Don Mercer has been a pilot since attending Virginia Military Institute. After graduation from USAF pilot training in 1970, he served at Bien Hoa, Republic of Vietnam, flying the C...view moreDon Mercer has been a pilot since attending Virginia Military Institute. After graduation from USAF pilot training in 1970, he served at Bien Hoa, Republic of Vietnam, flying the Cessna O-2A as a Forward Air Controller in 1970-71. His call sign was Rustic 41 in flying combat missions supporting the Rustic Operation over Cambodia.
He continued flying as a T-38 instructor pilot in the Air Force and then as a fighter pilot flying the F-105 in the Virginia Air National Guard. He worked in the insurance and investment industries for over thirty years. He resides in Virginia Beach, Virginia.view less