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ColinBurgess
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posted 12-08-2005 05:03 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for ColinBurgess   Click Here to Email ColinBurgess     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
With very limited funding, a dedicated group of Florida-based volunteers respect and commemorate the crew of Apollo 1 by cleaning, updating and maintaining areas such as Pad 34. I have recently come in contact with both Kate Cooper and Johnnie Johnson of the Apollo 1 Memorial Foundation, and I highly commend their work to you.

RocketmanRob
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posted 12-13-2005 08:21 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for RocketmanRob   Click Here to Email RocketmanRob     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
After reading Colin's post, I went over to the Foundation's website and dropped them a note of thanks regarding their efforts. Attached is a reply I received with a good suggestion for those of us in the collectSPACE community.
Thanks so much for your e-note. Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee are the men whose shoulders we stood on to reach the moon and they must never be forgotten. Please visit our site periodically; we are in the process of revamping it and there will be more information out there in the future.

Help us to keep the dream alive.

ColinBurgess
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posted 12-13-2005 10:00 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for ColinBurgess   Click Here to Email ColinBurgess     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
If you've read "Fallen Astronauts," you know how much the lives and sacrifice of this crew means to me. The Foundation really needs help badly, and this potential loss of historic landmarks at the Cape is just the latest crushing disappointment to Kate and the team in their wonderful efforts, which, as I've said, go largely unsung, but noticed by those who care.

I would sincerely admonish you to visit their website to find out more about the Foundation and its wonderful, ongoing work.

FFrench
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posted 12-14-2005 11:49 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for FFrench     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Kate Cooper and the Foundation are doing an outstanding job maintaining what NASA has no funds to do. If you believe that the Apollo 1/7 pad should be kept for future generations, I strongly urge you to help them in their efforts.

ColinBurgess
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posted 12-14-2005 05:32 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for ColinBurgess   Click Here to Email ColinBurgess     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
To quote from their website:
The Foundation was formed by several private citizens who found in each other a common dream to give recognition to and honor the crew of Apollo 1 in a way that has been lacking in our country's history.

In 1997 Launch Complex 34 was overgrown with bushes, weeds and wild pepper trees. A lonely kiosk stood at the perimeter of the pad with old photos desecrated by years of exposure to wind and sun. A faded 'Abandon in Place' sign was stamped on one leg of the launch pedestal. Two flame deflectors stood off to the side as if abandoned in time. Only one wall of the building that once housed fuel and electrical lines to the massive service gantry survived the years. Two small plaques affixed to the pedestal reminded the world of what had happened on this spot.

In December 1998 we incorporated as a not-for-profit foundation in the State of Florida. Over the next eighteen months, we formed cleanup crews, replaced missing fire bricks, re-stenciled the 'Abandon in Place' stamp, and began to form a solid base from which to build a memorial. This process taught us about other historical events that occurred at Launch Pad 34 and we grew to include them all. In September 2000 we were certified by the United States government as a 501(c)(3) corporation, enabling tax-deductable donations.

Others joined us as we moved forward. We have found a great deal of support by individuals from all walks of life who have all said, "It's about time!"

And I agree...

Kate
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From: Palm Harbor, FL
Registered: Dec 2005

posted 12-17-2005 12:19 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Kate   Click Here to Email Kate     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
You are all very kind to take up the organization's cause. My concern is that we are losing our history piece by piece and future generations will pay the price.

Brock
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posted 12-17-2005 04:18 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Brock   Click Here to Email Brock     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Katherine, I think what you are doing is wonderful indeed. Your work in keeping and preserving LC-34 for the future is admirable.

How often does the Air Force allow you out at LC-34? Thanks to you Katherine, LC-34 is very much something that can be saved.

As someone who lives local or relatively local I would love to be involved with your organization if needed. Way to go!

Kate
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posted 12-17-2005 09:43 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Kate   Click Here to Email Kate     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Thank you for your kind words. The support of people like all of you keeps us going.

ColinBurgess
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posted 12-17-2005 10:31 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for ColinBurgess   Click Here to Email ColinBurgess     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
And it's the fine work of people such as you and your fellow foundation team members that inspires us, Kate. Good to see you joining in this forum - keep us informed!

Fra Mauro
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posted 01-25-2017 08:49 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Fra Mauro   Click Here to Email Fra Mauro     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I see the Foundation website is still active but does anyone know if there are still active in preservation work?

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