{"id":234,"date":"2013-04-11T04:14:07","date_gmt":"2013-04-11T04:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/michellek\/?p=234"},"modified":"2013-04-11T04:24:42","modified_gmt":"2013-04-11T04:24:42","slug":"a-man-and-his-planes-andrew-snyder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/michellek\/2013\/04\/11\/a-man-and-his-planes-andrew-snyder\/","title":{"rendered":"A man and his planes: Andrew Snyder"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-234 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/michellek\/files\/2013\/04\/DSC_0367.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/michellek\/files\/2013\/04\/DSC_0367-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-242\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-242'>\n\t\t\t\tStatue of Colonel Bud Day at SIoux Gateway Airport where Snyder works maintenance.  &#8220;He&#8217;s a big inspiration,&#8221; said Snyder.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/michellek\/files\/2013\/04\/DSC_0304.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/michellek\/files\/2013\/04\/DSC_0304-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-236\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-236'>\n\t\t\t\tSnyder asks permission from the control tower to begin patrolling the runway during his shift at Sioux Gateway Airport\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/michellek\/files\/2013\/04\/DSC_0317.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/michellek\/files\/2013\/04\/DSC_0317-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-239\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-239'>\n\t\t\t\tSnyder&#8217;s view from the city truck while patrolling the runway at Sioux Gateway Airport\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/michellek\/files\/2013\/04\/DSC_0331.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/michellek\/files\/2013\/04\/DSC_0331-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-240\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-240'>\n\t\t\t\tSnyder patrolling the runway at Sioux Gateway Airport. &#8220;Anything that has to do with planes, I&#8217;ll do it. My grandpa was a pilot, my two uncles are pilots, and my dad is a pilot. It runs in the family,&#8221; said Snyder. &#8220;I mean, how I could not be a pilot, too? It&#8217;s a family thing.&#8221;\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/michellek\/files\/2013\/04\/DSC_0355.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/michellek\/files\/2013\/04\/DSC_0355-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-241\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-241'>\n\t\t\t\tSnyder adjusting equipment that determines runway traction and sends information to Chicago O&#8217;Hare Airport.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/michellek\/files\/2013\/04\/DSC_0425.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/michellek\/files\/2013\/04\/DSC_0425-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-246\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-246'>\n\t\t\t\tSnyder laces his boots before drill at the Iowa 185th Refueling Wing of the Air National Guard.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/michellek\/files\/2013\/04\/DSC_0451.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/michellek\/files\/2013\/04\/DSC_0451-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-244\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-244'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;I&#8217;m proud to be a member of the military. I get to fulfill my duty and enjoy my love of airplanes working as a crew chief on the tankers.&#8221;\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/michellek\/files\/2013\/04\/DSC_0307.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/michellek\/files\/2013\/04\/DSC_0307-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-237\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-237'>\n\t\t\t\tKC-135r tankers lined up at the 185th Air Refueling Wing, Snyder&#8217;s base.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/michellek\/files\/2013\/04\/DSC_0311.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/michellek\/files\/2013\/04\/DSC_0311-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-238\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-238'>\n\t\t\t\tA KC-135r parked in front of a hangar at the 185th Air Refueling Wing Base. &#8220;I know this plane like the back of my hand,&#8221; said Snyder. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/michellek\/files\/2013\/04\/CIMG1563.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/michellek\/files\/2013\/04\/CIMG1563-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-235\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-235'>\n\t\t\t\tSnyder and girlfriend before Military Ball. &#8220;Being in the military isn&#8217;t just camo and boots. There are actually some formal events throughout the year for socializing.&#8221;\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/michellek\/files\/2013\/04\/DSC_0420.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/michellek\/files\/2013\/04\/DSC_0420-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-243\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-243'>\n\t\t\t\tJust a small selection of model airplanes from Snyder&#8217;s collection. &#8220;They are my favorite hobby. I could spend hours browsing these airplanes on Ebay.&#8221;\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/michellek\/files\/2013\/04\/DSC_0467.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/michellek\/files\/2013\/04\/DSC_0467-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-245\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-245'>\n\t\t\t\tSnyder&#8217;s lanyard collection. He collects lanyards from airlines and military bases.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":213,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/michellek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/michellek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/michellek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/michellek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/213"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/michellek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=234"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/michellek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":250,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/michellek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234\/revisions\/250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/michellek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/michellek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/michellek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}