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Ward Yohe was born in Brookville, Pennsylvania and grew up in Big Run, Pennsylvania. He graduated from high school in nearby Punxsutawney in 1989. After high school, he attended US Naval Nuclear Electronics, Power, and Prototype Schools and served as a nuclear reactor operator on the USS Truxtun, home ported in Bremerton, Washington from 1991-1995. Ward worked in advertising, sales, marketing, and writing from 1995-1999. He went on to be a logistician for ATS/AMSEC, naval contractors providing logistics support for US Navy aircraft carriers and Coast Guard scientific research vessels through 2005. Ward now works as a Telecommunications Technician for Harrison Medical Center, Bremerton and Kitsap County's primary hospital. He enjoys sharing the NASA vision with others, loves hiking, backpacking, and kayaking with his wife Sharon and other friends, and considers Washington's Puget Sound region to be one of the most fantastic spots on Planet Earth.
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