They became dear, devoted friends who, if they passed on the sidewalk, wouldn’t have recognized each other.

Early aviation.
The Wright brothers.
The very first U.S. Army aeronautical detachment.
A train that blew through town without ever stopping.
All of it sets the stage for the remarkable story of Sgt. Herbert Marcus and Marie Dalton.
     Marcus was a Canadian-born adventure-seeker who joined the U.S. Army with one dream in mind—getting close to anything that could fly. Marie was a middle-class factory girl from Ohio with a quiet faith that shaped everything about her life. Their unlikely meeting made the April 11, 1913, edition of the Lima (Ohio) Morning Star —a real-life moment that read like something out of a fairy tale.
     Immerse yourself in the early days of aviation and follow two people in a direction they never thought possible.