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Offline Seagoon

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World War Two Weekend?
« on: April 05, 2007, 05:13:23 PM »
Hi Guys,

Anyone else going to this: http://www.maam.org/maamwwii.html ?

I'm gonna try to make it, and was wondering if any of the AH2 piloten will be there.

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Offline DREDIOCK

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« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2007, 06:57:31 PM »
Nice,
Cant promise it but I'll do my danmdest
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Offline DiabloTX

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« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2007, 06:57:42 PM »
I'd go if I got to be Priller.
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« Reply #3 on: April 06, 2007, 12:28:18 PM »
They have one of the best guestlists for an event of this kind that I've seen:

ON STAGE
0930 Dutch Van Kirk  «  Major USAAF, 509th Composite Group, Navigator of the 'Enola Gay'
1030 David "Tex" Hill  «  Brig. Gen., USAAF, AVG & 75th Fighter Sqdn, 23rd FG, 'Flying Tigers' Triple Ace    
1130 Mike Kuryla  «  Coxswain, USN, U.S.S. Indianapolis Survivor
1230 Lynn "Buck" Compton  «  1st Lt., USA, Co E, 506 PIR, 101st Airborne Division, "Band of Brothers"
" Don Malarkey  «  Tech Sergeant, USA, Co E, 506 PIR, 101st Airborne Division, "Band of Brothers"
" Forrest Guth  «  Corporal, USA, Co E, 506 PIR, 101st Airborne Division, "Band of Brothers"
1330 Len Lomell  «  Sergeant, USA, 2d Ranger Battalion, D-Day Veteran of the Pointe du Hoc Attack
" Frank South  «  Sergeant, USA, 2d Ranger Battalion, D-Day Veteran of the Pointe du Hoc Attack
1430 Richard Wheeler  «  Corporal, USMC, Iwo Jima Veteran

 TENT & NEW TENT VENUE - THE ROUNDTABLE
0900 Larry O'Rourke  «  Tech Sergeant, US Army Corps of Engineers, Manhattan Project
1000 Paul Gordon  «  Tech Sergeant, USAAF, 92nd Bomb Group, B-17 Ball-Turret Gunner, POW
" Frank Lashinsky  «  Sergeant, B-24 Tail Turret Gunner
" Frank Speer  «  Captain, USAAF, 4th Fighter Group
" David P. Colley, «  Historian, author, ‘PoW Roundtable’ Moderator
1130 Joe Peterburs  «  Colonel, USAAF, 55th Fighter Squadron, 20th FG, P-51 Pilot
" Walter Schuck  «  Luftwaffe, Oberleutnant, German Ace with 206 Confirmed Kills
1230 Hank Heim  «  Major, USAAF, B-17 Pilot and Pearl Harbor Survivor
1330 Mary Feik  «  Instructor, Fighter Pilot Transition Trainer, Charles Taylor "Master Mechanic" honoree
"Mae Graybill  «  "Rosie the Riveter" on Glen L. Martin B-26 Bomber Plant
" Evangeline Coeyman  «  2nd Lieut., U.S. Army Nurse Corps, and Concentration Camp Witness
" Michael Chorney  «  Professor, ‘Women at War’ Roundtable Moderator
1500 Luther Smith  «  Captain, USAAF , Tuskegee Airman, ETO P-51 Pilot, POW
" Gene Richardson «  Lieutenant, USAAF , Tuskegee Airman

O-CLUB
0930 Bill Fili  «  Sergeant, USAAF, 450th Bomb Group, B-24 Engineer/ Top Turret Gunner, Ploesti Raid, POW
1030 Carl Constein  «  Lieutenant, USAAF Air Transport Command, Himalayas "Hump" C-46 and C-47 Pilot
1130 Women Marines of WWII  «  sponsored by the Marine Corps League

TARMAC
1000 Marvin Perrett  «  Coxswain BM2, USCG, Higgins Boat Commander
1100 Bob Bolinder  «  Captain, USAAF, 422nd Night Fighter Sqdn P-61 Pilot
1200 Frank Speer  «   Captain, USAAF, 4th Fighter Group

MAIL CALL TENT  
R. Lee Ermey   «  Gunnery Sergeant, USMC, Host of The History Channel's 'Mail Call' Program

LOCALE & TIME - TBA
Gail Halvorsen  «  Colonel, USAF, Berlin Airlift "Candy Bomber"
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« Reply #4 on: April 06, 2007, 01:21:05 PM »
Wow.  Pennsylvania in June.  What a time.  I can't make it.  Rats.

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« Reply #5 on: April 06, 2007, 01:43:22 PM »
MAIL CALL TENT
R. Lee Ermey « Gunnery Sergeant, USMC, Host of The History Channel's 'Mail Call' Program



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« Reply #6 on: April 06, 2007, 02:38:05 PM »
I've had it bookmarked for a while now.. hope i can make it.
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