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Started by Bick, October 10, 2013, 01:56:52 PM

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October 10, 2013, 01:56:52 PM Last Edit: October 10, 2013, 01:59:47 PM by Bick
Rest in peace, Rocket Man.

It's all in the grind, Sizemore. Can't be too fine, can't be too coarse. This, my friend, is a science. I mean you're looking at the guy that believed all the commercials. You know, about the "be all you can be." I made coffee through Desert Storm. I made coffee through Panama while everyone else got to fight, got to be a Ranger.

* A man can never have too much whiskey, too many books, or too much ammunition *

kopfjäger

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October 10, 2013, 02:28:39 PM
RIP
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Grampa

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October 10, 2013, 02:46:59 PM
crap
Gaspar, Melchior and Balthasar kicked me out of the band..... they said I didnt fit the image they were trying to project. 

So I went solo.  -Me

Some people call 911..... some people are 911
-Marcus Luttrell

duc_fan

#3
October 10, 2013, 04:24:34 PM


RIP
"Science without religion is lame; religion without science is blind." -- Albert Einstein

"I want a peaceful soul. I need a bigger gun." -- Charlie Crews on Life

Street: 2000 Cagiva Gran Canyon
Track: 2005 Honda CBR 600RR - Salvage project
Sold: 2001 Ducati SS900ie - Gone, but not forgotten...

ducpainter

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October 10, 2013, 06:54:46 PM
RIP Mr. Carpenter.

I'm thinking you had a pretty good run. [thumbsup]
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent.”


LMT

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October 10, 2013, 06:56:49 PM
Quote from: ducpainter on October 10, 2013, 06:54:46 PM
RIP Mr. Carpenter.

I'm thinking you had a pretty good run. [thumbsup]

Space and sea. From the NY Times obit:
Mr. Carpenter also carved a legacy as a pioneer in the ocean’s depths. He was the only astronaut to become an aquanaut, spending a month living and working on the ocean floor, at a depth of 205 feet, in the Sealab project off San Diego in the summer of 1965. When he returned to NASA, he helped develop underwater training to prepare for spacewalks. He returned to the Sealab program, but a thigh injury resulting from his diving work kept him from exploring the ocean floor again.

He retired from the Navy in 1969 with the rank of commander, pursued oceanographic and environmental activities and wrote two novels involving underwater adventures.

kopfjäger

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October 10, 2013, 07:01:24 PM
Quote from: Little Monkey Toes on October 10, 2013, 06:56:49 PM
Space and sea. From the NY Times obit:
Mr. Carpenter also carved a legacy as a pioneer in the ocean’s depths. He was the only astronaut to become an aquanaut, spending a month living and working on the ocean floor, at a depth of 205 feet, in the Sealab project off San Diego in the summer of 1965. When he returned to NASA, he helped develop underwater training to prepare for spacewalks. He returned to the Sealab program, but a thigh injury resulting from his diving work kept him from exploring the ocean floor again.

He retired from the Navy in 1969 with the rank of commander, pursued oceanographic and environmental activities and wrote two novels involving underwater adventures.


He was a great American.
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duccarlos

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October 14, 2013, 08:40:16 AM
Quote from: kopfjäger on October 10, 2013, 07:01:24 PM
He was a great American.

+ 1,000,000,000
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Stella

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November 02, 2013, 07:36:50 AM
A more personal (short) story on this hero, written by his daughter, I just read this morning:

http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/exploration/Scott-Carpenters-Grand-Adventure.html

"To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites." ~ Robert Heinlein

red baron

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November 02, 2013, 08:00:28 AM
Thanks Stella, good read.
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