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Great attendance at our August 23rd Luncheon at the Lauderdale Yacht Club! Our Speaker was the great Woody Woodbury, Captain USMC (Ret), WWII & Korea, Black Sheep Squadron, "Piano Pilot" and Entertainer Extraordinaire. In attendance were also representatives from Eagle Scouts Troop #190, who have recently completed several projects at the Museum. The Museum donated all proceeds from their 50/50 raffle for their fundraising efforts. Photos by Gary Adams
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Historical Association & Museum Luncheon Saturday, August 23, 2014 at 11:30 AM Lauderdale Yacht Club (954) 524-5500 1725 S.E 12th Street Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316 Guest Speaker Woody Woodbury Captain USMC, WWII and Korea Black Sheep Squadron “Piano Pilot” Entertainer Extraordinaire Please RSVP by Thursday, August 21: Debbie or Minerva (954) 359-4400 or (754) 3009259 (you can leave message) Donation $25.00 Saturday June 28, 2014 - Luncheon 11:30 AM
Lauderdale Yacht Club 1725 SE 12th Street Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316 Guest Speaker Brig. Gen. Keith W. Gallagher USA (ret) Former Pacific Regional Medical Commander and Tripler Army Medical Center FACHE, Current Chief Executive Officer at Memorial Hospital Pembroke Donation: $25.00 Please RSVP by June 26, 2014 Phone: (754) 300-9259 Great Luncheon at the Lauderdale Yacht Club with our Speaker John Bowen, an author, illustrator, and Vietnam Veteran, who presented his new book "Eleven Months and Nineteen Days" a Vietnam Memoir. Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale
Historical Association & Museum LUNCHEON Saturday, FEBRUARY 22, 2014 at 11:30 am Lauderdale Yacht Club 1725 SE 12th Street Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316 Guest Speaker JOHN BOWEN, USAF VIETNAM Author and Illustrator Also members will be able to cast their votes for the next Board of Directors Please RSVP by Thursday, February 20: Debbie or Minerva (954)359-4400 or (754)300-9259 Donation: $28.00 On Saturday, September 21st members attended the NASFL Museum Luncheon at the Lauderdale Yacht Club. Our Speaker was Mr. Edgar “Buddy” Galvin, a World War II Navy veteran who shared with us his war experience as a Long Range Aerial Navigator aboard B-24 Liberators on anti-submarine patrol out of Dunkeswell Airfield in East Devon England. Buddy is former Mayor of Hallandale, and he was influential in naming Broward Airport to its current name of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. Buddy has become one of our best volunteers at the Museum, giving tours and personal recollections to visitors. At 92, Buddy remains active in various causes in his community. You can visit Buddy Galvin's biography, with a photo gallery and a video presentation of life at Dunkeswell Airfield during World War II:
Buddy Galvin - Veterans History Project. At this Luncheon we also had a guest Speaker, Mr. Paul Summer, representing the non-profit organization Honor Flight South Florida. His presentation was very interesting as we learned about their mission and its core group of volunteers dedicated to honor American Veterans. This organization was conceived by physician assistant and retired Air Force Captain Earl Morse. The inaugural Honor flight took place in May of 2005. Six small planes flew out of Springfield, Ohio taking 12 WWII Veterans paired with a volunteer Guardian for the day, on a visit to Washington, D.C to see their memorial. Later that year after word got out, the list of Veterans grew and Honor Flight transitioned from a few small planes to commercial airlines. Since then, Honor Flight has flown more than 100,000 Veterans —free of charge— from cities all over the country. NAVAL AIR STATION FORT LAUDERDALE
MUSEUM LUNCHEON LAUDERDALE YACHT CLUB 1725 S.E 12th Street Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33316 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21st, 2013 at 11:30 AM WITH GUEST SPEAKER "BUDDY" GALVIN USN WWII Veteran, Navigator Flew in B24 Liberators out of England, on anti-submarine patrol Former Mayor of Hallandale, FL Also there will a presentation about the Honor Roll Program for WWII Veterans Donation: $25 RSVP Debbie: (954)781-5135 or (954)205-1098 (you can leave a message) We had a busy and meaningful Luncheon in May! We had a Special Guest: State Representative George R. Moraitis, Jr., who was a Submarine Officer, and is currently in the Navy Reserve. George is also a Real Estate Attorney based in Fort Lauderdale. Our Speaker was George Rafajko, a Sargent in the Marines serving during Vietnam. He worked with Air & Naval Gunfire. George has been in the American Legion for 21 years and is Commander for the South Florida Region for the past 2 years. Also, WWII veteran Charlie Schaus USNR, gave a spontaneous recollection of his war experience while serving aboard the USS Barton. Charlie recalled his participation at Normandy on D-day, Okinawa, and at the Surrender of Japan— an emotional moment for all who attended.
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