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January 28, 1986
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01/28/20 02:37 PM
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Sniper.270
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73 seconds after take off Challenger exploded. Killing all 7 aboard. Francis “Dick” Scobee, Michael Smith, Christa McAuliffe, Judith Resnik, Ronald McNair, Ellison Onizuka and Gregory Jarvis. RIP
I had just come from college and was loading up to go fish at Fork. Saw it on tv live.
You?
Proverbs 2
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Re: January 28, 1986
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01/28/20 02:41 PM
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TXHOGSLAYER
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LETS GO BRANDON
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Re: January 28, 1986
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01/28/20 02:42 PM
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ducknbass
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1st grade. Remember it well.
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Re: January 28, 1986
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01/28/20 02:45 PM
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bigbob_ftw
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working bulk fuel storage at Carswell.
Ultra MAGA '24.
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Re: January 28, 1986
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01/28/20 02:45 PM
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TooLow
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Re: January 28, 1986
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01/28/20 02:47 PM
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bill oxner
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Quail hunting is like walking into, and out of a beautiful painting all day long. Gene Hill
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Re: January 28, 1986
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01/28/20 02:48 PM
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jbd76266
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4th grade...we wrote letters to the families if I recall
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Re: January 28, 1986
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01/28/20 02:48 PM
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Payne
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Re: January 28, 1986
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01/28/20 02:49 PM
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At work, I did not hear about it until after I got off that afternoon.
Combat Infantryman, the ultimate hunter where the prey shoots back. _____________"Illegitimus non carborundum est"_______________
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Re: January 28, 1986
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01/28/20 02:52 PM
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Choctaw
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Senior in college. Had just pulled into the parking lot for class.
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Re: January 28, 1986
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01/28/20 02:54 PM
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S.A. hunter
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4th grade. PE coach told us as we walked down the hall.
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Re: January 28, 1986
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01/28/20 02:55 PM
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texasag93
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World Geography, 9th grade. A guy know for being full of s*** came into class and told everyone. We did not believe him.
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Re: January 28, 1986
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01/28/20 02:57 PM
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kmon11
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Working a second shift job at Rockwell International. Watched it live, that afternoon went to work where a few parts for he shuttles were made (mostly communications parts)
Last edited by kmon1; 01/28/20 02:58 PM.
lf the saying "Liar, Liar your pants on fire" were true Mainstream news might be fun to watch
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Re: January 28, 1986
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01/28/20 03:00 PM
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Jon
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Picking up air tool parts in Grand Prairie with a customer from Mexico City. The counter guy had a TV on and told us about it.
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Re: January 28, 1986
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01/28/20 03:06 PM
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redchevy
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My mom was 6 months prego with me.
It's hell eatin em live
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Re: January 28, 1986
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01/28/20 03:10 PM
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scalebuster
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4th Grade. We watched it happen.
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Re: January 28, 1986
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01/28/20 03:15 PM
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Cast
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Out to lunch with my wife. Saw it live on the TV.
Cast I have a short attention spa
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Re: January 28, 1986
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01/28/20 03:20 PM
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Stub
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Almost 30 years young, no clue what I was doing that exact moment
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Re: January 28, 1986
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01/28/20 03:23 PM
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TCM3
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I was...well not sure where I was at, I wasn't here.
Do not forget to entertain strangers, For by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels Hebrews 13:2 (R-TX)
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Re: January 28, 1986
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01/28/20 03:27 PM
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fadetoblack64
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Just graduated TAMU in Dec........was already in Libya I think.
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Re: January 28, 1986
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#7730915
01/28/20 03:44 PM
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Walkabout
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Can’t even remember what I had for breakfast. But it was a very shocking event to the country.
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Re: January 28, 1986
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01/28/20 03:55 PM
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SnakeWrangler
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Sitting in the NCO club in Gelnhousen FRG
I believe in science and I’m an insufferable [censored] Actually, BBC is pretty damn good "You Cannot Simultaneously Be Politically Correct And Intellectually Honest!"
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Re: January 28, 1986
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#7730931
01/28/20 04:02 PM
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1860.colt
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just got home from work at foundry, walked inta trailer & it was showing it on tv. R.I.P.
i'm postaddic
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Re: January 28, 1986
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#7730932
01/28/20 04:08 PM
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unclebubba
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7th grade. We were watching it live.
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Re: January 28, 1986
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01/28/20 04:08 PM
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Hunt Dog
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Last full semester at UT Dallas. Had been in class, when I walked in the house they were showing loops of it happening on the news.
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