Richard Tafalla:  

Richard is from Aberdeen, Washington. Richards' schools include Weatherwax High School, A.J. West Elementary School, Stevens Elementary School and Miller Junior High School. Richard enlisted in the U S Army and did his basic training at, none other than, Aberdeen, MD. He did not have to learn how to spell his new home. Richard then attended the Army Ordnance Guided Missile School at Redstone Arsenal at Huntsville, Alabama to become one of the first Army guided missile mechanics. Richard was assigned to White Sands Proving Grounds in New Mexico assembling and testing the Nike Ajax missiles. Richard met and married his wife Grace from Las Cruces NM. Richard moved to southern California after discharge and worked in the aerospace industry on the Titan, Minuteman and other ICBM missiles. Richard worked on the Apollo/Saturn space program and helped fly the 21 astronauts to ...Expand for more