Challenger

Yesterday was the 20th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion. One of the astronauts who died that day was Ron McNair, who grew up (if not born in) in Lake City, SC, where I went to elementary school. The main highway that runs through Lake City was renamed Ron McNair Highway a few years back, and the city dedicated a monument to him some time when I was in middle school or high school. Anyway, he was the hometown hero who succeeded and went on to a better place after Lake City. I think he went to Lake City High School, where most teenagers go in Lake City, as it is the only public high school in town. That's why Challenger story. Everybody has one.