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title: Daniel Comp, Dean Rush, and Charlie Duke in New Braunfels, 2007
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alt: Daniel Comp, Dean Rush, and Apollo 16 astronaut Charlie Duke smiling side by side; Charlie wears a NASA-patch
  jacket
caption: 'Left to right: Daniel Comp, Dean Rush, and Charlie Duke, at lunch in New Braunfels, Texas, April 23, 2007.'
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- 'Left to right: Daniel Comp, Dean Rush, and Charlie Duke.'
- Taken at a lunch together in New Braunfels, Texas, on April 23, 2007 (camera date matches).
- Charlie Duke was Apollo 16 Lunar Module Pilot and the tenth person to walk on the Moon.
- Dean Rush flew as a U.S. Air Force forward air controller in Vietnam and wrote Flying Free.
- By Daniel's account, he built websites for both men so their ministries could expand.
summary: Daniel Comp, Dean Rush, and Apollo 16 moonwalker Charlie Duke at lunch together in New Braunfels, Texas,
  on April 23, 2007. Dean flew as an Air Force forward air controller in Vietnam; Charlie, an Air Force test pilot,
  became the tenth person to walk on the Moon. Daniel built websites for both men so their stories of faith could
  travel further.
description: Daniel Comp, Dean Rush, and Apollo 16 moonwalker Charlie Duke at lunch together in New Braunfels, Texas,
  on April 23, 2007. Dean flew as an Air Force forward air controller in Vietnam; Charlie, an Air Force test pilot,
  became the tenth person to walk on the Moon. Daniel built websites for both men so their stories of faith could
  travel further.
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photo_date: '2007-04-23'
photo_place: New Braunfels, Texas
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- Daniel Comp
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related_article: https://ask.deanrush.net/a/RANDY_three-men-one-center-daniel-comp-dean-rush-charlie-duke-new-braunfels-lunch-faith-flight-and-telling-the-story.html
source_note: Photo supplied by Daniel Comp in chat 2026-10-08; EXIF DateTime 2007:04:23 20:03:01.
question: Who are the three men in the 2007 New Braunfels photo with Dean Rush and Charlie Duke?
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preauthorized_by: Daniel Comp (co-founder and steward), in chat 2026-10-08 22:44 PT
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# Daniel Comp, Dean Rush, and Charlie Duke in New Braunfels, 2007

Left to right: Daniel Comp, Dean Rush, and Charlie Duke, at lunch in New Braunfels, Texas, April 23, 2007.

Dean Rush flew as an Air Force forward air controller in Vietnam and later wrote *Flying Free*. Charlie Duke, an Air Force test pilot, flew as Lunar Module Pilot on Apollo 16 in April 1972 and became the tenth person to walk on the Moon. Charlie and his wife Dotty later formed Duke Ministry for Christ. Daniel Comp, co-founder and steward of Intelligent Netware, built websites for both men so their stories could reach further.

Read the full story: [Three Men, One Center](https://ask.deanrush.net/a/RANDY_three-men-one-center-daniel-comp-dean-rush-charlie-duke-new-braunfels-lunch-faith-flight-and-telling-the-story.html)