Scattered Thoughts . . .

The grand opening celebration for a new hangar at the National Museum of the US Air Force is fast approaching. We've been personally invited to a dedication ceremony at the museum this week but we won't be attending. We do plan to visit the museum and Dayton in the coming months though. We're definitely looking forward to visiting the Dayton area again!  Completing this new hangar of the museum was a major undertaking and one which was funded privately ... yes, privately... all $41 million of it!  The Air Force Museum Foundation, of which I am a member, was instrumental in providing funding for this expansion. You can read more about this expansion  on the museum website. I suspect the museum will be packed to capacity for the first few weeks. The Grand Opening weekend promises to be a memorable success! Now, I should get back to my Air Force Museum Foundation magazine...

I've written about this before so, as many of you already know, a "data plate" in my name was to be installed on the "Wall of Honor" at the National Museum of the US Air Force. My plate was installed about two weeks ago and the US Air Force dedicated this "Wall of Honor" in a ceremony last Thursday. Unfortunately, we had a prior commitment which kept us in Vermont on that day. We hope to get to the museum in late September/early October to finally view my name on this wall and have a little dedication of our own. Until that time, I (and we) can view the video of the official dedication ceremony provided by the National Museum of the US Air Force...  I wish we could have been there for the official ceremony with our own group of people but we'll get there soon enough. This is a great honor to be remembered and honored in this way at the National Museum.