Reflections on Father Flanagan
Jan 29, 2026
Fletcher Reel
Reflections on Father Flanagan

A veteran of the 82nd Airborne and Old Guard of Arlington National Cemetery, Fletcher came to notice as the brash young spokesman for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration during the Space Shuttle Test Flight Program and was subsequently chosen as one of the “100 Most Eligible Bachelor’s in America” in 1982.

During the 1990s, he focused his attention on Media and Crisis Management and served clients worldwide – including Sandoz Pharmaceuticals, Duke Energy, former Ukrainian President Petro Porochenko, among others.

After the birth of his two sons at the turn of the century, Fletcher moved to Hollywood and managed a famed production company that assisted in the production of such films as the Bourne Trilogy and Spiderman 2.

In 2015, he returned to Omaha to write and raise his family. Today, he is the gardener, dishwasher and dog walker for former Omaha City Councilwoman Colleen Brennan to whom he is also married.

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