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Topic: MOL astronaut Robert T. Herres (1932-2008)
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dennisl
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Registered: Jan 2004
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posted July 25, 2008 11:44 PM
   
MOL astronaut and former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Robert T. Herres, passed away in San Antonio, TX on July 24, 2008. Gen. Herres was a true gentleman. My condolences to his wife and family.
Robert Herres, left, poses as a member of the U.S. Air Force 1967 Manned Orbiting Laboratory (MOL) astronaut class. To his right, Robert Lawrence, Donald Peterson and James Abrahamson. A moment of silence can be signified by an entry with no words and only a period.IP: Logged |
RichieB16
Member Posts: 256
From: Oregon
Registered: Feb 2003
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posted July 26, 2008 01:06 AM
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MSS
Member Posts: 220
From: Kolo, Poland
Registered: May 2003
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posted July 26, 2008 02:06 AM
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Maciej,
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KSCartist
Member Posts: 1347
From: Titusville, FL USA
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted July 26, 2008 02:31 AM
I was fortunate enough to meet General Herres when he attended the rededication of the Space Mirror in honor of his MOL classmate Robert Lawrence in 1997. He was a true gentleman and American Hero.My prayers for his family and friends. Tim IP: Logged |
SPACEFACTS
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From: Germany
Registered: Aug 2006
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posted July 26, 2008 04:11 AM
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ejectr
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From: Brimfield, MA
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted July 26, 2008 06:39 AM
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Tom
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From: New York
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posted July 26, 2008 07:59 AM
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astro-nut
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From: washington, Illinois USA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted July 26, 2008 08:55 AM
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Lunar rock nut
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From: Oklahoma city, Oklahoma U.S.A.
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted July 26, 2008 10:25 AM
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Delta7
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From: Bluffton IN USA
Registered: Oct 2007
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posted July 26, 2008 10:37 AM
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East-Frisian
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From: Germany
Registered: Apr 2005
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posted July 26, 2008 12:33 PM
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Mike Isbell
Member Posts: 196
From: Silver Spring, Maryland USA
Registered: Aug 2003
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posted July 26, 2008 02:44 PM
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parg1
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From: Wales
Registered: Dec 2007
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posted July 26, 2008 04:23 PM
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Henk Boshuijer
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From: Netherlands
Registered: May 2007
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posted July 26, 2008 04:41 PM
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spaceman1953
Member Posts: 610
From: South Bend, IN United States of America
Registered: Apr 2002
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posted July 26, 2008 06:45 PM
One of MY true non-astronaut hero...I wrote to "these four guys" years ago, sent a cover for their naming that I made and postmarked in South Bend. Years later, one of my "penpals" told me he used to drive one of them to work in the Orlando area... and I send him the cover... they "four guys" had autographed it for me... and I thought that my friend in Orlando had a better home for my autographed cover than I did. * Gene Bella IP: Logged |
NavySpaceFan
Member Posts: 252
From: Norfolk, VA
Registered: May 2007
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posted July 26, 2008 07:53 PM
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SpaceCadet83
Member Posts: 20
From: Enid, OK, United States
Registered: Oct 2007
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posted July 26, 2008 11:41 PM
I had the good fortune of meeting General Herres when we opened the 1013th Combat Crew Training Squadron at Peterson AFB, Co. He was a great leader and inspiration to all of us Space Cadets. My condolences to his family.IP: Logged |
SpaceCadet83
Member Posts: 20
From: Enid, OK, United States
Registered: Oct 2007
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posted July 26, 2008 11:42 PM
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machbusterman
Member Posts: 1242
From: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Registered: May 2004
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posted July 27, 2008 05:10 AM
Very sorry to learn of his passing. Such a great shame that the MOL program never flew.IP: Logged |
cddfspace
Member Posts: 347
From: Morris County, NJ, USA
Registered: Jan 2006
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posted July 27, 2008 02:28 PM
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Delta7
Member Posts: 247
From: Bluffton IN USA
Registered: Oct 2007
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posted July 27, 2008 03:06 PM
Herres is mentioned in Michael Cassutt's "Deke" as the one MOL astronaut who apparently had no desire to transfer over to NASA's astronaut corps (as 7 of his colleagues did in late 1969). A true USAF man to the end!IP: Logged |
cosmos-walter
Member Posts: 190
From: Salzburg, Austria
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted July 27, 2008 06:44 PM
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onesmallstep
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From: Staten Island, New York USA
Registered: Nov 2007
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posted July 28, 2008 09:55 AM
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