▁ ▁Winter ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁London , ▁England , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁He ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁ 9 ▁years ▁old . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁citiz en ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁and ▁attended ▁public ▁schools ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁and ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁ ▁Military ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Air ▁Force ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 4 – 1 9 6 8 , ▁and ▁for ▁his ▁last ▁two ▁years ▁of ▁duty ▁was ▁re ass igned ▁to ▁Mor ón ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base , ▁near ▁Se ville , ▁Spain , ▁and ▁later ▁to ▁Torre jon ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base , ▁near ▁Madrid , ▁Spain . ▁At ▁both ▁bases ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁military ▁journalist , ▁including ▁the ▁position ▁as ▁the ▁feature ▁editor ▁for ▁the ▁Torre jon ▁base ▁newspaper . ▁Winter ▁won ▁a ▁Robert ▁H . ▁God d ard ▁Ess ay ▁Award ▁from ▁the ▁National ▁Space ▁Club ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁while ▁still ▁in ▁the ▁Air ▁Force . ▁ ▁Career ▁▁ ▁His ▁ess ay , ▁" A ▁Case ▁Study ▁in ▁Challenge ▁and ▁Response : ▁Dan ish ▁Ro cket ry ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁Century ," ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁July ▁issue ▁of ▁the ▁A eros pace ▁Histor ian , ▁the ▁quarter ly ▁of ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁Historical ▁Foundation . ▁He ▁won ▁a ▁second ▁God d ard ▁ess ay ▁award ▁later , ▁in ▁ 1