charles c mcgonegal. how long? >> well, it took about three months. wouldn't say it is as easy then as it is today. time to learn tle anything. but after being discharged from the hospital come out on the road being a traveling salesman. you will pick up new things as you go along. it is a matter of learning. the most important thing is the question of wanting to learn. for instance, in 1928, i was encouraged to take a flying as a hobby. fifteen hours of solo, i took a special course in acrobatics. now, i have over 300 hours flying time. i have a productive job and a happy marriage. my wife and i have two boys. one is in the navy now. of fact, the loss of my arms hasn't been nearly the wallop that i thought it t first. a with these arms, i can do practically anything that e can do. and there is no reason in the rld wide you fellas cannot do the same. my neighbor, charlie mcgonagle, has none of the characteristics of a superman. he is a man who lived normally t fore the war, and he se live lf no goal but to normally after it. he has succeeded because h

the loss of his hands, to master the normal aspirations of signing his name with a flourish, charles c. mcgonegal. how long? well let's hear what he has to say about that. >> well, it took about three months. i would not say it was as easy as then as it is today. it took a little time to learn. that about three month after i was discharged from walter reed hospital, i was a traveling salesman and completely independent and able to make my way. you will pick up things as you go along, it is a matter of learning. most importantly, it is a question of wanting to learn. for instance, in 1928, i was encouraged to take up flying as a hobby. after 15 hours, i went solo. i took a special course and acrobatics. now i have over 300 hours flying time. i have a productive job. and a happy marriage. i wife and i have two boys. one of my boys is in the navy now. the loss of my arms has not been nearly the loss i thought it would be at first. with these arms, i can do practically anything anyone can do. there is no reason in the world you fellows cannot do the same. >> my neighbor has none of the characteristic