Korean Service
Author of Korean War PhotoDocumentary
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Bert Kortegaard Wins IR-100, and Los Alamos Distinguished Performance Awards

Bert Kortegaard at the 1986 IR-100 Awards Presentation in Chicago
For His Los Alamos Laser Precision Alignment Control System, Pacman©

Leading small engineering teams at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Kortegaard won two international awards, ending his career by creating an Applied Sciences Proficiency program, which provided week-long theoretical and design seminars on LANL engineering problems.


Retirement

With friends celebrating his retirement, 1991

USS WANTUCK, APD 125, at Inchon assault, off Green Beach
Memories of a crucible
Mighty Mouse

The award I enjoy most is probably a sculpture "Mighty Mouse," 2012, from the kind White Rock Senior Center manager and artist Annie Bard. ..... bk


Causes of the Korean Tragedy ... Failure of Leadership, Intelligence and Preparation

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