Since Dr. Ray Self is so fond of referring to me as the rocket scientist, I thought Veterans Day would be a good time to share a recently recovered photo...Since Dr. Ray Self is so fond of referring to me as the rocket scientist, I thought Veterans Day would be a good time to share a recently recovered photo.

This photo shows me standing in the missile control center of a Titan II launch complex where I served in the USAF in the early 1980s. All told, I spent over one full year of my life in that underground weapon system ready, willing, and able to blow the USSR to kingdom come.

Though ready, we never did launch the missile and we're still waiting for the Kingdom to come. Show more