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Aug 26, 2012 15:56:35   #
Marinole Loc: Blue Ridge Mountains of NC
 
Tad, my dad was one of the Pioneers at the Cape. We moved down in 1950 and he was working for Pan Am long before NASA existed. Perhaps you knew him, Dick Gramling?

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Aug 26, 2012 19:48:55   #
tad1937 Loc: Daytona Beach, Fl
 
Marinole wrote:
Tad, my dad was one of the Pioneers at the Cape. We moved down in 1950 and he was working for Pan Am long before NASA existed. Perhaps you knew him, Dick Gramling?


No I didn't I started there in 1980, I suspect he was retired by then

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Aug 26, 2012 19:52:36   #
tad1937 Loc: Daytona Beach, Fl
 
jimmya wrote:
tad1937 wrote:
cindy11 wrote:
Ever think of writing your memoirs? I sure would read them. Are you retired now? What a life you have led.


Thank you !! I have written them, the intent was to provide a sense of family history etc to my grandchildren and their children etc. After my service in the Marines, I joined the Daytona Beach FD I retired after 21 years as the Operations Chief, was retired for 23 hours LOL then started with the Kennedy Space Center as a Captain, retired again after 13 years as the Fire Chief, retired 4 months and got a call to come teach at the Fla State Fire College, which I did on a part time basis for 15 more years giving me a total of 49 years in the Fire Service, retired fully in Dec of 2008

There have been a few interesting things in all those years. I was stationed in the same barracks at the same time with Lee Harvey Oswald in Atsugi Japan. I went to Houston in 82 as a member of a team to develop the Astronaut rescue procedure for multiple Astronauts, and a ton of stuff in between LOL. Heres a couple more shots
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Sounds like a fascinating career. Oh, before I forget sir... thank you for your service. As a former military man I say that with the profoundest gratitude for what you did for our country. Thanks again.

Jim
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Thank you Jim and also thank you for your service, our young people today are fighting for ?????? We are losing so many of our men and women trying to change what has been for thousands of years, we are losing and our youth paying the price

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Aug 26, 2012 20:55:50   #
Paul B. Loc: North Carolina
 
Good shot tad.

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Aug 26, 2012 22:00:57   #
tad1937 Loc: Daytona Beach, Fl
 
Paul B. wrote:
Good shot tad.


Thank you !!

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Aug 26, 2012 22:24:59   #
Marinole Loc: Blue Ridge Mountains of NC
 
Actually her retired in 1987. Sorry you missed each other!

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