HK wrote:
wrote:
A homegrown South Carolina boy doing well.

http://www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=10413800



He did a lot better *after* he got out of redneckville:

From wiki -

Bolden accepted a commission as a second lieutenant in the United States
Marine Corps following graduation from the United States Naval Academy
*(Annapolis, Maryland)* in 1968. He underwent flight training at
Pensacola, Florida, Meridian, Mississippi, and Kingsville, Texas, before
being designated a naval aviator in May 1970. He flew more than 100
sorties into North and South Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, in the A-6A
Intruder while assigned to VMA(AW)-533 at Namphong, Thailand, June 1972
to June 1973.

Upon returning to the United States, Bolden began a two-year tour as a
Marine Corps selection officer and recruiting officer in Los Angeles,
California, followed by three years in various assignments at the Marine
Corps Air Station El Toro, California. In June 1979, he graduated from
the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School at *Patuxent River, Maryland*, and was
assigned to the Naval Air Test Center's Systems Engineering and Strike
Aircraft Test Directorates. While there, he served as an ordnance test
pilot and flew numerous test projects in the A-6E, EA-6B, and A-7C/E
airplanes.

He has logged more than 6,000 hours flying time.

Bolden was selected an astronaut candidate by NASA in 1980. He was a
member of the NASA Astronaut Corps until 1994 when he returned to active
duty in the U.S. Marine Corps as the Deputy Commandant of Midshipmen at
the Naval Academy, *Annapolis, Maryland*, effective June 27, 1994. In
July 1997, he was assigned as the Deputy Commanding General, I MEF,
Marine Forces, Pacific. From February to June 1998, he served as
Commanding General, I MEF (FWD) in support of Operation Desert Thunder
in Kuwait. In July 1998 he was promoted to his final rank of Major
General and assumed his duties as the Deputy Commander, U.S. Forces, Japan.

Bolden then served as the Commanding General, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing,
serving from August 9, 2000 until August 2002. He retired in August 2004.

I wonder how he would have turned out had he attended Hillhouse High
School New Haven Ct.?