[Rick TYler]

People just a little older than me are prone to talking about "what were you doing when you found out about Kennedy?" For me, it's "how did you watch the moon landing?"

I was at Boy Scout camp. We were ready to turn in when the counselors put a television in the window of a bunkhouse, facing out through the window. The Scouts carried benches over and we all sat outside watching the black-and-white television. I was tremendously lucky that the camp had reception, I guess, but I can still remember sitting on that bench wearing nothing but a pair of shorts (it was hot) watching Armstrong and Aldrin take those first steps. Awe inspiring.

My father worked a little on the Mercury program, and my father-in-law was a test engineer on the command module and later on the shuttle. In retrospect, I am extremely proud of both of them.