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heng44
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posted 10-27-2017 02:11 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for heng44   Click Here to Email heng44     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote

Paul Weitz, 1932-2017.

Weitz is seen here at right with his Skylab 2 crewmates Pete Conrad and Joe Kerwin.

Tom
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posted 10-27-2017 03:08 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Tom   Click Here to Email Tom     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Great photo Ed... very appropriate!

randy
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posted 10-27-2017 03:27 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for randy   Click Here to Email randy     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I didn't know Pete Conrad was so short.

Panther494
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posted 10-27-2017 04:26 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Panther494   Click Here to Email Panther494     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Another lovely image and a fitting tribute. Thank you

GoesTo11
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posted 10-27-2017 04:57 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for GoesTo11   Click Here to Email GoesTo11     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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Originally posted by randy:
I didn't know Pete Conrad was so short.
Hence his first words on the Moon: "Man, that may have been a small step for Neil, but it's a long one for me!"

Perfect photo, Ed. RIP, PJ.

mikepf
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posted 10-27-2017 06:52 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for mikepf   Click Here to Email mikepf     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Conrad may have been short, but he didn't have to worry about his hair getting messy.

Philip
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posted 10-28-2017 01:08 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Philip   Click Here to Email Philip     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
A full US Navy officers crew!

Kite
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posted 10-28-2017 06:13 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Kite     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
A nice tribute Ed.

Ronpur
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posted 10-28-2017 04:47 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Ronpur   Click Here to Email Ronpur     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Great tribute for PJ. And Pete may have been short, but he made up for it in personality!

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