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Space soldiers.(Army astronauts)
From:
Soldiers Magazine
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October 1, 2003| Author:
Reece, Beth
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NINE-year-old Douglas Wheelock watched in awe as the first man landed on the moon.
"Every boy in America wanted to be an astronaut, but I was just a regular kid living in a small town. I never believed it was something I could attain," he remembers.
Today, LTC Douglas Wheelock awaits his first trip into space. He is one of six Army astronauts assigned to the U.S. Army Space and Missile Command's NASA Detachment at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. ...