http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/070815-N-2638R-003.jpg
070815-N-2638R-003 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 15, 2007) - A Sailor watches water burst up from the propellers of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) during a full-power run. John S. McCain can reach speeds of more than 30 knots. John S. McCain is forward deployed and operates out of Yokosuka, Japan. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Bryan Reckard (RELEASED)
From 11/2/1975 ( I launch by myself from Earth under conventional rocket power in my Project Orion nuclear-pulse spaceship on my mission to divert the comet in the outer solar system ) to 2/28/1992 ( movie premiere UK "The Last Boy Scout" ) is: 5962 days
5962 = 2981 + 2981
From 3/3/1959 ( my birth date US ) to 5/1/1967 ( my first flight by myself as jet pilot ) is: 2981 days
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102266/releaseinfo
Release dates for
The Last Boy Scout (1991)
UK 28 February 1992
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Orion_%28nuclear_propulsion%29
Project Orion was the first engineering design study of a spacecraft powered by nuclear pulse propulsion
Reaction mass for Orion would have been built into the bombs or dropped between 'pulses' to provide thrust. Polyethylene masses, garbage and sewage were all considered for use as reaction mass.
The smallest 4000 ton model planned for ground launch from Jackass Flats, Nevada had each blast add 30 mph (50 km/h) to the craft's velocity. A graphite based oil was to be sprayed on the pusher plate before each explosion to prevent ablation of the pusher plate. This sequence would be repeated thousands of times, like an atomic pogo stick.
Orion's potential performance was stunning, at least compared to today's chemical or even other nuclear designs. Jerry Pournelle, who is acquainted with the project and its ex-team leader Freeman Dyson, has been quoted as saying that a single mission could have provided us with a large permanent moon base.[citation needed] Alternatively an Orion could reach Pluto and return to Earth inside of a year. Single stage to Mars and back also seemed to be possible.[citation needed]
http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/photographs/history.html
http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/photographs/large/h18-2.jpg
H18-2, The Reagan family at their house in Pacific Palisades, California. From left to right: Patti Davis, Nancy Reagan, Ronald Reagan, Michael Reagan, Maureen Reagan, Ron Reagan and dog "Pogo." 1976.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0162222/quotes
Memorable quotes for Cast Away (2000)
Chuck Noland: WILSON.
Chuck Noland: [reading from a birthday card] The most beautiful thing in the world is, of course, the world itself.
From 12/24/1968 ( Apollo 8 at Moon and I was onboard that Apollo 8 spacecraft ) to 8/27/2003 ( premiere television episode "Bouncing to Mars" ) is: 12664 days
12664 = 6332 + 6332
From 3/4/1959 ( my birth date UK ) to 7/4/1976 ( my target date to divert the comet and I was successful ) is: 6332 days
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1080009/
Bouncing to Mars (2003) (TV)
Release Date: 27 August 2003 (USA)
From 10/11/1968 ( Apollo 7, the first manned Apollo flight, launches into Earth orbit and I was onboard that Apollo 7 spacecraft ) to 6/10/2003 ( MER-A rover, Spirit, launches from Earth for the planet Mars ) is: 12660 days
12660 = 6330 + 6330
From 3/4/1959 ( my birth date UK ) to 7/2/1976 ( I intercept the comet in the outer solar system and set to work at diverting it ) is: 6330 days
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Exploration_Rover
The MER-A rover, Spirit, was launched on June 10, 2003 at 17:59 UTC, and MER-B, Opportunity, on July 7, 2003 at 15:18 UTC. Spirit landed in Gusev crater on January 4, 2004 at 04:35 Ground UTC. Opportunity landed in the Meridiani Planum on the opposite side of Mars from Spirit, on January 25, 2004 05:05 Ground UTC.
From 12/25/1968 ( Apollo 8 at Moon for first ever Moon orbit and I was onboard that Apollo 8 spacecraft ) to 7/7/2003 ( MER-B rover, Opportunity, launches from Earth for the planet Mars ) is: 12612 days
12612 = 6306 + 6306
From 3/3/1959 ( my birth date US ) to 6/7/1976 ( my first landing Saturn moon Phoebe ) is: 6306 days
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Exploration_Rover
The MER-A rover, Spirit, was launched on June 10, 2003 at 17:59 UTC, and MER-B, Opportunity, on July 7, 2003 at 15:18 UTC. Spirit landed in Gusev crater on January 4, 2004 at 04:35 Ground UTC. Opportunity landed in the Meridiani Planum on the opposite side of Mars from Spirit, on January 25, 2004 05:05 Ground UTC.
From 3/4/1976 ( my 17th birthday UK enroute to comet in the outer solar system ) to 10/22/1995 ( premiere TV episode "Space: Above and Beyond, Ray Butts" )(Sunday) is: 7171 days
7171 = 1 + 3585 + 3585
From 3/3/1959 ( my birth date US ) to 12/25/1968 ( Apollo 8 at Moon and I was onboard that Apollo 8 spacecraft ) is: 3585 days
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0706370/
"Space: Above and Beyond"
Ray Butts (1995)
Original Air Date: 22 October 1995 (Season 1, Episode 5)
James Morrison ... Lt. Col. Tyrus Cassius "T.C." McQueen
Steve Rankin ... Lt. Col. Raymond Thomas Butts
http://www.tv.com/space-above-and-beyond/ray-butts/episode/72595/summary.html
Ray Butts
First Aired: Sunday October 22, 1995
The Saratoga receives a mysterious new passenger: a battle-scarred special-forces commando whose classified mission directives put the 58th at his disposal, even if it means leading them to certain disaster.
Guest Star: Steve Rankin (Lieutenant Colonel Raymond Thomas Butts)
From 7/20/1969 ( The Eagle has landed and I was onboard that Apollo 11 lunar lander ) to 7/29/1981 ( my uncle Prince Charles & Diana married ) is: 4392 days
4392 = 2196 + 2196
From 7/16/1963 ( my wife ) to 7/20/1969 ( The Eagle has landed and I was onboard that Apollo 11 lunar lander ) is: 2196 days
From 7/1/1961 ( Diana, Princess of Wales ) to 11/11/1966 ( Gemini 12 launches with me onboard that Gemini 12 spacecraft for my first flight into Earth orbit ) is: 1959 days
From 7/1/1961 ( Diana, Princess of Wales ) to 11/15/1966 ( Gemini 12, the last Gemini space flight, splashdown and I was onboard that Gemini 12 spacecraft ) is: 1963 days
'1959 March 3' ( my birth date )
'1963 July 16' ( my wife )
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Diana
Diana, Princess of Wales (Diana Frances[2]; née Spencer; 1 July 1961 – 31 August 1997) was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales. Their two sons, Princes William and Harry, are second and third in line to the thrones of the United Kingdom and 15 other Commonwealth Realms.
They married at St Paul's Cathedral on 29 July 1981, watched by a global audience of almost one billion.
From 4/30/1982 ( my graduation and commissioning U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1982 ) to 4/9/2005 ( wedding of my uncle Prince Charles and Camilla ) is: 8380 days
From 7/16/1963 ( my wife ) to 6/25/1986 ( Proclamation 5506—National Homelessness Awareness Week, 1986 ) is: 8380 days
From 3/3/1959 ( my birth date US ) to 2/10/2005 ( marriage announcement for my uncle Prince Charles and Camilla ) is: 16781 days
'16 July 1981' ( my wife )
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedding_of_Charles%2C_Prince_of_Wales_and_Camilla_Parker_Bowles
The wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles took place on 9 April 2005.
On 10 February 2005, it was announced that Camilla Parker Bowles and the Prince of Wales would marry on 8 April 2005, at Windsor Castle with a civil service followed by religious prayer.
After the engagement announcement, the couple were congratulated by Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh [1], indicating that consent had been granted under the Royal Marriages Act 1772
From 7/17/1947 ( Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, wife of my uncle Prince Charles ) to 5/1/1973 ( my graduation from University of Oxford with law degree ) is: 9420 days
9420 = 4710 + 4710
From 7/16/1963 ( my wife ) to 6/7/1976 ( my first landing Saturn moon Phoebe ) is: 4710 days
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camilla_Parker-Bowles
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (Camilla Rosemary; formerly Parker Bowles; née Shand, born 17 July 1947) is the second wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, heir apparent to the thrones of the United Kingdom and the other 15 Commonwealth Realms.
Prior to their marriage she had been his long-time partner. As the consort of the Prince of Wales she is legally the Princess of Wales;[2] Clarence House has announced that she is officially styled HRH The Duchess of Cornwall (Duchess of Rothesay in Scotland). This is mainly because the princely title was so closely identified by the public with her husband's first wife, the late Diana, Princess of Wales.
From 11/20/1921 ( Phyllis Thaxter ) to 7/16/1981 ( my wife ) is 59 years, 34 weeks
'59-34' ( my birth date UK )
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0857187/
Phyllis Thaxter
Date of Birth: 20 November 1921
Superman (1978) .... Martha Kent
From 6/7/1976 ( my first landing Saturn moon Phoebe ) to 10/21/1998 ( announcement about ocean on Jupiter moon Callisto ) is: 8171 days
From 3/3/1959 ( my birth date US ) to 7/16/1981 ( my wife ) is: 8171 days
http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/galileo/news32.html
October 21, 1998
JUPITER'S MOON CALLISTO MAY HIDE SALTY OCEAN
Jupiter's second largest moon, Callisto, may have a liquid ocean tucked under its icy, cratered crust, according to scientists studying data gathered by NASA's Galileo spacecraft.
The Galileo findings, to be published in the Oct. 22 issue of the journal Nature, reveal similarities between Callisto and another of Jupiter's moons, Europa, which has already displayed strong evidence of a subsurface ocean.
"Until now, we thought Callisto was a dead and boring moon, just a hunk of rock and ice," said Dr. Margaret Kivelson, space physics professor at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) and principal investigator for Galileo's magnetometer instrument, which measures magnetic fields around Jupiter and its moons. "The new data certainly suggest that something is hidden below Callisto's surface, and that something may very well be a salty ocean."
http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/vietnam-a-l.html
LASSEN, CLYDE EVERETT
Rank and organization: Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, Helicopter Support Squadron 7, Detachment 104, embarked in U.S.S. Preble (DLG-15). place and date: Republic of Vietnam, 19 June 1968. Entered service at: Jacksonville, Fla. Born: 14 March 1942, Fort Myers, Fla. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as pilot and aircraft commander of a search and rescue helicopter, attached to Helicopter Support Squadron 7, during operations against enemy forces in North Vietnam. Launched shortly after midnight to attempt the rescue of 2 downed aviators, Lt. (then Lt. (J.G.)) Lassen skillfully piloted his aircraft over unknown and hostile terrain to a steep, tree-covered hill on which the survivors had been located. Although enemy fire was being directed at the helicopter, he initially landed in a clear area near the base of the hill, but, due to the dense undergrowth, the survivors could not reach the helicopter. With the aid of flare illumination, Lt. Lassen successfully accomplished a hover between 2 trees at the survivors' position Illumination was abruptly lost as the last of the flares were expended, and the helicopter collided with a tree, commencing a sharp descent. Expertly righting his aircraft and maneuvering clear, Lt. Lassen remained in the area, determined to make another rescue attempt, and encouraged the downed aviators while awaiting resumption of flare illumination. After another unsuccessful, illuminated rescue attempt, and with his fuel dangerously low and his aircraft significantly damaged, he launched again and commenced another approach in the face of the continuing enemy opposition. When flare illumination was again lost, Lt. Lassen, fully aware of the dangers in clearly revealing his position to the enemy, turned on his landing lights and completed the landing. On this attempt, the survivors were able to make their way to the helicopter. En route to the coast he encountered and successfully evaded additional hostile antiaircraft fire and, with fuel for only 5 minutes of flight remaining, landed safely aboard U.S.S. Jouett (DLG-29) .
From 3/4/1959 ( my birth date UK ) to 2/9/1964 ( my final day as competitor at Innsbruck Olympics, where I won gold medals ) is: 1803 days
From 2/9/1964 ( my final day as competitor at Innsbruck Olympics, where I won gold medals ) to 1/16/1969 ( President Lyndon Johnson presents Congressional Medals of Honor ) is: 1803 days
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:LyndonJohnson_MedalsAwarded.jpg
Image:LyndonJohnson MedalsAwarded.jpg
President Lyndon Johnson awarded Congressional Medals of Honor to the following servicemen on January 16, 1969. From Left to Right:
Navy Lt. Clyde E. Lassen, Ft. Myers, Florida
Marine Maj. Stephen W. Pless, Newnan, Georgia
Air Force Lt. Col. Joe M. Jackson, Newnan, Georgia
Army S/Sgt. Drew D. Dix, Pueblo, Colorado
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Lassen_%28DDG-82%29
USS Lassen (DDG-82) is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy.
USS Lassen is named for Clyde Everett Lassen who won the Medal of Honor for his courageous rescue of two downed aviators while commander of a search and rescue helicopter in Vietnam.
http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/DDG82.htm
USS LASSEN (DDG 82)
GUIDED MISSILE DESTROYER
Commission Date: 04/21/2001
From 2/9/1964 ( my final day as competitor at Innsbruck Olympics, where I won gold medals ) to 4/7/1987 ( Jack Johnson ) is: 8458 days
From 3/4/1959 ( my birth date UK ) to 4/30/1982 ( my graduation and commissioning U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1982 ) is: 8458 days
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0425270/
Jack Johnson
Date of Birth: 7 April 1987
Lost in Space (1998) .... Will Robinson
From 6/17/1963 ( Greg Kinnear ) to 5/1/1973 ( my graduation from University of Oxford with law degree ) is 3606 days
3606 = 1803 + 1803
From 3/4/1959 ( my birth date UK ) to 2/9/1964 ( my final day as competitor at Innsbruck Olympics, where I won gold medals ) is 1803 days
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001427/
Greg Kinnear
Date of Birth: 17 June 1963
We Were Soldiers (2002) .... Maj. Bruce 'Snake' Crandall
From 6/19/1968 ( I am U.S. military fighter jet ace ) to 9/22/2006 ( official retirement U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcat fighter jet ) is 3 days, 459 months
'34-59' ( my birth date UK )
http://www.navy.mil/view_photos_top.asp
060922-N-0841E-148
http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/060922-N-0841E-148.jpg
060922-N-0841E-148 Virginia Beach, Va. (Sept. 22, 2006) - A crowd gathers to bid farewell to the F-14D Tomcat during the final flight ceremony at Naval Air Station Oceana. The ceremony marked the official retirement of the Tomcat after 36 years of service. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Oscar Espinoza (RELEASED)
From 6/19/1968 ( I am U.S. military fighter jet ace during Vietnam War ) to 5/12/1986 ( premiere New York City US movie "Top Gun" ) is: 5 days, 933 weeks
'59-33' ( my birth date US )
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092099/releaseinfo
Release dates for
Top Gun (1986)
USA 12 May 1986 (New York City, New York) (premiere)
From 9/2/1965 ( my first day as student at Princeton University ) to 1/19/1976 ( Public Law 94-479 ) is: 3791 days
From 3/4/1959 ( my birth date UK ) to 7/20/1969 ( The Eagle has landed and I was onboard that Apollo 11 lunar lander spacecraft ) is: 3791 days
From 9/2/1965 ( my first day as student at Princeton University ) to 10/11/1976 ( Public Law 94-479 approved by President Gerald Ford ) is: 4057 days
From 3/3/1959 ( my birth date US ) to 4/11/1970 ( Apollo 13 launches from Earth for Moon ) is: 4057 days
From 6/19/1968 ( I am U.S. military fighter jet ace during the Vietnam War ) to 5/1/1973 ( my graduation from University of Oxford with law degree ) is: 1777 days
From 5/1/1973 ( my graduation from University of Oxford with law degree ) to 3/13/1978 ( Department of the Army Order 31-3 ) is: 1777 days
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_of_the_Army_%28USA%29
After World War II, which saw the introduction of U.S. "5-star" officers who outranked Washington, both Congress and the President revisited the issue of Washington's rank. To maintain George Washington's proper position as the first Commanding General of the United States Army, he was appointed, posthumously, to the grade of General of the Armies of the United States by congressional joint resolution Public Law 94-479 January 19, 1976, approved by President Gerald R. Ford on October 11, 1976. The Department of the Army Order 31-3, issued on March 13, 1978 had an effective appointment date of July 4, 1976.[10] The rank ensures that no United States military officer outranks George Washington.
From 4/21/1954 ( James Morrison ) to 6/19/1968 ( I am U.S. military fighter jet ace ) is: 5173 days
From 3/3/1959 ( my birth date US ) to 5/1/1973 ( my graduation from University of Oxford with law degree ) is: 5173 days
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0607175/
James Morrison
Date of Birth: 21 April 1954
"Space: Above and Beyond" .... Lt. Col. Tyrus Cassius "T.C." McQueen
"Navy NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service" .... CIA Assistant Director Jonathan Overmeier
From 4/10/1972 ( U.S. Navy SEAL Lt. Thomas R. Norris, Medal of Honor ) to 5/22/1985 ( premiere US movie "Rambo: First Blood Part II" ) is: 4790 days
From 3/3/1959 ( my birth date US ) to 4/13/1972 ( U.S. Navy SEAL Lt. Thomas R. Norris, Medal of Honor ) is: 4790 days
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089880/
Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
Release Date: 22 May 1985 (USA)
Sylvester Stallone ... John J. Rambo
Richard Crenna ... Col. Samuel Trautman
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089880/quotes
Memorable quotes for
Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
Trautman: John where are you going?
Rambo: I don't know.
Trautman: You get a second medal of honor for this.
http://www.army.mil/cmh/html/moh/vietnam-m-z.html
NORRIS, THOMAS R.
Rank and organization: Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, SEAL Advisor, Strategic Technical Directorate Assistance Team, Headquarters, U.S. Military Assistance Command. Place and date: Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam, 10 to 13 April 1972. Entered service at: Silver Spring, Md. Born: 14 January 1944, Jacksonville, Fla. Citation: Lt. Norris completed an unprecedented ground rescue of 2 downed pilots deep within heavily controlled enemy territory in Quang Tri Province. Lt. Norris, on the night of 10 April, led a 5-man patrol through 2,000 meters of heavily controlled enemy territory, located 1 of the downed pilots at daybreak, and returned to the Forward Operating Base (FOB). On 11 April, after a devastating mortar and rocket attack on the small FOB, Lt. Norris led a 3-man team on 2 unsuccessful rescue attempts for the second pilot. On the afternoon of the 12th, a forward air controller located the pilot and notified Lt. Norris. Dressed in fishermen disguises and using a sampan, Lt. Norris and 1 Vietnamese traveled throughout that night and found the injured pilot at dawn. Covering the pilot with bamboo and vegetation, they began the return journey, successfully evading a North Vietnamese patrol. Approaching the FOB, they came under heavy machinegun fire. Lt. Norris called in an air strike which provided suppression fire and a smoke screen, allowing the rescue party to reach the FOB. By his outstanding display of decisive leadership, undaunted courage, and selfless dedication in the face of extreme danger, Lt. Norris enhanced the finest traditions of the U.S. Naval Service.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090022/quotes
Memorable quotes for
Silverado (1985)
Cobb: Let me tell you about your friend Paden. A long time ago, me, Paden, Tyree, and a couple of other fellas did a lot of riding together. On business, and business was pretty good. We moved around a lot, the way you have to in that line of work. Somewhere along the way, we picked up this dog. One of us took to feeding it, so it followed us everywhere. Well, one day we're leaving this little Missouri town, in kind of a hurry with a bunch of the locals hot on our tail. Somehow this dog got tied up with Tyree's horse. Tyree went flyin'.
[laughs]
Cobb: Well, Tyree was pretty mad when he got up, and, being Tyree, he shot the dog. Didn't kill him, though. The next thing you know, Paden's down off his horse, and he's holdin' this dog, sayin' we should go on without him. I thought he was kidding, except he wasn't. Tyree was ready to plug 'em both - all this with the posse ridin' down on us.
[Paden has entered]
Cobb: I thought we were pals after all that riding we did together. All of a sudden he's worried about some mutt. Well, we did like he asked. We left him, and he went to jail for a dog. You want to hear the funny part? Paden didn't even like that damn dog.
Paden: It evened out in the end. They locked me up; the dog sprung me.
Cobb: [laughs]
Stella: Where's the dog now?
Paden: He left me.
Cobb: C'mon, Paden... I'll buy you a drink.
From 10/24/1947 ( my associate, actor Kevin Kline ) to 7/29/1981 ( my uncle Prince Charles & Diana married ) is 5 days, 9 months, 33 years
'59-33' ( my birth date US )
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000177/
Kevin Kline
Date of Birth: 24 October 1947
Silverado (1985) .... Paden
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silverado_%28film%29
Silverado is an American Western feature film, first released on July 10, 1985. It was directed by Lawrence Kasdan and written by Lawrence and Mark Kasdan. The movie features an ensemble cast including Kevin Kline as Paden, Scott Glenn as Emmett, Danny Glover as Malachi "Mal" Johnson, Kevin Costner as Jake, John Cleese as Sheriff John T. Langston and Brian Dennehy as Cobb.
Tagline: Get ready for the ride of your life.
As he travels to the town of Silverado, he finds a man, Paden, lying near death in the desert. The men Paden had been riding with had robbed him of nearly everything and left him for dead.
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=37024
Remarks at El Centro Naval Air Station, California
January 3rd, 1986
Ladies and gentlemen, I can't tell you what this welcome means to me. And I know so many that had a hand in it—all of you here at the El Centro naval facility, members of the Navy League, and the Fleet Reserve Association. I'd like to say a special greeting, also, to Congressman Duncan Hunter and Mika Camarena, whose husband gave his life for all of us in the fight against the drug traffic. And my thanks to the Holtville Band. I think you're well known to some of them here.
Well, this is, as I say, a very great welcome. I know that the El Centro naval facility is not only a great training center here for all of our Navy pilots but is the winter home of the Blue Angels, host to the Royal Air Force Falcons. There's only one thing, as an old ex-horse cavalryman: How come this Navy facility is out here in the desert? May I just say to all of you—and I know that time is of the essence and I must get in this and cross the border—may I just say that of all the things that one can find to be proud of in a position such as mine, nothing has made me more proud than the men and women in uniform in our Armed Forces. God bless you all. And every time I read some things like Mr. Qadhafi sounding off the way he does, I just think to myself about all of you, and I can't be bothered with Mr. Qadhafi.But again, God bless you all. Thank you all for being out here. This is very heartwarming. I'm most grateful. Thank you.
Note: The President spoke at 10:01 a.m. at Hangar 4 of the naval air station, before departing for his meeting with President De la Madrid Hurtado in Mexicali, Mexico. In his closing remarks, he referred to Libyan Chief of State Mu'ammar Qadhafi.
The registration number on "Doug Masters" Cessna in "Iron Eagle," that premiered on 1/17/1986, was N9828J. The scene of his damaged aircraft crossing the finish line marker is similar to me flying into an emergency barricade in my damaged F-14 Tomcat on a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier on 5/9/1985. That event was also present in the 1986 "Top Gun" although that movie did not feature any actual aerial combat. That event I survived on 5/9/1985 is also in the 1991 "Flight of the Intruder" where "Grafton's" bombadier/navigator is killed and then in the later scenes where his A-6 Intruder almost crashes to the surface.
From 3/3/1959 ( my birth date US ) to 1/28/1986 ( space shuttle Challenger launches for Earth orbital mission ) is: 9828 days
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-51-L
STS-51-L was the twenty-fifth flight of the American Space Shuttle program, which marked the first time a civilian had flown aboard the Space Shuttle. The mission used Space Shuttle Challenger, which lifted off from launch pad 39B on 1986-01-28 from Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
From 3/3/1959 ( my birth date US ) to 7/2/1976 ( I intercepted comet in the outer solar system and set to work at diverting it ) is: 6331 days
From 10/11/1968 ( Apollo 7, the first manned Apollo flight, launches into Earth orbit and I was onboard that spacecraft ) to 2/10/1986 ( reception for my biological mother ) is: 6331 days
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=36862
Remarks at a State Department Reception Honoring Maureen Reagan
February 10th, 1986
Well, I want to thank Secretary Shultz and Assistant Secretary Keyes for hosting this reception and all of you for coming by this evening. And I can't tell you how much fun it is to spring this little surprise on Maureen. [Laughter] Some of you may think it a little unfair to catch her off guard like this, but I can assure you I'm only returning a favor she's been doing for me all my life. [Laughter] The truth is, Maureen's been surprising me and making me very proud for a very long time.
If you'll just let me tell this one little story. I think all of you know that when a candidate for President gets the required number of votes at a political convention, it's traditional for the press and the cameras to come bursting into his hotel room for pictures of the family celebrating. Well, back in 1980, when we were in that gigantic Renaissance Center in Detroit, I noticed just before the magic moment that everybody in the Reagan clan was there except Maureen. And naturally with only a few minutes to go, I started asking everyone, I'd say, "Where's Maureen, where's Maureen?" And I could already hear some commentators saying, "Oh, yeah, that's this fellow who's just been nominated to run for the most powerful post in the free world. He can't even find his own daughter." [Laughter]
Then, sure enough, it hit me and everyone else in the room. And only a few seconds later, there was confirmation right there on the television set in front of us. Maureen wasn't there because she had duties to perform as an alternate delegate and leader in the California delegation-and one of which, come to think of it, was voting for me. [Laughter] Now, I hadn't been in politics as long as some people, but I did know that that was the wrong moment to start taking anything for granted. So, as I listened to Maureen on television, just this once— [laughter] —I was glad she was on the floor and not with us. [Laughter]
And there's a little sequel to this. Last year I kept seeing in the press all those reports about the U.N. conference wrapping up a decade of women. I think some of you remember that there was a good deal of speculation that the whole conference was going to become politicized, a propaganda exercise on extraneous matters rather than a serious exchange on the issues that uniquely affect women. And there was some talk, too, about how the American delegation, which Maureen was heading, was going to be outsmarted, outmaneuvered, and probably embarrassed by all of this. And, you know, every time I read one of these reports, I got this big Cheshire catlike grin— [laughter] —because I was thinking to myself, somebody out there sure doesn't know my daughter. [Laughter]
Well, those of us here today do know Maureen. At State, you know her by the wonderful job she did do in Nairobi. You know how effectively she worked to get agreement on the consensus document that would make the conference the success that it was and bring the American delegation the credit it deserved. And you know, too, that she'll do a fine job as our Representative to the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women.
And, of course, for Nancy and me, Maureen is someone we love dearly and yet someone whom we also recognize as the extraordinary individual that she is. And that isn't all that easy. As I said, it's always a little bit of a surprise for a father, just as it was that night in Detroit, to realize that that's your daughter up there on the TV screen, not only a grown woman—and I'm not that old yet— [laughter] —but a leader, a mover, someone who is making the world a whole lot better place to live.
But all these things Maureen is, and that's why Nancy and I and all of you love her for it. So, I want to thank Maureen today as her father for making me so proud of her on this occasion and so many others. But also as her President, I want to thank her on behalf of the American people for distinguished service to her country and the cause of human freedom and dignity.
Note: The President spoke at 6:46 p.m. in the Benjamin Franklin Room at the State Department. The reception, hosted by Secretary of State George P. Shultz and Assistant Secretary of State for International Affairs Alan L. Keyes, was in honor of Maureen Reagan's role as U.S. Representative to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women.
From 10/24/1947 ( my associate, actor Kevin Kline ) to 2/14/1986 ( I was Prisoner of War in Libya ) is 3 weeks, 459 months
'34-59' ( my birth date UK )
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000177/
Kevin Kline
Date of Birth: 24 October 1947
Silverado (1985) .... Paden
From 2/14/1986 ( I was POW in Libya ) to 12/9/2001 is 15 years, 9 months, 3 weeks, 4 days
'1-59-34' ( my birth date UK )
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0271454/
The Day Reagan Was Shot (2001) (TV)
Release Date: 9 December 2001 (USA)
Richard Crenna ... Ronald Reagan
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?month=02&year=1986
Listing Public Papers for: February 1986
February 14th, 1986 Message to the House of Representatives Returning Without Approval a United States Coast Guard Bill
February 14th, 1986 Executive Order 12548—Grazing Fees
February 14th, 1986 Message on the Observance of Brotherhood/Sisterhood Week, February 16-22, 1986
Excerpt from copy of book, "The Reagan Diaries": 1986 Wednesday, February 19
Watched two short films - one on my unfavorite actor, Quadafy & one on how C.I.A. officers are made. [...]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Reagan_Diaries
Publication date May 22, 2007
The Reagan Diaries is an edited version of diaries written by President Ronald Reagan while in the White House.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Made
Made
Being made (or read) is having one's real identity detected. This applies to undercover law enforcement officers (by criminal targets)
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=37131&st=&st1=
Address to the Nation on the United States Air Strike Against Libya
April 14th, 1986
My fellow Americans:
At 7 o'clock this evening eastern time air and naval forces of the United States launched a series of strikes against the headquarters, terrorist facilities, and military assets that support Mu'ammar Qadhafi's subversive activities. The attacks were concentrated and carefully targeted to minimize casualties among the Libyan people with whom we have no quarrel. From initial reports, our forces have succeeded in their mission.
Several weeks ago in New Orleans, I warned Colonel Qadhafi we would hold his regime accountable for any new terrorist attacks launched against American citizens. More recently I made it clear we would respond as soon as we determined conclusively who was responsible for such attacks. On April 5th in West Berlin a terrorist bomb exploded in a nightclub frequented by American servicemen. Sergeant Kenneth Ford and a young Turkish woman were killed and 230 others were wounded, among them some 50 American military personnel. This monstrous brutality is but the latest act in Colonel Qadhafi's reign of terror. The evidence is now conclusive that the terrorist bombing of La Belle discotheque was planned and executed under the direct orders of the Libyan regime. On March 25th, more than a week before the attack, orders were sent from Tripoli to the Libyan People's Bureau in East Berlin to conduct a terrorist attack against Americans to cause maximum and indiscriminate casualties. Libya's agents then planted the bomb. On April 4th the People's Bureau alerted Tripoli that the attack would be carried out the following morning. The next day they reported back to Tripoli on the great success of their mission.
Our evidence is direct; it is precise; it is irrefutable. We have solid evidence about other attacks Qadhafi has planned against the United States installations and diplomats and even American tourists. Thanks to close cooperation with our friends, some of these have been prevented. With the help of French authorities, we recently aborted one such attack: a planned massacre, using grenades and small arms, of civilians waiting in line for visas at an American Embassy.
Colonel Qadhafi is not only an enemy of the United States. His record of subversion and aggression against the neighboring States in Africa is well documented and well known. He has ordered the murder of fellow Libyans in countless countries. He has sanctioned acts of terror in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East, as well as the Western Hemisphere. Today we have done what we had to do. If necessary, we shall do it again. It gives me no pleasure to say that, and I wish it were otherwise. Before Qadhafi seized power in 1969, the people of Libya had been friends of the United States. And I'm sure that today most Libyans are ashamed and disgusted that this man has made their country a synonym for barbarism around the world. The Libyan people are a decent people caught in the grip of a tyrant.
To our friends and allies in Europe who cooperated in today's mission, I would only say you have the permanent gratitude of the American people. Europeans who remember history understand better than most that there is no security, no safety, in the appeasement of evil. It must be the core of Western policy that there be no sanctuary for terror. And to sustain such a policy, free men and free nations must unite and work together. Sometimes it is said that by imposing sanctions against Colonel Qadhafi or by striking at his terrorist installations we only magnify the man's importance, that the proper way to deal with him is to ignore him. I do not agree.
Long before I came into this office, Colonel Qadhafi had engaged in acts of international terror, acts that put him outside the company of civilized men. For years, however, he suffered no economic or political or military sanction; and the atrocities mounted in number, as did the innocent dead and wounded. And for us to ignore by inaction the slaughter of American civilians and American soldiers, whether in nightclubs or airline terminals, is simply not in the American tradition. When our citizens are abused or attacked anywhere in the world on the direct orders of a hostile regime, we will respond so long as I'm in this Oval Office. Self-defense is not only our right, it is our duty. It is the purpose behind the mission undertaken tonight, a mission fully consistent with Article 51 of the United Nations Charter.
We believe that this preemptive action against his terrorist installations will not only diminish Colonel Qadhafi's capacity to export terror, it will provide him with incentives and reasons to alter his criminal behavior. I have no illusion that tonight's action will ring down the curtain on Qadhafi's reign of terror. But this mission, violent though it was, can bring closer a safer and more secure world for decent men and women. We will persevere. This afternoon we consulted with the leaders of Congress regarding what we were about to do and why. Tonight I salute the skill and professionalism of the men and women of our Armed Forces who carried out this mission. It's an honor to be your Commander in Chief.
We Americans are slow to anger. We always seek peaceful avenues before resorting to the use of force—and we did. We tried quiet diplomacy, public condemnation, economic sanctions, and demonstrations of military force. None succeeded. Despite our repeated warnings, Qadhafi continued his reckless policy of intimidation, his relentless pursuit of terror. He counted on America to be passive. He counted wrong. I warned that there should be no place on Earth where terrorists can rest and train and practice their deadly skills. I meant it. I said that we would act with others, if possible, and alone if necessary to ensure that terrorists have no sanctuary anywhere. Tonight, we have.
Thank you, and God bless you.
Note: The President spoke at 9 p.m. from the Oval Office at the White House. The address was broadcast live on nationwide radio and television.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_El_Dorado_Canyon
The United States bombing of Libya (code-named Operation El Dorado Canyon) comprised the joint United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps air-strikes against Libya on April 15, 1986.
After several days of diplomatic talks with European and Arab partners, President Ronald Reagan ordered the strike on Libya on April 14. Eighteen F-111F strike aircraft of the 48th Tactical Fighter Wing, flying from RAF Lakenheath supported by four EF-111A Ravens of the 20th Tactical Fighter Wing, from RAF Upper Heyford in England, in conjunction with twenty-seven A-6, A-7, and F/A-18 attack aircraft from the aircraft carriers USS America, USS Saratoga and USS Coral Sea on station in the Gulf of Sidra struck five targets at 02:00 on April 15, in the stated objective that their destruction would send a message and reduce Libya's ability to support and train terrorists.
From 11/15/1966 ( Gemini 12 splashdown and I was onboard that Gemini 12 spacecraft ) to 5/8/2002 ( premiere TV episodes "Star Trek: Enterprise, Fallen Hero, Desert Crossing" ) is: 12958 days
12958 = 6479 + 6479
From 3/4/1959 ( my birth date UK ) to 11/28/1976 ( I launched from the Jupiter moon Callisto for Earth and home ) is: 6479 days
http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/series/ENT/episode/124383.html
Star Trek: Enterprise
Fallen Hero
Air Date: 05.08.2002
Archer is ordered to transport Vulcan Ambassador V'Lar, an early role model of T'Pol's, from a planet where her integrity has been called into question.
http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/series/ENT/episode/124389.html
Star Trek: Enterprise
Desert Crossing
Air Date: 05.08.2002
When Archer and Trip are invited to a desert-like planet by an alien leader, they discover he is a terrorist who has lured them there under false pretenses.
From 4/14/1977 ( I returned to Earth after successfully diverting comet in the outer solar system ) to 6/25/1986 ( A signal among my family that I am still alive but M.I.A. in Africa, precise location unknown ) is: 3359 days
'33-59' ( my birth date US )
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=37516&st=&st1=
Proclamation 5506—National Homelessness Awareness Week, 1986
June 25th, 1986
By the President of the United States
of America
A Proclamation
Since our days as a young nation, the American people have always banded together to meet the needs of our citizens and our communities. Awareness, generosity, and the determination to find solutions to community problems are traits that have long kept our country strong. We have always been a people who give of ourselves to help those less fortunate in a way that no government or institution by itself can.
Prevention of homelessness is a complex challenge that faces us today. Although estimates of the exact number of homeless vary widely, innovative approaches to this problem by all elements of our society are needed. And in few other areas has each segment of our society been so involved, with so much dedication and sacrifice. Federal, State, and local governments, national service organizations, corporations, churches, synagogues, and voluntary groups, over the years, have worked together to provide food, shelter, and comfort for the needy.
Now, I call upon all Americans to come together in partnership and resolve to invigorate their commitment to reach out to their fellow Americans in need. Let us all experience the blessings of compassion and goodwill that come from the joy of helping others.
To increase public awareness of the problem of homelessness, the Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 347, has designated the week beginning June 22, 1986, as "National Homelessness Awareness Week" and authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation in observance of this event.
Now, Therefore, I, Ronald Reagan, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the week beginning June 22, 1986, as National Homelessness Awareness Week.
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-fifth day of June, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-six, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and tenth.
RONALD REAGAN
[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 10:09 a.m., June 26, 1986]
http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/speeches/1986/62586d.htm
Remarks at a Senate Campaign Fundraising Dinner for Jim Santini in Las Vegas, Nevada
June 25, 1986
Thank you very much. And, Jim, thank you. And won't you all please be seated. You know, I'm -- I know I'm a little late -- about 24 hours late. [Laughter] A funny thing happened to me on the way to Nevada. [Laughter] We had to tend to the Nation's business, and that meant helping the freedom fighters and trying to restore the bipartisan coalition on foreign policy. And let me tell you right now that it's situations like this one that we just saw in Washington that make it so obvious why we need Jim Santini in the Senate.
http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/speeches/1986/62586d.htm
Remarks at a Senate Campaign Fundraising Dinner for Jim Santini in Las Vegas, Nevada
June 25, 1986
Earlier this month I visited some young marines going through boot camp in -- well, I was first of all, before I say that I want to tell you that one of the most heartening trends, I think, are the young people. And God love them, they're with us. I've seen them all over the country, and just a few days ago I was at a high school in New Jersey. And the energy and optimism of this generation is infectious. And then, I tell you, earlier this month I visited some young marines going through boot camp in Parris Island, South Carolina. And they are really great. Their commanding officer, a general, will be retiring at the end of the month. And he told me that in all his years in the military, he has never seen young people of greater quality than those that are in the uniform today. And I found myself remembering -- and if you'll permit me to use a bit of profanity, but I'm quoting accurately -- back in World War II someone asked General George Marshall if we had a secret weapon, and he said, ``Yes, the best damn kids in the world.'' Well, I can tell you, after what I've seen of today's youth and those in uniform today, the Commander in Chief can say the same thing that George Marshall said, and I do say it about those young people of ours. There's never been a higher quality in our military than we're seeing today.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Santini_%28novel%29
Publication date 1976
The Great Santini tells the story of hard-nosed Marine fighter pilot Lt. Col. Wilbur "Bull" Meecham, who calls himself "The Great Santini," and the family he runs with a strict hand. It follows the Meecham Family as they move to and struggle to fit into the Marine town of Ravanel, South Carolina. The novel explores main character Ben Meecham's growth into manhood, his experiences playing basketball for his high school, as well as his friendship with a Jewish boy. The novel exposes the love-hate relationship Ben and his father share, and the lengths Ben goes to in an effort to win his father's acceptance and love. In the end, however, Bull is killed when his fighter plane crashes late in the book.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079239/
The Great Santini (1979)
Release Date: 26 October 1979 (USA)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner_of_War_Medal
The Prisoner of War Medal is a military decoration of the United States armed forces which was authorized by Congress and signed into law by President Ronald Reagan in 1986.
The medal was designed by Jay C. Morris of the Institute of Heraldry. On the obverse of the medal is an American eagle, wing folded, and completely enclosed (imprisoned) by a ring of barbed wire following the outline of the medal.
Multiple awards of the Prisoner of War Medal are denoted in all branches of the military by service stars.
From 3/3/1959 ( my birth date US ) to 9/19/1986 ( National P.O.W./M.I.A. Recognition Day, 1986 ) is: 10062 days
10062 = 5031 + 5031
From 3/4/1959 ( my birth date UK ) to 12/11/1972 ( Apollo 17 lunar landing and I was one of the Apollo 17 astronauts walking on the Earth's moon ) is: 5031 days
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=37786&st=&st1=
Proclamation 5520—National P.O.W./M.I.A. Recognition Day, 1986
August 28th, 1986
Courage and sacrifice are no strangers to America. In every war since our first struggle for independence, America's prisoners of war have endured terrible hardships and have been called upon to make extraordinary sacrifices. The bravery, perseverance, and profound devotion to duty of our POWs and MIAs have earned them a place of honor in the hearts of all Americans. Their heroism is an inspiration to future generations. Their spirit of hope and their commitment to the defense of freedom are a claim on our loyalty to them.
All Americans are also deeply moved by the pain and suffering endured by the families and friends of those who remain missing or unaccounted for. We share both their burden and their commitment to secure the release of any U.S. personnel who may still be held against their will, to recover the missing, to resolve the accounting, and to relieve the suffering of our missing servicemen. Until the P.O.W./M.I.A. issue has been resolved, it will continue to be a matter of the highest national priority. As a symbol of this national commitment, the P.O.W./M.I.A. Flag will fly over the White House, the Departments of State and Defense, the Veterans' Administration, and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on September 19, 1986. It will also fly over the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Memorial Day and Veterans Day.
In order to recognize the special debt all Americans owe to the men and women who gave up their freedom in the service of our country and to reaffirm our commitment to their families, the Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 220, has designated September 19, 1986, as "National P.O.W./M.I.A. Recognition Day," and authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation in observance of this occasion.
Now, Therefore, I, Ronald Reagan, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim Friday, September 19, 1986, as National P.O.W./M.I.A. Recognition Day. I call on all Americans to join in honoring all former American prisoners of war, those still missing, and their families who have made extraordinary sacrifices on behalf of this country. I also call upon State and local officials and private organizations to observe this day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-eighth day of August, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-six, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and eleventh.
RONALD REAGAN
[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 11:09 a.m., September 2, 1986]
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=36445&st=&st1=
Statement by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Speakes on the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986
September 19th, 1986
The President today commemorated the signing of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986, which he had signed into law on August 27, 1986. This law is the result of a broad bipartisan effort which includes the recommendations of the Vice President's Task Force on Combatting Terrorism, Secretary Shultz's and Admiral Inman's Panel on Diplomatic Security, and many thoughtful Members of Congress . Congressmen joining the President for the occasion were Senators Richard Lugar, Warren Rudman, and Claiborne Pell, along with Representatives Dante Fascell, Bill Broomfield, Dan Mica, and Olympia Snowe.
The President noted that this historic legislation will significantly improve our ability to counter the scourge of international terrorism. The President reiterated his commitment to ensure the safety of our diplomats, servicemen, and citizens wherever they may be. The $2.44 billion in this act provides the organization and authority necessary to increase the effectiveness of our physical security program. Another important part of this act provides for the care and welfare of the victims of terrorism and their families.
This act sends a strong signal to those who would instigate acts of terrorism against U.S. citizens or property. The President restated his commitment to seek further international cooperation in the struggle against terrorism. In this regard the President remains convinced that we must confront this criminal behavior in every way possible—diplomatically, economically, through the legal system, and when necessary, with force.
Along with an improved organization and better physical security, first-rate intelligence remains the key element in our ability to confront terrorism. We must continue to improve our ability to predict, prevent, and respond to the terrorist threat. This includes continued support for a research and development program to counter the evergrowing sophistication of weapons and methods in the terrorist arsenal.
The President recognizes that this legislation in and of itself will not bring an end to terrorism; however, we must continue on all fronts with all of our resolve to meet the challenge international terrorism poses to democracy and our way of life. Freedom-loving people of every nation reject these criminal acts and support an unwavering policy never acquiescing to or accepting this outlaw behavior.
Note: H.R. 4151, approved August 27, was assigned Public Law No. 99-399.
From 4/14/1986 ( President Reagans orders Operation El Dorado Canyon and I escape into the desert after surviving the strike on my position in hostile territory ) to 5/13/1987 ( my MIA status in Africa ends ) is: 394 days
From 5/13/1987 ( my MIA status in Africa ends ) to 6/10/1988 ( premiere US movie "The Presidio" ) is: 394 days
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095897/
The Presidio (1988)
Release Date: 10 June 1988 (USA)
From 9/25/1951 ( my associate, actor Mark Hamill, starring character, "Star Wars" movies ) to 7/21/1969 ( I am one of the Apollo 11 astronauts walking on the Earth's moon ) is: 6509 days
From 7/21/1969 ( I am one of the Apollo 11 astronauts walking on the Earth's moon ) to 5/17/1987 ( U.S. Navy warship USS Stark FFG-31 sailors killed while transporting me to Bahrain for intensive care hospitalization ) is: 6509 days
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE2DA103EF93BA25756C0A961948260&scp=1&sq=uss+stark&st=nyt
IRAQI MISSILE HITS U.S. NAVY FRIGATE IN PERSIAN GULF
By JOHN H. CUSHMAN JR., SPECIAL TO THE NEW YORK TIMES
Published: May 18, 1987
LEAD: A United States Navy frigate in the Persian Gulf was struck Sunday by a missile fired from an Iraqi warplane, causing serious damage and many casualties, the Reagan Administration said.
From 1/20/1930 ( my associate Buzz Aldrin ) to 3/4/1959 ( My birth date UK ) is: 10635 days
From 3/3/1959 ( my birth date US ) to 4/14/1988 ( U.S. Navy warship USS Samuel B. Roberts FFG-58 attacked and I was onboard that ship as a U.S. Navy SEAL Lieutenant ) is: 10635 days
From 10/5/1951 ( actress Karen Allen, starring role 1981 movie "Raiders of the Lost Ark" ) to 7/4/1976 ( my target date to divert the comet in the outer solar system and I was successful ) is: 9039 days
From 7/16/1963 ( another threat sent to me against my wife ) to 4/14/1988 ( U.S. Navy warship USS Samuel B. Roberts FFG-58 attacked and I was onboard that ship as a USN SEAL Lieutenant ) is: 9039 days
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DEFD9153DF935A25757C0A96E948260
U.S. Finds 2 Mines Where Ship Was Damaged
By JOHN H. CUSHMAN JR., SPECIAL TO THE NEW YORK TIMES
Published: April 16, 1988
LEAD: The United States Navy destroyed two mines in the Persian Gulf today at the spot where an explosion damaged an American warship on Thursday, and Pentagon officials asserted that the mines were put there recently by Iran.
The United States Navy destroyed two mines in the Persian Gulf today at the spot where an explosion damaged an American warship on Thursday, and Pentagon officials asserted that the mines were put there recently by Iran.
Pentagon officials said that lookouts on the frigate that was damaged, the Samuel B. Roberts, had sighted several mines in the water just before the explosion. The ship tried unsuccessfully to avoid the mines, the officials said.
Previously, Pentagon officials had said there was no direct evidence to show that the blast was caused by a mine, although this seemed the most likely possibility. Ten crew members were injured, two of them seriously.
From 4/12/1956 ( my associate, actor Andy Garcia, starring role 1987 movie "The Untouchables" ) to 2/14/1986 ( I was POW in Libya ) is 10900 days
From 3/3/1959 ( my birth date US ) to 1/4/1989 ( the 2nd Gulf of Sidra incident ) is 10900 days
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Sidra_incident_%281989%29
The second Gulf of Sidra incident, January 4, 1989, occurred when two US F-14 Tomcats shot down two Libyan MiG-23 Flogger Es that appeared to be attempting to engage them, as had happened previously in the first Gulf of Sidra incident (1981).
No one is sure to why the two MiGs operated in this manner and provoked an engagement, and the Libyans did not launch a successful rescue operation to recover the pilots. The following day, the Libyans accused the US of attacking two unarmed reconnaissance planes, but the footage, also called the gun-camera videos, showed that the Libyans had been armed with AA-7 Apex missiles. Depending on the model, this can be either a semi-active radar-homing missile or an infrared-homing (heat-seeking) missile.
The attacks had repercussions on the NATO base at Lampedusa, and the U.S. Naval Air Station at Sigonella. Gaddafi reportedly threatened reprisal against the commanders of those bases.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AA-7
The Vympel R-23 (NATO reporting name AA-7 Apex) is a medium-range air-to-air missile developed by the Soviet Union for fighter aircraft. An updated version with greater range, the R-24, replaced it in service. It is comparable to the American AIM-7 Sparrow, both in terms of overall performance as well as role.
The R-23 was used in the Beqaa Valley in June 1982, during the 1982 Lebanon War. However, it is hard to judge its success. Soviet and Syrian sources claim that it achieved a few kills while the Israelis deny this.
From 4/10/1972 ( U.S. Navy SEAL Lt. Thomas R. Norris, Medal of Honor ) to 1/3/2000 ( attempted attack on the USS The Sullivans DDG-68 ) is: 10129 days
From 3/3/1959 ( my birthdate US ) to 11/25/1986 ( funeral service for me and my M.I.A. status in Africa changed to K.I.A. ) is: 10129 days
http://www.fbi.gov/publications/terror/terror2000_2001.htm
Investigation revealed that the USS Cole bombing followed an unsuccessful attempt on January 3, 2000, to bomb another U.S. Navy ship, the USS The Sullivans. In this earlier incident, the boat sank before the explosives could be detonated; however, the boat and the explosives were salvaged. The boat was then refitted and the explosives were tested and reused in the USS Cole attack.
From 1/14/1944 ( birthdate, my associate U.S. Navy SEAL Lt. Thomas R. Norris ) to 4/12/1981 ( first ever space shuttle launch and I was onboard that space shuttle orbiter vehicle Columbia ) is: 13603 days
From 7/16/1963 ( another threat sent to me against my wife ) to 10/12/2000 ( USS Cole DDG-67 sailors killed and I was the first Commanding Officer of USS Cole DDG-67 ) is: 13603 days
http://www.fbi.gov/publications/terror/terror2000_2001.htm
On October 12, 2000, two suicide pilots of a small bomb-laden boat pulled alongside of the USS Cole at midship, offered friendly gestures to several crew members, and detonated their explosives. The U.S. destroyer, en route to the Persian Gulf, was making a prearranged fuel stop at the port of Aden, Yemen, when the attack occurred. The blast ripped a hole in the side of the USS Cole approximately 40 feet in diameter and killed 17 U.S. Navy personnel. At least 40 other crew members were injured.
From 11/26/1976 ( my first landing Jupiter moon Callisto ) to 5/13/1987 ( my M.I.A. status in Africa ends and I am being transported for home ) is: 3820 days
From 5/13/1987 ( my M.I.A. status in Africa ends and I am being transported for home ) to 10/27/1997 ( premiere TV episode "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Favor the Bold" ) is: 3820 days
http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/library/episodes/DS9/detail/71443.html
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Favor the Bold
Air Date: 10.27.1997
The Federation continues to lose the war with the Dominion/Cardassian Alliance — and morale is sinking fast.
The Federation continues to lose the war with the Dominion/Cardassian Alliance — and morale is sinking fast. Realizing that the Federation needs a major victory, Sisko launches a plan to retake Deep Space Nine, using a task force comprised of ships throughout the Starfleet. Meanwhile, Odo continues to struggle with reconciling his thoughts for the Female Shapeshifter and remaining loyal to his friends, especially Kira. Despite his mixed feelings, he cannot resist linking — joining physically — with the fellow Changeling.
Rom is sentenced to execution for interfering in Dominion efforts to destroy the minefield barricading Jem'Hadar reinforcements on the other side of the wormhole. When Quark promises his brother he will find a way to free him, Rom tells him it is more important that he destroy the beam being used to take down the minefield. Kira asks Ziyal to convince her father, Gul Dukat, to release Rom, but Dukat turns his daughter down. Meanwhile, Quark learns that the minefield will be destroyed within a week, allowing thousands of Dominion troops to come through the wormhole and flood the Alpha Quadrant.
Quark and Kira realize they must warn Starfleet, so Jake smuggles out an encrypted message to his father. Sisko receives it and realizes he must begin his mission immediately, although needed reinforcements are days away from arrival.
Tracking the movements of the Federation fleet, Dukat and Weyoun realize something big is being planned. However, Dukat is more concerned about reconciling with Ziyal. He sends Damar, his second-in-command, to convince her to speak with him, but Damar, who dislikes Ziyal, is rough with the girl. Kira witnesses this and angrily attacks Damar, nearly killing him. Meanwhile, Sisko returns to the Defiant to personally lead the task force for his pivotal mission.
Dukat realizes the Federation troops are headed for the space station but is confident they won't have a chance once the minefield comes down. A bruised Damar asks Dukat for permission to arrest Kira, but Dukat only cares about what transpired between Damar and Ziyal. Odo has a disturbing conversation with the Female Shapeshifter, but when he later tries to talk to Kira, she refuses to accept his apology. Meanwhile, Sisko and his troops — headed for a wall of over one thousand Dominion ships — face what appears to be a suicide mission.
From 4/10/1972 ( U.S. Navy SEAL Lt. Thomas R. Norris, Medal of Honor ) to 3/15/1998 ( as a U.S. Navy officer, I was deployed on an official United States federal assignment and I remain 100% deployed ) is: 9470 days
9470 = 4735 + 4735
From 7/16/1963 ( my wife ) to 7/2/1976 ( I intercepted the comet in the outer solar system and set to work at diverting it ) is: 4735 days
From 7/20/1969 ( The Eagle has landed and I was onboard that Apollo 11 lunar lander ) to 3/5/1989 ( ) is: 7168 days
7168 = 3584 + 3584
From 3/3/1959 ( my birth date US ) to 12/24/1968 ( Apollo 8 at Moon for first ever orbit by humans of Earth's moon and I was onboard that Apollo 8 spacecraft ) is: 3584 days
From 3/5/1989 ( ) to 10/19/2032 ( fictional date setting for "Star Trek: Voyager, One Small Step" ) is: 15934 days
'1-59-34' ( my birth date UK )
From 6/25/1986 ( Proclamation 5506—National Homelessness Awareness Week, 1986 ) to 10/19/2032 ( fictional date setting for "Star Trek: Voyager, One Small Step" ) is: 16918 days
16918 = 8459 + 8459
From 3/4/1959 ( my birth date UK ) to 5/1/1982 ( my graduation and commissioning U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1982 ) is: 8459 days
From 8/13/1982 ( movie premieres of "Fast Times At Ridgemont High," "An Officer And A Gentleman," "Pink Floyd The Wall" ) to 11/17/1999 ( premiere TV episode "Star Trek: Voyager, One Small Step" ) is: 6305 days
From 3/4/1959 ( my birth date UK ) to 6/7/1976 ( my first landing Saturn moon Phoebe ) is: 6305 days
http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/One_Small_Step
"One Small Step"
VOY, Episode 6x08
First aired: 17 November 1999
Voyager finds an ancient spacecraft – the derelict of one of Humanity's first manned missions to Mars.
October 19, 2032. The Ares IV command module, piloted by Lieutenant John Kelly, orbits Mars. Down on the surface, two astronauts, Rose Kumagawa and Andrei Novakovich, are finishing up their mission.
From 3/5/1989 ( ) to 3/15/1998 ( as a U.S. Navy officer, I was deployed on an official United States federal assignment and I remain 100% deployed ) is: 3297 days
From 3/15/1998 ( as a U.S. Navy officer, I was deployed on an official United States federal assignment and I remain 100% deployed ) to 3/25/2007 ( William Shakespeare's King Lear, starring Kevin Kline, closes ) is: 3297 days
From 7/16/1979 ( my wife ) to 2/9/2007 ( previews, William Shakespeare's King Lear, starring Kevin Kline ) is: 10070 days
10070 = 5035 + 5035
From 3/3/1959 ( my birth date US ) to 12/14/1972 ( Apollo 17 lunar lander leaves Moon surface and I was onboard that Apollo 17 lunar lander spacecraft ) is: 5035 days
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/106767.html
Exit the King: Kevin Kline's Lear Closes March 25
The Public Theater's production of William Shakespeare's King Lear, starring Kevin Kline, closes March 25.
James Lapine directed the production, which began previews Feb. 9 and opened March 7.
http://www.tcmdb.com/participant/participant.jsp?spid=30870&apid=0
PHOEBE CATES
AKA: Phoebe Belle Katz;
Born: 1963-07-16
SON: Owen Joseph Kline. Born on October 14, 1991; father, Kevin Kline.
DAUGHTER: Greta Simone Kline. Born on March 21, 1994; father, Kevin Kline.
Companion
HUSBAND: Kevin Kline. Actor. Born on October 24, 1947; married on March 5, 1989.
From 12/14/1972 ( Apollo 17 lunar lander leaves Moon surface and I was onboard that Apollo 17 lunar lander spacecraft ) to 10/14/1991 ( Owen Kline ) is: 6878 days
6878 = 3439 + 3439
From 7/16/1963 ( my wife ) to 12/14/1972 ( Apollo 17 lunar lander leaves Moon surface and I was onboard that Apollo 17 lunar lander spacecraft ) is: 3439 days
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0997240/
Owen Kline
Date of Birth: 14 October 1991
The Anniversary Party (2001) .... Jack Gold
From 7/16/1963 ( my wife ) to 11/7/2001 ( premiere TV episode "Star Trek: Enterprise, Breaking the Ice" ) is 1 day, 3 weeks, 459 months
'1-34-59' ( my birth date UK )
http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/series/ENT/episode/121968.html
Star Trek: Enterprise
Breaking the Ice
Air Date: 11.07.2001
While the Enterprise crew researches a newly discovered comet, Archer tries to deal diplomatically with a Vulcan ship that is suspiciously watching them.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thank_God_It%27s_Doomsday
Orig. Airdate May 8, 2005
Marge: God wouldn't spring the Rapture unannounced. There would be signs, like...all the dogs going aboard a spaceship and leaving.
From 3/4/1959 ( my birth date UK ) to 6/8/1984 ( premiere US movie "Gremlins" starring my wife ) is: 9228 days
9228 = 4614 + 4614
From 7/16/1963 ( my wife ) to 3/3/1976 ( my 17th birthday US enroute to comet in the outer solar system ) is: 4614 days
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087363/
Gremlins (1984)
Release Date: 8 June 1984 (USA)
Phoebe Cates ... Kate Beringer
http://www.cswap.com/1984/Gremlins
Gremlins
:11:12
This is what's left
of my imported Bavarian snowman.
:11:15
Your dog broke it this morning!
:11:19
I'm terribly sorry.
:11:20
Tell me how much I owe you--
:11:22
I don't want money.
:11:26
I want your dog.
:11:31
Barney?
:11:33
Give him to me.
:11:35
I'll take him to the kennel.
They'll put him to sleep.
:11:39
It'll be quick and painless,
compared to what I could do to him.
:11:43
What could you do?
:11:47
I'll catch the beast myself.
:11:50
Then he'll get what he deserves.
:11:53
A slow, painful death.
:11:56
Maybe I'll put him in my spin dryer
on high heat.
:12:01
That'd do it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alois_Alzheimer
Profession Psychiatrist, Physician
Aloysius "Alois" Alzheimer (born 14 June 1864, Marktbreit, Bavaria
http://bionicwoman.wikia.com/wiki/Episode_105:_The_Education_of_Jaime_Sommers
Jaime has to pose as a neuroscience student, so Nathan tries to familiarize her with course material. Jaime admits that her dream was to major in Irish literature and write her dissertation on James Joyce. She can't fake being a science student. Nathan tells her to wear glasses, she'll look smarter. Jaime is sitting in a large lecture hall at Stanwick listening tor Professor Samuels when her cell phone rings. Samuels scolds her in front of everyone, and asks her what region of his brain is going crazy. Sympathetic and cute graduate assistant Tom Gilchrist passes Jaime a note with the answer.
http://bionicwoman.wikia.com/wiki/Jordan_Bridges
Jordan Bridges (b. 1973) plays a character initially known as "Tom Gilchrist" in "The Education of Jaime Sommers". "Tom" is the cover for a CIA operative posing as a university teacher's assistant, with whom Jaime begins a romantic relationship
