TheClockIsRunning!
October 22nd, 2006, 19:53
As previously described, the attached images are from my recent visit to West Point...B-)
Schirra
November 5th, 2006, 18:44
Thanks for sharing!
TheClockIsRunning!
November 6th, 2006, 17:06
My pleasure. Thank you for thanking me.
On a slightly related New York note...
This morning's CBS Radio news reported on the USS Intrepid
(Air Craft Carrier), which is an air & space museum that has
been docked off the west side of NYC for 24 years. It sailed
this morning for a port in NJ for a complete renovation, and
one of its former Captain's was interviewed on board at the
event. He was skipper on the ship from 1960-1962, and was
there when Scott Carpenter made his flight. The USS Intrepid
was the recovery ship that had to chase Carpenter down when he splashed down approx. 300 miles from his intended target. I could not make out the Captain's name, but he said that he had a dream the night before Carpenter flew that the Mercury capsule was sighted coming down right on top of the carrier! He woke up in a sweat, relieved to find that it was
only a dream...B-)