In 2019, John K La Rue, the founder of the JKL Museum of Telephony, was given a challenge coin for his birthday.
It was a surprise from his children.
One side show a rendition of a fun photo of John published in the LA Times in 2004.
The other side shows several items important to John.
- His work for the US Navy on Adak Alaska (check out his Adak Alaska website)
- His work for the Atomic Energy Commission (Check out his Cannikin website)
- The AUTOVON system and its telephones (check out his AUTOVON website)
- The former AT&T tower sites