1/28/86 The Challenger

[jjirons69]

I was 17, watching it in our 11th grade Civics class. It was also my dad's 40th birthday. Sad day indeed. Ron McNair was born and raised less than 20 miles down the road from our small town. Remember it all too well. There's a statue of Ron in the town of Lake City, SC right in front of the library that refused to lend looks to a young black kid, yet now holds his name. It's a solemn reminder every time I see it.