Biography
Darla Messman-Rucker, also known as Darla Rucker, was a Montana and California anti-nuclear organizer. On Good Friday 1981 she and Mark Anderlik poured blood at the boundary of Malmstrom Air Force Base and were held for several days before receiving suspended sentences. She later directed the Livermore Action Group and co-founded the Spirit affinity group with her then-husband Terry Messman. In April 1983 she joined a Good Friday blockade at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and was released on a citation.
Identified historical photograph
The original sailboat group photograph explicitly identifies Darla Rucker sitting at the rear far left aboard the Lizard of Woz. Terry Messman and Bruce Turner are in the left foreground; they are not Darla. The participant account corroborates her Livermore Action Group identity and her participation in the 1982 Trident boat blockade. The original 900 by 534 photograph is preserved unchanged, without cropping or regeneration. The precise photograph date, photographer and reuse license remain unknown. The author's July 1981 release concerns Terry Messman, not Darla; no custody date is transferred from him.
Source: Terry Messman, Street Spirit, explicit photo caption and firsthand account; original image. Existing custody records remain unchanged pending reliable individual endpoints.
