November 5th Meeting
Posted October 31, 2009 at 5:38 PM, Filed Under: All News, MeetingsThursday, November 5, 2009
THE BRANDERMILL REGION MEN'S CLUB WILL HONOR OUR MILITARY VETERANS at our next meeting on Thursday, November 5th, in the Brandermill Church.
Refreshments and Fellowship at 9:15 a.m. The meeting will start at 10:00 sharp, with the Presentation of Colors by the Manchester High Junior ROTC Color Guard, and our Pledge of Allegiance.
We are pleased to welcome as our special Guest Speaker, Philip True, who served as a B-29 Navigator from 1943 through 1945, including bombing missions over Japan , leading up to the B-29 Enola Gay's drop of the world's first Atomic Weapon on Hiroshima. As a special addition to his talk, longtime Brandermill resident, Kieth Mottas of Whispering Oaks, who is one of only six pilots in the world fully qualified to fly the one remaining and operational B-29, currently located in Texas.
As an analyst, manager, and instructor, True served 47 years in the Central Intelligence Agency. He has also served as an Adjunct faculty member, the George Washington University, and has lectured at the Foreign Service Institute, Department of State, on the regional characteristics and environmental problems of China. He is widely published on topics relating to national security and WWII.
Mr. True will further expand on his wartime experiences, and will provide some insights regarding the development of air power up to the beginning of WWII. As a special addition to his talk, Mr. True will call on long time Brandermill resident Keith Mottas, who is one of only six pilots in the world fully qualified to fly the one remaining and operating B-29, currently located in Texas. Questions from the floor will be welcomed.
As with all of our programs, our wives and guests are invited to attend and encouraged to participate in these presentations.