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Evans to Train for Moon Mission After Vietnam Flight
Astronaut Donald E. Evans, a Kansas native and Apollo 17 command module pilot, recalls combat service in Vietnam and a shift to lunar mission training. He highlights Navy career, family life with Janet Pollom, and pride in the space program despite not walking on the Moon.
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Evans
Vietnam
Ticonderoga
Kansas
St. Francis
Topeka
Highland Park High
University of Kan
U.S. Naval Postgraduate School
Nixon
Janet Merle Pollom
Navy
United States
Moon
Eugene A. Cernan
Harrison H. Schmitt
Lunar