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We just launched a new hub for the family with pivots to content from Rhonda and each of the two boys. I’ll still be posting on this site but felt that a new domain and site would be helpful.

• Check it out: http://m.orales.org

I am a child, largely, of the Post-Cold War world. Born in 1980, I did not live under the immediate threat of Soviet Bombers in the 50s and 60s, the Cuban Missile Crisis or the Vietnam War. I became largely aware of the broader world as the Iron Curtain crumbled, the Wall tumbled in the middle of the night and Russia produced a President standing on a tank, facing down a coup.

A recent discovery (for me) is the massive, Nike Missile program of the 1950s and 60s. The installation of hundreds of sites around the United States, protecting population, industrial and strategic centers is completely staggering. Everyday citizens went about their lives at the height of the Cold War, in places like Dayton, Norfolk and Chicago under the blanket of surface to air missile batteries.

Equally impressive is the painstaking precision that modern enthusiasts have gone to to catalog these sites, complete with GPS coordinates and present conditions of the structures. I am inspired to hunt down some of these sites in my back yard.

With the title wave of activity surrounding the launch of Google+ I have gone ahead and linked up my profile on this platform as well as photos I am publicly sharing. Enjoy.

Rest assured, despite rumors to the contrary, I’ve not fallen off the face of the Earth. It never ceases to amaze me how incredibly chaotic and busy the month of December can be. Tons were accomplished, tons of good food was consumed and tons of great photos were captured. Updates and posts coming as soon as I can get over the hump and find a quite moment.