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Born
born in Waterford, NY to Marjorie C. Leonard nd Robert A. Leonard -
Went to High School
Went to Central Catholic High School in Troy NY -
Meets JFK at CYO event
JFK at CYO event My Grandfather met JFK a week before he was shot. This trip to a New York CYO event and continued the trip to Tampa, FL and then Dallas, TX where he was shot. -
Growing Up
My grandfather grew up in Waterford, NY which is close. to Saratoga. He was the first 5 kids with 2 sisters, Jill and Corky and @ brothers, Tom and Bob. Him and his 4 siblings lived on a street with friends they are all still close with now. -
Joining the Air Force
My grandfather joined the Air Force in June of 1966 and would eventually be in Greenland -
Confront The War Makers
On October 21st, 1967, 50,000 people, mostly college students protested the use of troops in Vietnam. This demonstration was a rally at West Potomac Park near the Lincoln Memorial and a march to the Pentagon, where another rally would be held in a parking lot, followed by civil disobedience on the steps of the Pentagon itself. The action was known as the "March on the Pentagon and 650 people were arrested. -
more pictures of editors day
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Editors Trip to Disney
In the late fall of 1967, my grandfather went to an event in Disney World for editors of newspapers. He was invited for his work on Vapor Tales. -
Job at the Base
my grandfather worked on a news paper at the base called "Vapor Tales" where he wrote about what was happening at the base. -
more base pictures 2
The Eskimo children came to the base for the Christmas party -
more base pictures 1
The sled dogs at the base in Greenland -
Thule Air Force Base
My grandfather worked at Thule Air Force Base in Greenland. Thule Air Base, or Thule Air Base/Pituffik Airport, is the United States Air Force's northernmost base, located 1,207 km north of the Arctic Circle and 1,524 km from the North Pole on the northwest side of the island of Greenland. -
Air Force Basketball
My grandfather joined the intramural basketball league at the Air Force base. From the stories he told, this was the first time that he interacted with people who weren't white. In the picture my grandfather is in the back all the way to the right. This basketball team was rather diverse and he remembers being nervous to interact with these people at first because it was so new, but he ended up being great friends with all of them. -
Life in Thule Greenland
At the Thule Air Force base the average temperature for January is a nice -20 degrees Fahrenheit.Everyday they had to wear large, thick jackets outside. -
Meets RFK at LA Base
My grandfather was at the LA Air Force base when he got to meet Robert Kennedy and took multiple pictures of him. Similar to his experience wit JFK, RFK was shot just 4 days after my grandfather met him. -
Marriage
My grandfather got married to Marybeth O'Neil -
daughter is born
Corrie E. Leonard (my mom) was born -
Son is Born
Kevin Leonard was born -
First Grandchild is Born
Ashley Elizabeth Martin -
Grandson was Born
Ryan Leonard Martin (my brother) -
Mother Dies
Marjorie Leonard died at the age of 82 -
Granddaughter was Born
Havia Marjorie Leonard -
Dad Dies
Robert Leonard dies at 87 -
Grandson was Born
Cy Maxwell Leonard
