BG's Photo Library: Naval Heritage Center -- Scott W. Carmichael ("Moon Men Return")

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Description of Pictures: Author of Moon Men Return: USS Hornet and the Recovery of the Apollo 11 Astronauts at Navy Memorial
Scott W. Carmichael Will Discuss and Sign His Book Followed by a Q&A

The splashdown and recovery of Apollo 11 on July 24, 1969, was a historic event, which fulfilled President John F. Kennedy's national goal of placing a man on the moon and returning him safely to earth by the end of the 1960s. Moon Men Return tells the dramatic story of the USS Hornet's recovery of the astronauts after the splashdown of their command module.

This detailed account draws not only on historical records but also on the memories of 80 men who served aboard Hornet and participated in the recovery operation, including Navy UDT frogman John M. Wolfram, who was the first to reach the Apollo 11 astronauts. Their inside account offers deck-level perspectives of events and includes details never before documented for the public. Although the recovery operation looked easy and uneventful, their stories reveal the problems overcome. Yet, according to the author, the VIPs on the Hornet never suspected anything amiss.

In addition to these behind-the-scenes stories, the book includes a never before published photograph of the Apollo 11 command module as it splashed down into the Pacific Ocean. Other photographs not previously released to the public, including surface-level photos taken by UDT swimmers during the recovery procedure, are also among the illustrations displayed in the book.

Scott W. Carmichael is the senior security and counterintelligence investigator for the Defense Intelligence Agency and has worked for the Department of Defense for nearly 30 years. He is the author of True Believer and lives in Crofton, Maryland.

Partially Reviewed: Rough draft. I've gone through these pictures once, removing the worst ones, some duplication, etc. I usually take sequences of 4 or 5 pictures at a time and there are lots of near duplicates. I'll be doing a final review later which allows me compare the pictures that survived the first cut and make final determinations of what pictures to keep.

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