Twenty five years ago today I was sitting in a physics class when I heard the devastating news of the explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger. At 11:39 am (EST) they ‘slipped the surly bonds of earth to touch the face of God’.

With thanks to John Denver and a You Tube User I offer this post as a tribute to the brave men and women who gave their lives for us all.

May God Bless Their Memory.

And like Mr. Denver, I would ride that arrow of fire any day.

I cannot believe it has been 25 years.