I was born in 1951, in the Atomic Age, rather than the Space Age. I was quite taken with the advent of nuclear submarines, especially the SSN-571 Nautilus. I think I have just recently outlived my father in age. He was a signalman in the Navy in World War II, assigned to the Armed Guard, and spent the war on convoys, literally around the world. He saw the ruins of Nagasaki after the atomic bomb detonation. He was recalled to service in the Korean War, but wisely chose to go into the submarine service. Not much submarine warfare in that war. He enjoyed delving into "interesting" subjects.
I was born in 1951, in the Atomic Age, rather than the Space Age. I was quite taken with the advent of nuclear submarines, especially the SSN-571 Nautilus. I think I have just recently outlived my father in age. He was a signalman in the Navy in World War II, assigned to the Armed Guard, and spent the war on convoys, literally around the world. He saw the ruins of Nagasaki after the atomic bomb detonation. He was recalled to service in the Korean War, but wisely chose to go into the submarine service. Not much submarine warfare in that war. He enjoyed delving into "interesting" subjects.