- Everything that I did wasbasically driven to be the best

so I could be chosen as thebest and to get the best.

- [Reporter] Brad King hasnever done anything halfway.

In college, he graduatedat the top of his class

with two aeronautical degreesand reached his life's goal

becoming an F-15 fighterpilot in the US Air Force.

His success was his and his alone.

- Well I taught myself that,hey, all you have to do

is work very, very hard, outwork anybody,

and you can be successful.

- [Reporter] As a pilot,he took self-confidence

to another level.

- If I could be theloudest, drunkest, wildest,

you know, skirt-chasing,hair-on-fire fighter pilot,

I wanted to be the guy thateverybody looked up to.

- [Reporter] Brad married and was promoted

to chief flight and weapons instructor.

Lauded for his flyingskills, he exuded confidence

and arrogance until aroutine training mission

with another pilot went wrong.

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- He ends up crashing into the ocean,

perishing instantaneously.

I gave him some instructions on the radio,

unbeknownst to me, that was, basically,

directed a maneuver which was suicidal.

You don't have the room todo what I told him to do.

And it was just unbelievable to me

that I had made these mistakes

because they're so fundamentally basic.

I didn't know what to do.

I didn't know what to think.

And I was like, "How couldthis possibly happen?"

Very difficult for me to getmy mind around, very difficult.

- [Reporter] Brad's shock and disbelief

quickly turned to shame and guilt.

An investigation followed

and Brad was grounded indefinitely.

- At that point, what'sthe point of going on,

because you've lost everything.

There were many nightsthat I sat in my room

and cried my eyes out.

And there was more than one occasion

that I thought about maybenot waking up the next day.

- [Reporter] There was oneflash of hope during this time.

After six years of tryingand eight miscarriages,

Brad and his wife,Carolyn, had a daughter.

- I can remember holding her,

going, "This is a gift from the Almighty

"'cause there's no waythis should've worked."

Most stressful point of our lives ever,

I'm being destroyed, my wifeis going through things,

and lo and behold, wehave this beautiful child.

I can just rememberthinking that I'm gonna

try to make this the best I can.

- [Reporter] Throughyears of court battle,

Brad got his record cleared andflight clearance reinstated.

He left the Air Force andgot a job flying for FedEx.

His confidence and ego were back.

- I still wanted to kinda hang on to that,

where I was successfuland where I had some

you know, bones, if you will,so I'd hang onto that life.

- [Reporter] That lifestylewould lead to an affair

with his best friend's wife.

Eventually, Carolyn found out.

Brad ended the affair,but it was too late.

- I knew he had lied to me.

That's the one thing Isaid when we got married,

"Just don't ever lie.

"When the trust is broken,there's no hope for us."

I told him I didn't knowwhat I was gonna do,

but I was just done and Ithink he knew by my voice

I was really done.

- [Reporter] As Brad stoodalone in an empty house,

he says he had an encounter with God.

- It's just this awakeningand you start becoming aware

of who you are, what you'vedone, and how you measure up.

I just collapsed to the floor

because the weight of all the sin

and the weight of the guilt

and that knowledge wasjust so overwhelming.

I was never gonna measure up.

The Lord moved me to a placewhere He was completely absent.

That was terrifying.

It was a very clear thought.

I have never forgotten it.

This is what judgment is like.

Finally, I said, "Please help me."

Didn't see anything, but I can remember

feeling the presence.

Something inside of me said, "Be calm."

At that point, I just said, "Thank you,"

and I gave my heart and said,"Would you please, Lord,

"be my Lord and Savior?"

- [Reporter] Brad called Carolyn

and begged her to give him another chance.

Although doubtful, sheagreed and came home.

She says the change in him was undeniable.

- It was like a lightningbolt that hit him.

I mean it was a change overnightand it was obvious to me

that something was verydifferent about this man.

Before, he was very self-centered.

If I would've left, it wasI get nothing, it's all his.

And this time, he said,"You can have everything.

"I have been just a rotten person.

"I just hope, in time, thatyou will think better of me

"and I'm gonna prove to youthat I'm a different person

"and that I have changed."

I kept waiting for therug to be pulled out

from underneath my feet and it never did.

He just kept surprising me

and he was an absolutely changed person.

- [Reporter] Over time,the trust was restored.

In fact, Carolyn alsodedicated her life to Christ.

These days, Brad and Carolyn's marriage

is stronger than ever.

Brad lives a life of contentmentand surrendered to God.

- I come to him as my father as a child.

I try to remember that Ican always come to Him.

You can't hide from God.

He's right there all the time

just waiting for you to reach out

'cause He's looking for you.

His love will always findyou, no matter where you are.

There's nothing you'vedone, nothing you can do

that will separate youfrom the love of God.