San Francisco Chronicle: Jan Null expected to be a radio technician when he joined the Army, but he ended up manning a machine gun on a Huey as it swooped into enemy fire to rescue soldiers in Vietnam.
It was an important lesson for a man who makes his living dealing with turbulent situations.
"Being a veteran ultimately helped me get into the weather service," said the 62-year-old Saratoga meteorologist, who prides himself on his ability to predict the unpredictable. "One of the big takeaways from my time in helicopters...