Old Weird Ward
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Sunday, February 02, 2003
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The time of one week in the year seems to be the cruelest season for America's space-faring heroes.
They are heroes, make no mistake. With full awareness of the risks involved, they went forth to push the edges of knowledge. Knowing that launch, space, and return was a hazardous and life-threatening act, they went.
Heroes, each and every one.
When the Roll of Honor is called, all of these brave men and women will answer that they have
"Slipped the Surly Bonds of Earth to Touch the Face of God"
Apollo January 27th, 1967
Lt. Colonel Gus Grissom, USAF
Lt. Colonel Ed White, USAF
Lt. Commander Roger Chaffee, USN
Challenger January 28th, 1986
Lt. Colonel Richard Scobee, USAF
Captain Michael Smith, USN
Christa McAuliff
Judith Resnick
Ronald McNair
Greg Jarvis
Lt. Colonel Ellison Onizuka, USAF
Columbia February 1, 2003
Colonel Rick D. Husband, USAF
Captain David M. Brown, USN
Colonel Ilan Ramon, IAF
Commander William C. McCool, USN
Commander Laurel Clark, USN
Lt. Colonel Michael P. Anderson, USAF
Dr. Kalpana Chawla
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