Today, I salute Navy Veteran Brian O’Malley. At the age of 5, Brian knew he wanted to be a pilot, more specifically, a fighter pilot on an aircraft carrier. That’s exactly what he did – first graduating from the Naval Academy and then flying F14s for about a decade. But a few years ago, O’Malley had a different kind of mountain to climb, a brutal recovery from back surgery to fix life-long pain. As part of his recovery, he watched a lot of videos on Mt. Everest, and he soon became obsessed with being on top of the world. Obsession became motivation, and now Brian, who has already been to Everest base camp, is ready for more, and he plans to head for the summit.
