He was near death after his plane was shot down in the Vietnam War but survived to fly the world’s fastest and highest-altitude jet. By Sam Roberts Brian Shul, a retired Air Force major who modestly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jun. 26—A celebration of life is planned for Friday in Marysville to honor and remember Brian Shul, a former SR-71 pilot, ...

Editor’s note: This article was written and submitted by Brian Shul’s sister, Maureen Shul. Clear to partly cloudy. Low 59F. Winds SSE at 10 to 15 mph.

Brian Shul, a retired Air Force major who modestly described himself as "a survivor" rather than a hero, after he was downed in a Vietnamese jungle, where he nearly died before rebounding to pilot the ...