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by Arnold Hence
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Our greeting cards are 5" x 7" in size and are produced on digital offset printers using 100 lb. paper stock. Each card is coated with a UV protectant on the outside surface which produces a semi-gloss finish. The inside of each card has a matte white finish and can be customized with your own message up to 500 characters in length. Each card comes with a white envelope for mailing or gift giving.
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This the Nike Hercules guided missile, my favorite of the systems I worked on in the Army. It was designed to knock out incoming planes during the... more
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This the Nike Hercules guided missile, my favorite of the systems I worked on in the Army. It was designed to knock out incoming planes during the Vietnam era. Rather than actually hitting the planes like the HAWK missile, it struck from above and in front of an airplane and knocked it out of the sky with a high explosive shock wave. It was capable carrying a small nuclear warhead that could knock out a fleet of 100 airplanes. Most major cities in the United States were surrounded by Nike Hercules missile sites to protect them from attacks by the Russians during the 1960s. We were required to launch a missile within 15 minutes after it was identified by Radar. This and the HAWK missile are located in the NASA Marshal Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL. It brought back lot of memories when I visited it recently.
Personal background: I was born in Jackson, Michigan and raised in Minneapolis, MN. After attending 11 different schools between kindergarten and the 11th grade I decided to join the U.S. Army where I served for seven years, specializing in radar and computer repair.. I have since earned Masters and Doctoral degrees from Rutgers University, served 36 years in higher education and retired five years ago as Executive Vice President of Forsyth Technical Community College in North Carolina. My wife Anna & I have two children and 5 grandchildren. In addition to photography, I am an ordained minister, part time church musician and enjoy swimming, reading and tinkering with electronic gadgets. Photography background: I have been...
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