Of the most significance however, is that they paid the ultimate price to advance our great nation.  This final frontier of space has allowed us to detect weapons of mass destruction, troop movements of hostile countries and an endless list of advancements unique to Americans. We will always remember these heroes, knowing that each would want America to do  what it must and surely will do to continue to lead the world in the exploration of space.

Laurel Blair Salton Clark had conquered the sea, diving with the Navy Seals and conducting medical evacuations from submarines off Scotland. She had penetrated the air as a flight surgeon aboard the Marine Attack Squadron of the Year.  Her husband and their eight year-old son Iain survive her.