My dad served in two wars has been flying airplanes for 60 years now. He was certainly quite an inspiration.
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John L. Phillips
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About John L. Phillips
John Lynch Phillips is a NASA astronaut. Phillips is also a Naval Aviator and retired captain, United States Navy Reserve. Phillips has received numerous awards and special honors. He is a National Merit Scholar, graduated 2nd in his class of 906 people at the U.S. Naval Academy in 1972. Phillips has also been awarded the NASA Space Flight Medal, NASA Distinguished Service Medal, the Gagarin Medal and several others. Phillips has logged over 4,400 flight hours and 250 aircraft carrier landings,…
Read on Wikipedia → Find books by John L. PhillipsThere weren't any astronauts until I was about 10. Yuri Gagarin went into space right around my 10th birthday.