January 28, 2016

Thankful Thursday

"Thankful" may seem like an odd title for today's post.  We are honoring the crew and of the space Shuttle Challenger which exploded 30 years ago today.  We are Thankful for the brave men and women who have participated in our country's space program.



Thank you Teacher-in-Space payload specialist Sharon Christa McAuliffe; payload specialist Gregory Jarvis; and astronauts Judith A. Resnik, mission specialist; Francis R. (Dick) Scobee, mission commander; Ronald E. McNair, mission specialist; Mike J. Smith, pilot; and Ellison S. Onizuka, mission specialist. You were all very special people and will always be remembered.

Click HERE to read more about the Challenger disaster.

And HERE

15 comments:

Summer at sparklecat.com said...

My human remembers that, and how sad it all was.

Julie said...

Wonderful tribute...can't believe its 30 years ago, the peeps remember watching it on the TeeVees, very sad
Loves and licky kisses
Princess Leah xxx

Cats Herd You said...

The head peep remembers that vividly. She was in Florida, but not close enough to watch the launch. A very sad time.

My Mind's Eye said...

Ohhhh mom says she remembers exactly where she was and what she was doing and who she was with when she heard about this tragedy.
She and her coworker had just returned to work with a BBQ lunch and they were sitting in the conference room at work eating. Mom's co worker was a native of Florida too
Hugs Madi Raz's gal

The Whiskeratti said...

Mom remembers too. It was so shocking. No one saw that coming.

Frankie Furter and Ernie said...

OMC has it REALLY been 30 years? Our mom remembers it very well.

Anonymous said...

Oh I remember it clearly.......I was at a Craft Fair and they announced it over the speakers in the auditorium. Everything stopped and people simply couldn't "grasp" it. I listend to radio coverage all the way home........a very VERY sad day.

Hugs, Pam and Sam

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A Tonl said...

Thank YOU for remembering. It was a day we'll all remember, and a day my dad never forgot.

Brian's Home Blog said...

That was such a nice tribute. My Dad sure remembers that too.

♥♥ The OP Pack ♥♥ said...

What a very nice tribute to those heroes!!! Mom says she remembers that very sad day so very clearly.

Woos - Ciara and Lightning

pilch92 said...

That was a sad day.

Memories of Eric and Flynn said...

That is a nice tribute to them. My mum remembers it well.

The Island Cats said...

What a nice tribute. Hard to believe it was 30 years ago. The mom remembers it very clearly. What a sad day.

Christy Paws said...

It was a sad day that mom remembers well. Thank you for the tribute.