In the late 1960's, Richard Nicholson served in the Army Signal Corp as an engineer in charge of the first military satellite communications. He served in combat zones, but was not subject to hostile fire and considers his military career a very important learning experience for his later career working in India in International Satellite Telecommunications.
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