And the Challenger Disaster was on January 28th,1986, 19 years and one day later.
The horror of it still gives me chills. Can not even imagine what they went through.
For that one I was giving a chow call for noon formation my plebe year at USNA....one of the few times I was told to ‘shove off’ without getting my ass handed to me...couldn’t understand why until....
quietest noon meal I ever had while I was there....