[Luis Gonzalez]

I was there.

[OldFriend]

My brother in law, may he rest in peace, worked on Cape Canaveral for a long long time. He was there when the fire took the lives of the brave astronauts and told us what it was like that terrible day. The FBI locked the place down, thinking it might have been sabotage......no one in or out.......for a long long time.

He was an engineer and worked on the launch pad for the shuttle before he passed.

We always got a pass to see the launches up close, but the most exciting thing we saw was a rocket shot from a submarine one fine day when we were sitting on the beach at Cocoa Beach.....just minding our tans........when this thing flew up out of the ocean. A lady nearby nearly had a heart attack.......

Good times and very bad times......but the courage was ALWAYS to be honored!

[TxBec]

I was leaving Texas with my (then) husband, on our way to Fort Campbell, Kentucky. We were on the highway.. I think we were almost to Texarkana, listening to the radio, when they broke in with the news.. I remember everyone turning headlights on and seeing everyone crying whenever we stopped for gas or to eat..

[meema]

Thank you for your hotlink. That was just beautiful. You are a very tallented and gifted writer. We must always thank God for such Gifts!!! I still have tears in my eyes.
God bless you.