A rare, but badly needed rain shower did nothing to dampen spirits as six early Air Force and civilian space pioneers were honored during a ceremony unveiling their names, newly inscribed on a wall of polished black granite at the General Bernard A. Schriever Memorial, located on the grounds of the Space and Missile Systems Center.
Hosted by the SMC History office in the Gordon Conference Center, the event was presided over by Lt. Gen. Samuel Greaves, SMC commander, with Gen. John Hyten, commander, Air Force Space Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. and retired Maj. Gen. Thomas Taverney, former AFSPC vice commander attending. More than 300 attendees including family members and civic leaders from the surrounding South Bay beach cities honored the six inductees: Col. Clarence L. Battle, Jr., Maj. Gen. Ben I. Funk, Col. Thomas O. Haig, Col. Edward N. Hall, Mr. Joseph J. Knopow and Lt. Gen. Charles H. Terhune, Jr.
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