Kevin O’Quinn: A Cold War Warrior

Hometown Heroes

  • Kevin O’Quinn found himself in “an interesting place to put a 19-year-old kid” when he served as a Ballistic Missile Analyst Technician, part of a four person crew in charge of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile capable of traveling 5,000 miles to deliver a blast 600 times that of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima.
    Kevin O’Quinn found himself in “an interesting place to put a 19-year-old kid” when he served as a Ballistic Missile Analyst Technician, part of a four person crew in charge of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile capable of traveling 5,000 miles to deliver a blast 600 times that of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima.
  • Kevin O’Quinn’s entire time in the Air Force was spent under the umbrella of the Strategic Air Command.
    Kevin O’Quinn’s entire time in the Air Force was spent under the umbrella of the Strategic Air Command.
  • Kevin O'Quinn
    Kevin O'Quinn
  • Kevin O’Quinn’s entire time in the Air Force was spent under the umbrella of the Strategic Air Command.
    Kevin O’Quinn’s entire time in the Air Force was spent under the umbrella of the Strategic Air Command.
Kevin O’Quinn found himself in what he described as “an interesting place to put a 19-year-old kid,” a member of a four person crew who could be called on at any moment to enter the United States…

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