This site is devoted to:

1)     My wife, Maria Gabriella, whose perseverance and love seem to border on the supernatural. They have to be close, considering with whom she lives.

2)     Gene Roddenberry: His vision lives on in every young man or woman who decides on a career in the sciences because of Star Trek.

3)     The captain, officers and crew of the USS Liberty (AGTR-5), an American intelligence ship attacked by Israeli air and sea forces on June 8th, 1967. Their courage has gone mostly un-lauded, but there are those who will never forget.

 

 

There are, in addition, I number of people to whom I owe my gratitude. Without them, Star Trek Liberty might exist, but it would never have quickened into such vibrant life:

 

 

1)     Jason Maxwell: Doer to my thinker, musician, artist, web designer, author, snot-nosed kid … Renaissance Man. He took the mishmash of graphics I gave him and forged them into this version of the site (not to mention the last, as well). He gives generously, works tirelessly, and is always willing to do whatever more is required. Sometimes I feel like the manager of an Indonesian sweatshop. Every fan fiction writer should own one! [A Maxwell, not a sweatshop.]

2)     Alex Thompson: Early on in Liberty’s existence, he had the Maxwell role, and filled it well. Much of Liberty’s early growth may be justly attributed to him.

3)     Andreas Bodensohn, Michael Gray, Tim Morgan and Richard Merk, the Four Horsemen of Photomanipulation: Once upon a time, I would never have even dared to attempt one. Now, in large measure due to their mentorship, encouragement and diagnostic skills, I’m at last worthy to be counted amongst their number—well, on a good day.

4)     Johnny R. Call and Julie Raybon, the other members (along with the aforementioned Alex Thompson) of the now-defunct TetraLuminaire Group: Our ambitions may have been too far-reaching, but we had a good run while it lasted.

5)     All those writers who’ve contributed to the fiction or artwork on this site: You are part of the Liberty family now … and there’s no escape.