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I will admit to having a bit of an emotional moment last week.
In a very nondescript and remote area on the very southern tip of Maui, lies the grave of Charles Lindberg.
It is in a small graveyard next to an unused church, down a dirt road. It is a lonely but beautiful place right on a volcanic cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
There are only a handful of graves here. Most of the stone markers are so weathered by the windy location they can no longer be read.
The small cemetery is surrounded by mystical banyan trees. The ground is sprinklered throughout with beautiful white and orange plumeria flowers, as if they were just laid out for some special occasion.
There is almost no noise here. Just the wind in the trees and the surf far down the cliff.
There is something very special about this tranquil spot.
Charles Lindberg did many amazing things in his life. Besides flying the first aircraft over the Atlantic Ocean, he also help design the first artificial heart. He had a number of other inventions to his credit as well as writing an amazing book call, "We".
As a pilot, his aviation accomplishment were remarkable and will forever be a part of the history of flight. It was for this reason that I shed a few tears staring down at his memory.
To be fair, Charles Lindberg's accomplishments were great, but he was not a great human being.
Today I chose just to remember what he did for aviation.
![1000005200.jpg 1000005200.jpg](https://www.pilotsofamerica.com/community/data/attachments/119/119890-8ed4279a9979edc2670ebdc91a355f42.jpg)
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In a very nondescript and remote area on the very southern tip of Maui, lies the grave of Charles Lindberg.
It is in a small graveyard next to an unused church, down a dirt road. It is a lonely but beautiful place right on a volcanic cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
There are only a handful of graves here. Most of the stone markers are so weathered by the windy location they can no longer be read.
The small cemetery is surrounded by mystical banyan trees. The ground is sprinklered throughout with beautiful white and orange plumeria flowers, as if they were just laid out for some special occasion.
There is almost no noise here. Just the wind in the trees and the surf far down the cliff.
There is something very special about this tranquil spot.
Charles Lindberg did many amazing things in his life. Besides flying the first aircraft over the Atlantic Ocean, he also help design the first artificial heart. He had a number of other inventions to his credit as well as writing an amazing book call, "We".
As a pilot, his aviation accomplishment were remarkable and will forever be a part of the history of flight. It was for this reason that I shed a few tears staring down at his memory.
To be fair, Charles Lindberg's accomplishments were great, but he was not a great human being.
Today I chose just to remember what he did for aviation.
![1000005200.jpg 1000005200.jpg](https://www.pilotsofamerica.com/community/data/attachments/119/119890-8ed4279a9979edc2670ebdc91a355f42.jpg)
![1000005199.jpg 1000005199.jpg](https://www.pilotsofamerica.com/community/data/attachments/119/119891-0d6b5e55cb09e48846831d271cccf598.jpg)
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