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Beyond the Neon - Part 4 - Nevada Day @ Loonie Lonnie's ???
Nevada Day is almost here. It's the state's holiday commemorating it's entry into the Union on Oct. 31, 1864. It was originally called 'Admission Day' and was later switched, as was the day of the holiday. No longer on Halloween specifically, but the last Friday of the month to make a long weekend. There are parades and many events in Carson City, and even a tradition here in Las Vegas.
  OK, so who is sometimes affectionately known as 'Loonie Lonnie'.....and is he really? Well, I'll let you decide. 
  Lonnie is a Vietnam Veteran, Army Airborne combat flight surgeon with over 100 missions. He later became a flight surgeon to the Apollo Space Moon Program and would have been selected for space flight, but unfortunately his vision didn't pass their 'muster'. He was on duty when astronauts Grissom, White and Chaffee’s Gemini spacecraft burned on the pad. NASA had used a pure oxygen environment in the capsule, against Lonnie's and the Flight Surgeon's office recommendations not to do so.   After leaving the military he studied neurosurgery at the Mayo Clinic, and later the first micro neurosurgeon in Las Vegas. He became known as the surgeon of the stars, especially those in the boxing world. His community involvement grew ... more

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