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Podcast: Father. Son. Galaxy. A Star Wars Podcast
Episode: John LaValley's Impressive Career Path From the Navy to Hollywood to NASA
Description: We created a series called "Star Wars in Our Community" to highlight fans in our community. You never know where you'll run into them: at school, work, the mall, or even the supermarket.You're about to hear the story of John LaValley, an unsung hero. He saw Star Wars: A New Hope when he was 14 years old, and it changed his life.When John was 18, he enlisted in the Navy. He and a few of his crewmates were fans of science fiction. John built his first space cruiser model and wrote a story about it.<...