[ExSoldier]

My dad was a civilian in WWII who held the rank of honorary colonel in the Corps of Engineers because he was a good engineer. He designed an improved bombsight for heavy bomber aircraft that was classified for many years. He later became instrumental in the design of Cape Canaveral launch pads and the Vertical Assembly building. When I was commissioned as an Army Officer, his security clearance, greased the way for my own....but he never knew. He passed away just months before I graduated from college.

[mlmr]

Thank you for the story about your Dad. They were an amazing and talented generation.