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Vernon J. Copeland
Vernon Copeland was born during the Great Depression in 1931 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He spent the first few years of his life on a farm with his grandparents. During his youth, he was very inqu...view moreVernon Copeland was born during the Great Depression in 1931 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He spent the first few years of his life on a farm with his grandparents. During his youth, he was very inquisitive and interested in many things. He wanted to grow up to be involved in flying and aerospace, and later in life, he succeeded by becoming an aerospace engineer and working on the space shuttle program at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
He was in the US Air Force and spent a tour in Korea during the Korean War. He attended Central State College in Oklahoma and earned a bachelor’s of science degrees in physics and mathematics. He continued his education at the University of Southern California and received a master’s of science degree in aerospace systems management.
He retired from engineering in 1988. After retirement, he worked for a short time as an auto salesman and started a web design, hosting, and commercial server business that lasted about twelve years. He currently resides in Piedmont, Oklahoma.view less