From 1961 to 1965, the most advanced weapon in America's nuclear arsenal - the Atlas  Intercontinental Ballistic Missile - lay at ready in a small, fortified military bunker buried  beneath a patch of land several miles east of the town of Deer Park.This is the story of the site, the weapon, and the men who stood watch over both.
Reports to the
Clayton Historical Society
-Volume Two- 

-Special Edition-

Standing Watch:
-the story of-
Deer Park's
Atlas Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
1961-1965
By
Wally Lee Parker  

The Clayton Historical Society:
 Collecting History for
The CLAYTON/DEER PARK Community

© Clayton Historical Society — 2006 — all rights reserved 

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LINKS   IntroductionStanding Watch - cover page,  Parts;  I,  IIIII,  IV,  V,  VI,  VII,  VIII,  IX, Full Version,  Acknowledgments