To all the Bermuda tracking station Telemetry operating personnel under Bill Way in 1965:

Do you remember the BDA TLM TRACTOR AWARD? This picture, while not an exact replica of his innovative motivational efforts to lead us toward a more perfect mission support result, is my fuzzy remembrance of what the award looked like. He would present this award to who ever "screwed up" during mission ops for Gemini and/or early Apollo orbital supports. It was to be used (obstensively) to pull one's head out of one's derrière (not the actual word he used, LOL!) Bill Way was a superb motivator as anyone who ever worked for him can testify to this…

Submitted by Martin Hailey


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