Thomas Milkie:  

Here's the short version of the last 48 years: RHS class of 67. Got degrees in aeronautics from MIT and Georgia Tech. Published Model Rocketry national magazine. I was in ROTC and expected to then go into the Army, but the war was winding down, so I found a job at Ford's Aeronutronics division in California working on missiles and aircraft sensors. I got married, then called up for 2 years service in the US, mostly at Ft Devens, Mass. Moved back to Southern Calif. I was active in personal computer clubs, marathon running (12 marathons), hang gliding (ran the national championship twice), then human-powered vehicles (world record attempt with Olympic athletes). I started a company in hang glider parts. Wife Judy won the world championship ultramarathon (100 miles). In 1984. I worked at Northrop on military sensors, missiles, and the B2. Got called up on Christmas before the first Gulf war to fix a key weapon system before the start of the land war. Got an MBA degree. Got divorced and a new marriage. In 1994, since ...Expand for more