YPSILANTI, Mich. – One second, Luke Glendening was on the ground. Moments later, he was heading straight up – literally straight up – in the air.
Glendening, 26, left his skates at the rink and donned a blue flight suit Wednesday afternoon for a chance to fly with the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels, who are in metro Detroit for an air show this weekend.
Glendening had been looking forward to the occasion all summer but almost had a family celebration stand in the way.
"My sister was getting married on Saturday so I was concerned I might have to miss it," Glendening said.