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USAF Lt. Col.(Ret.) Alton W. Yates

USAF Lt. Col.(Ret.) Alton W. Yates, received national and international acclaim while serving in the U.S. Air Force at the Aeromedical Field Laboratory. He rode high speed Rocket Sleds and participated in numerous Aerospace Research experiments between 1955 and 1959 in the initial days of America's Space Program. The experiments were designed to pave the way for America's first manned space flights. Yates is cited by the U.S. Air Force for risking his life more than 65 times for science.

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