Back row, (L-R) Dr. David Brown, Dr. Laurel Clark, Payload commander Michael Anderson, Ilan Ramon. Front row, (L-R) Commander Rick Husband, Flight engineer Kalpana Chawla, Co-pilot William McCool. (NASA)

                                    
                                      Mike Gracia

Alan Alda (Alphonso Joseph D’Abruzzo)

Alda is a actor/director, screenwriter, and author. The six-time Emmy Award and
Golden Globe Award winner, he is best known for his starring roles as Hawkeye
Pierce in the TV series M*A*S*H (1972-1983) and Arnold Vinick in The West
Wing on NBC (1999-2006), and his supporting role in the 2004 film The Aviator.

                                          
                                         Mike Gracia

In 1942, the Treasury Department approved the use of a payroll deduction plan 
for the purchase of War Bonds. This later became known as the Payroll Savings Plan, and is still available electronically today.