Forrest S. McCartney regular air force in 1952. McCartney was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general on May 1, 1983, which is the rank at which he eventually retired. In 1986 he was selected, by NASA Administrator James C. Fletcher, to be the fourth director of the Kennedy Space Center. McCartney held this position from August 31, 1986, until December 31, 1991. McCartney died in Palm Bay, Florida, on July 17, 2012, after a short illness. Forrest S. McCartney Forrest S. McCartney (March 23, 1931 – July 17, 2012) was a United States Air Force lieutenant general and former director of NASA's
Paul McCartney and Wings Stella was "a bit of a drama"; there were complications at the birth and that both Linda and the baby almost died. He was praying fervently and the image of wings came to his mind. He decided to name his new band "Wings". In an attempt to capture the spontaneity of live performances, five of "Wild Life"'s eight songs were first takes by the band. The album included a cover of Mickey & Sylvia's "Love Is Strange". Like "Ram", "Wild Life" left music critics cold, a response that typified the anti-McCartney sentiments that prevailed among the music press following the