Dr. Harvey Lemmeck

**Dr. Harvey Dandridge Lemmeck**, **Ph.D, M.D.** known as **Doc,** **Dr. Lemmeck** or **Colonel Lemmeck**, is a prominent scientist in the United States Air Force who is attached to LION SQUAD and serves as the main scientific advisor to Major General Kawallis and the commander of the USAF Sky Watch program.

Dr. Lemmeck is dedicated to science and uses this as is main life philosophy. Trained in, and possessing a doctorate in, Quantum Physics, General Biology, Applied Chemistry and Communications he also holds a medical degree (despite not considering himself a physician), Dr. Lemmeck often is called upon to investigate unusual phenomena normally yielding to experts which whom he collaborates.

## Background

Harvey Lemmeck was born on May 4, 1978 to Dr. Eustace Lemmeck and Rebecca Morgals Lemmeck (nee Patterson) and comes from a long line of scientifically astute people. His maternal family was related to the Morgals family who worked in experimental research and super science during the early-20th Century. His great uncle was Dr. Ralph Morgals who was associated with the F.D.I. Organization.

His father worked in atomic and nuclear research in the 1960s where he met Rebecca M. Patterson during a research project at Lawrence Livermore National Labs in 1975. The two married in 1977 having two children, Harvey and Dolores. Harvey displayed high aptitude in school and often joined his parents on research assignments. In 1983, Lemmeck shocked his kindergarten class by reciting, instead of the Alphabet, the Period Table of the Elements from memory and describing the various properties of the elements. This brought him to the attention of his great uncle who insured he would be given an education which would stimulate his intelligence. Additionally, Eustace insured that his son would have a varied social life. This proved challenging since he as far beyond people his own age in curriculum.

This was resolved in 1989 when he was enrolled at the age of 11 in Tom C, Clark High School in San Antonio, Texas. While taking regular English and Social Studies classes. Upon his graduation in 1992 Lemmeck was accepted into the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he began a course of studies in Physics which he completed in 1994. At that time he elected to study biology as well and even began a course of study in the applied Medical Sciences. His Master's Thesis on "*The Effects of Electromagnetic Radiation and Ionizing Radiation on Macro and Micro Biological Systems*" uncovered a some new concepts related to mutation and cellular necrosis. In 1997 Lemmeck was brevetted to the rank of Captain in the US Air Force and given command of a communications research unit, which he would lead until establishing the ANTARTIC COMMUNICATION PROGRAM STATION which came to fruition in 2009. This resulted in Lemmeck's promotion to Colonel.

Lemmeck's Doctoral research expanded on some of these concepts as applied to electronic and telecommunications where he developed a hypothesis on the use of naturally occurring fields to initiate communications with biological systems. In 2002, Lemmeck, to better understand some of the sciences needed to test these concepts completed a Medical Degree although he never considered himself to be a physician. Eventually, Lemmeck abandoned his biological communications projects as he had diverged away from it in favor of using natural magnetic fields and the ionosphere to create a basic world wide communication medium.

## Association with Lion Squad

In 2009, Major General J.E. Kawallis was sent to the ANTARTIC COMMUNICATION PROGRAM STATION to inspect the final phase of that program. Lemmeck's worj has been completed. Kawallis offered Lemmeck the position of chief science consultant of LION SQUAD transferring his communications headquarters to Seeligson Air Force Base and merging his mission with that of the USAF SKY WATCH making Lemmeck the commander of that section of LION SQUAD. The increased resources would allow Lemmeck to provide purpose to the ANTARTIC COMMUNICATION PROGRAM STATION effectively being a Beta Test of that station's capabilities.

Lemmeck returned to South Texas with Major General Kawallis and took up his duties immediately which involved reorganizing the USAF Skywatch, Wrangler Squadron and Lion Squad into a more cohesive arrangement.

## Appearances

Lemmeck was first introduced in The Heist story arc seen outside a South Polar base talking with Major General Kawallis. He also appeared near the end of the story arc having been transferred to Seeligson A.F.B. where he was introduced to Mari, Niko and Percy.

Lemmeck takes a larger role in The Druid's Secret being pressing into service to examine the condition of Duke Daniel of Zanduh's injuries inflicted by a scheming Dr. Leppercott. Lemmeck is place in charge of the medical observation of the Duke as he convalesced at a Hospital in Wales. Lemmeck was ambushed by a planted Dr. Tara Daffida, who had been disguised as a nurse, and directly confronted Baron Lucien Petty and his operatives who had sought to rescue the Duke. Petty was able to identify Lemmeck as a noted scientist. Lemmeck accompanied Major General Kawallis to the Pond-Hopper afterwards as news of he Druid's weather disruptions reached the group.