VA Puget Sound Health Care System requests the honor of your presence at their:

50th Anniversary Vietnam War Commemoration Event
Seattle Division
Veterans Lobby, Building 100
12:00 noon, Tuesday, March 29th

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Cascade Warbirds, an organization with the mission to encourage the flying, preservation, and display of Warbird aircraft, to honor Veterans, and to engage in aviation education, will host guest speaker Christina Olds at its March meeting this Saturday, the 12th.  Olds, daughter of Brigadier General Robin Olds, will bring to life the exciting career of her father and display some of his original drawings.  She will also have available her book about her father’s life, personalized and autographed for only $20.
 
As stated in the summary of her book, Fighter Pilot: The Memoirs of Legendary Ace Robin Olds, Robin Olds was many things to many people. To his West Point football coach he was an All American destined for the National College Football Hall of Fame. To his P-38 and P-51 wartime squadrons in WWII he was the aggressive fighter pilot who made double ace and became their commander in nine short months. For the pioneers of the jet age, he was the wingman on the first jet demo team, a racer in the Thompson Trophy race, and the only U.S. exchange officer to command an RAF squadron. In the tabloid press he was the dashing flying hero who married the glamorous movie star. For the current crop of fighter pilots he is best known as the leader of the F-4 Wolfpack battling over North Vietnam. For cadets at the Air Force Academy he was a role model and mentor. He was all of those things and more.
 
Cascade Warbirds Squadron Commander Ron Morrell met Christina Olds at a recent aviation convention and arranged for her to come to Seattle for this weekend’s meeting.  “Her presentation of her father’s life and career with personal details and anecdotes is something every person with military experience or interest in history will find to be amazing,” he said.  “This is a unique opportunity for our entire community.”

The Cascade Warbirds meeting will be the Museum of Flight, Boeing Field, Seattle, North View Lounge.  It will begin at 10:00AM with a short introduction, then Christina Olds presentation, and organizational business to follow.

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Cascade Warbirds, is Squadron #2 of EAA Warbirds of America.  With over 250 members, it is the largest Squadron in WoA.  Membership is centered in the Puget Sound area, extends throughout Washington, and also from British Columbia to Nevada, with others all across the continent.  Its mission is to promote and encourage the flying preservation and display of Warbird aircraft (Keep ‘em Flying), to honor Veterans, and to engage in aviation education.

On the web at http://www.cascadewarbirds.org

For further information contact:  Kerry Edwards
425-743-7733
[email protected]

What happens when Hollywood turns its attention from war to the warrior and focuses on the lasting effects of armed conflict on veterans and their families?

Find out by taking this course at the Edmonds Community College Creative Resource Institute. 

In this cours, examine the role of the media in shaping public perception of veterans, and how the depiction of veterans in movies has changed over time. We will view “The Best Years of Our Lives” and examine the issues presented in the film in their historical context, as well as in comparison to issues veterans face today. The final session will feature a panel discussion with veterans from different periods, presenting a multi-generational view of how veterans’ issues and public perceptions have changed over time. Chris Szarek served in the US Navy for 20 years as a Seabee, retiring in 2009. After retirement, Chris earned a BA in communications and an MBA from UW. He currently serves as the director of the Veterans Resource Center at Edmonds Community College. No class May 25th. 4 sessions.

On Monday, 2/8 the guest speaker will be Chris Santucci of Rainier K9, LLC. He will be giving a presentation on working dogs and dog training. Please feel free to bring family and friends to this special meeting.