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moorekb89
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posted 01-14-2014 02:15 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for moorekb89   Click Here to Email moorekb89     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
When I was young, growing up in Huntsville, AL, a friend of the family's dad — a man named Edwin Riddick — gave me an Apollo 11 crew photo. (Riddick was the MSFC Protocol Officer for many years and routinely dealt directly with Von Braun and the astronauts) I folded it up and put it in a drawer, not realizing its potential significance.

I found it years later and noticed the signatures. And they are signatures — the imprints on the back are clearly visible. I have compared to the autopen signatures — they do not seem to match those. Are they secretarial or even forgeries?

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posted 01-14-2014 05:32 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Steve Zarelli   Click Here to Email Steve Zarelli     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Regrettably, the signatures appear to be proxy (secretary or someone else inside NASA). Sorry!

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