-screen characters — rivals Maverick and Iceman, played by Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer —…
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‘Top Gun’ inspiration, presidentially pardoned Randy ‘Duke’ Cunningham speaks in Colorado Springs
Relating to the masses is not so tall an order for former Congressman and Navy Commander Randy “Duke” Cunningham, a man who has led seemingly many lives. From war hero, to congressman, to convicted felon, to presidentially pardoned, Cunningham has plenty of experience to draw from. “I don’t care if you’re a car salesman, if you’re…