As an Air Force pilot, Ray Wright flew over 1,000 missions in the supersonic T-38A Talon. Before reporting to Columbus as a student in 1987, Wright graduated from the United States Air Force Academy with a Bachelor of Science in Humanities - American Studies. He was born and raised in Peace Dale, Rhode Island. Ray, his wife Rachel, a 1991 graduate of the Mississippi University for Women, and their three sons reside in Central Massachusetts, where Ray works, coaches youth soccer, attends musical concerts, and shares his stories.