Past Speakers

Date	Presenter/Topic
1/10/2006	Joe Webber - "The Voice of the Arts". By far the most original and entertaining station in Atlanta is AM 1160 - it features a broad selection of music from classical to big band to authentic country western. On any given day you might hear the sounds of Glen Miller, Bessie Smith, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Willie Nelson, Chuck Berry, and Patsy Cline - and somehow this eclectic mix works wonderfully. Our speaker is Joe Webber, the CEO of station WMLB AM 1160. This is Joe's second station. The first station he sold - he missed the business so much he then bought another station to get back into the business. Joe will tell us why radio is the most versatile of all media, explain how he developed his ideas about programming, and will talk about the business side of radio - this is a presentation you will not want to miss.
1/17/2006	Ben Loggins - "The happening at Roswell, New Mexico." Do you know what happened in Roswell, New Mexico - you might think that you have seen a little green man walking up to a gas pump and saying, "Take me to your leader"? That's only the scene in the comics. Roswell, New Mexico is the "true" story of UFOs. Information on UFOs is clouded in mystery with a shroud of alleged conspiracy by the government withholding information about the unidentified flying objects phenomenon. Roswell, New Mexico had a significant event in July of 1947 when not only were UFOs sighted, but allegedly landed, kidnapped individuals and returned them! Our speaker's interest in the New Mexico UFO event began when his daughter, Emily, became interested in the event as a result of a TV series built loosely around the event. This led to a hobby which has resulted in their attendance at many UFO events, most recently the 2004 UFO Festival resulting in a deeper understanding of the facts. This will be a fascinating presentation - certainly no little green men talking to gas pumps, but realistic "evidence" which documents UFO happenings. What a fun program this will be.
1/24/2006	Alan Begner - What's Hot to Read in '06. At the club meeting on Tuesday morning, the 24th, you might get the tip on the hottest thing to read - but it may not be in the public library. Our speaker, a native Atlantian, is an attorney who has been a significant player in the continuing litigation involving adult entertainment issues, freedom of speak issues and constitutional issues, licensing issues - all swirling around the adult entertainment industry. Alan has represented many adult entertainment clubs as well as adult book establishments. His legal battles have been in the State and Federal Courts, and he is now embroiled with the new City of Sandy Springs representing some "entertainment establishments" located in the new City of Sandy Springs. What's hot to read or do in 2006 - I'm not sure, but certainly the continuing battle between the white hat guys and the black hat guys (whichever is which, I don't know) will be an interesting program, and in many respects, this is a contemporary issue and is continuing throughout the metro area.
1/31/2006	Janice Metzel - What is that print on the wall - the one that Aunt Clara passed along, or the one you found in a flea market - possibly the one that's a signed lithograph or an etching, or an artist's proof numbered series of prints - the one that cost $3000.00; maybe if it's signed, numbered and the signature is Picasso, you may have paid up in the thousands! Our speaker, a local artist, will talk with us about the world of prints, numbered prints, originals, stripped plates, artist's proof and so on. You're going to be encouraged to bring in that "print that Aunt Clara gave you," or that print that you happened to pick up at the flea market or the one that you bought as a serious collector. You may be able to find out if you have a million dollar prize placed on the living room wall or possibly just a pretty flower only worth $2.73. Seriously, plan to bring prints that you may have at home, and let's find out what they are, the type of print and what they may be worth. This will be a fun program.
2/7/2006	China – China Impressions – Dusty, Fred and George will give their impressions of their recent trip to China. “It looks very stable on the surface, but underneath is actually boiling – overheated economy under a tightly sealed political lid” (as per Tom Friedman).
2/14/2006	Herbert Chuven - 2006 Atlanta Senior Olympics - Fifty + Fit and Fun. Are any of you interested? I'm sure none of our group are over fifty, but we might have an old grandfather, an old uncle, or someone like that who might be over fifty - or, if we are over fifty, are we fit. Not sure of those, but we are certainly looking for fun. The Atlanta Senior Olympics, sanctioned by the US Olympics Committee, is an Olympics style sports event designed specifically to promote healthy lifestyles for the senior population, all through a variety of fitness, sports and athletic competition. The Fifty + Fit and Fun Program conducted at the Marcus Jewish Community Center, is designed specifically to train individuals throughout the area for the Atlanta Senior Olympics and to help our seniors stay fit throughout the year - the program offer everything needed to prepare for the game and stay healthy year round. In May, the 2006 Atlanta Senior Olympics, which has major corporate sponsors, will reach out to mature adults of all fitness levels offering encouragement to all from serious competitors to couch potatoes. Now don't say you can't participate - unless you are still a kid - athletes will compete in track and field, basketball, tennis, golf, swimming and a 5k road race. For some of us who still consider ourselves more of couch potato than the above permits, there will be table tennis, bowling, racket ball and shuffleboard. If you own-up to being over fifty, get in the games and win the gold, silver or bronze. Be a part of the Atlanta Senior Olympics breaking records as well as stereotypes!
2/21/2006	Susan Yow. “A teacher who brings the world into the classroom.” Susan Yow is not your typical teacher. This eighth grade history teacher at Pace Academy tries to focus, not only on history, but also cultures and current situations in countries far away. The goal is to have students understand and see connections between their lives and places that seem very distant and foreign to them. Students understand, not only the history of a country, but also what is going on and why it should matter to them. She uses current events and her travels around the world, sharing stories and pictures. “Children love to hear stories about the travels, and they remember them,” said Mrs. Yow – Does this sound like boring classroom work? Not at all! When teaching a class about the Mayan empire, she told students about Javier, the guide her family had when they toured the Mayan ruins; she told anecdotes that Javier shared with her family. The students remembered them. At another time she brought some of the Lost Boys of Sudan to her class to speak to her students about their experiences. She and her students donated items to the Lost Boys as well as raising money for starving children in Africa and Asia, working with CARE – what an interesting way to learn history – in a contemporary manner. Susan will be with us on the 21st and will bring with her that morning to share the program three of her senior students and an 8th grade student. We will learn how this innovative teacher uses many tools from personal stories to recognizable photos to trinkets she has brought on the many trips she has taken around the world. What a way to learn history!
2/28/2006	Wendy Orent - It's a bird - it's a plane - it's ... no, it's not superman - it's Bird Flu! - Our speaker Wendy Orent, a bioanthropologist and health and science writer, works in the area of biological weapons and infectious diseases. She has written a book on plague entitled, Plague: the Mysterious Past and Terrifying Future of the World's Most Dangerous Disease. She also co-authored a memoir, Biowarrior, with Dr. Igor V. Domaradskij, who was a principal designer of the Soviet Bioweapons Program and creator of antibiotic-resistance plague. For the past two years Wendy has been writing about the threat of avian influenza. This certainly will be a program which is timely - each day there is more in the media about bird flu. We'll get Wendy's take on bird flu and her thoughts - is it over blown? Is it merely a lot of media hype? We'll find out when Wendy Orent speaks with us on the 28th.
3/7/2006	Clifford Kuhn - 1906 Race Riots - Dr. Kuhn, a Professor of History at Georgia State University, is the co-chair of the public educational committee of the Coalition to Remember of the 1906 Atlanta Race Riot. While historians recognize this infamous event as one of the most significant in Atlanta's history, it has been largely forgotten. The centennial of the riot in 2006 offers an opportunity to examine the riot, its context and legacy and to reflect upon its meaning for us today. Again, a little known or remembered event which had major implications on race relations throughout the country.
3/14/2006	Kryia Benich - The Make A Wish Foundation - The Make a Wish Foundation tries to bring a ray of happiness - a ray of sunshine - to children whose hearts and minds are clouded with fear. To make a wish come true requires more than you may think. Whose wish is selected; who arranges for the recipient to meet his favorite Chicago Cubs player; who takes him to Disney Land or arranges a visit to Air Force One? To make a wish come true, there must be a great deal of coordination. One wish that will truly come true, is that this will be a great program.
3/21/2006	Dennis Blanton - Curator Native American Archeology - Little is known about the excavations and research that has been taking place at St. Catherine's Island off the coast of Georgia. Fernbank has a new collection as a result of the excavations that really tells the story of Georgia's historical beginnings - it tells how the Indians and early Spanish missionaries got along - or how they did not get along - and why we didn't turn out to be a Spanish speaking area. Our history goes much further back than the commonly told General Oglethorpe story - surprising enough, the excavations have revealed evidence of inhabitants long before the Spanish and "modern" day Indians (Columbus' time) - evidence of man here 5,000 years ago - Say, who knows, you may learn about your great, great, great, great grandfather!
3/28/2006	Dr. Janice Benario - TOP SECRET ULTRA: The Allies' Secret Weapon in the Battle of the Atlantic - Breaking the Enigma Code was one of the most significant factors in our win of the Battle of the Atlantic in World War II. The Enigma Machine, which resembled a typewriter, had been used by the German military since the 1920s to shield correspondence from it's enemies and was used extensively throughout World War II. The Enigma Code was broken and our speaker, a member of the WAVES serving with the Allied forces in World War II, was a member of the team reading the Enigma coded communications. The fact that no one knew the Allies were reading these messages was significant. With her colleagues, they monitored and read Enigma transmissions which enabled them to track the locations of both German submarines and their positions in relation to Allied convoys. They handled and decoded (then translated) messages between German Admiral Doenitz and his U-Boats. This information was relayed to the highest levels of US Naval Intelligence. Dr. Benario says she knew what she was doing was important, but she wasn't clear at the time as to how important her work was to the success of the Battle of the Atlantic. Our speaker kept the secret of her work throughout World War II until the early 1990s. This is the "stuff" that fills spy novels.
4/4/2006	ANDREW BENATOR - Andrew is an Atlanta native who is a performing actor having performed in plays on and off Broadway and across the country as well as films, TV commercials and voice overs. This will be a fun program ... now press 1, after 1, now press 7 - our menu may have changed, press 12 for ... if you want to speak to ... press 7 ...
4/11/2006	Thomas Ventulett - There is a big eye in the sky - It's new technology - technology that will allow everything and everyone to be tracked. This technology has great implications for our society - a real Brave New World. You've heard the phrase "Its 9 o'clock, do you know where your children are?" Now we might hear "The technology is here, we know where you are."
4/18/2006	Bob Boozer, PhD, Director of Institutional Research and Planning, LaGrange College - Our speaker's training is in the field of psychology. He has served on faculties of several colleges and as head of institutional research for two of them. He'll speak to us on the spiritual and moral development of our children. It is his thesis that the proper development of our children is the responsibility of the home, schools, religious groups, Kiwanis clubs and other institutions. Bob will focus on the role of Universities. This will be an interesting analysis and discussion rather than a sermon. Let's welcome a fellow Kiwanian from LaGrange who we hope will bring an interclub with him.
4/25/2006	Debbie Brilling, Executive Director, Auditory Verbal Center.
5/2/2006	Barry Mason - a Cobb County Police Detective is the author of two police related novels - who knows, we may have in our midst the next John Le Carre, Stuart Woods, Nelson DeMille, Ken Follett, David Silva - or maybe an Ian Fleming. But why those? We have our own hometown detective author who someday soon be joining that list of novelist. Our speaker, a Cobb County Police Detective, has published two books, the first being Maroon, a story that follows a police recruit who tries to solve everything his complicated new job has to offer while a veteran homicide detective struggles on the edge of self destruction. Of course, there is the young and beautiful high school art teacher who begins a new life in a new town. They have nothing in common until the madman called The Machine pulls them into his world of carnage and delusional fantasy. You watch the story unfold through the eyes of the characters and through the killer's eyes as he labors to make the world into what he has envisioned for it. Barry's second and most recent is Killswitch... Imagine routinely answering your telephone, turning on your T.V., radio or computer and something different happens this time. You hear a series of digital tones and your inhibitions are instantly gone. You are a law abiding and honest person - but now a human monster driven by self-indulgence, sexual depravity and unbridled violence. You've just experienced Killswitch - now imagine Killswitch unleashed upon an entire country. Our hero is a LAPD narcotics agent, Melvin Berry. Go with him on his wild cross-country trek to save his family and along the way you will encounter the Killswitch - a college football star, unorthodox CIA operatives, murderous drug lords and a pathway of corrupt officials leading directly to the White House - Enjoy the ride!
5/9/2006	Student Improvement Award Luncheon. Instead of a meeting, the plan is for the club to attend the Student Improvement Award Luncheon - It's going to be a fun event and the club should turn out. Our speaker who will be talking with these young folks will be Jessie Tuggle, Atlanta Falcon player - Jessie "the Hammer" nicknamed for his vicious bone-jarring tackles. Being an athlete, Jessie has a proven commitment to the Atlanta community over the years. He was a Falcons' Man of the Year in 1993, the United Way spoke person in 1995 and 1996, and since his retirement from the NFL, Mr. Tuggle has been busy running his company, Hammer Investments, LLC, in the real estate, development and construction business. Jessie has maintained his strong involvement with the City of Atlanta and with the Falcons' organization and will be an exemplary model for these young people - let's have a big turn out and join the program!
5/16/2006	Wendy Orent - It's a bird - it's a plane - it's ... no, its not superman - it's Bird Flu! Our speaker Wendy Orent, a bioanthropologist and health and science writer, works in the area of biological weapons and infectious diseases. She has written a book on plague entitled, Plague: the Mysterious Past and Terrifying Future of the World's Most Dangerous Disease. She also co-authored a memoir, Biowarrior, with Dr. Igor V. Domaradskij, who was a principal designer of the Soviet Bioweapons Program and creator of antibiotic-resistance plague. For the past two years Wendy has been writing about the threat of avian influenza. This certainly will be a program which is timely - each day there is more in the media about bird flu. We'll get Wendy's take on bird flu and her thoughts - is it over blown? Is it merely a lot of media hype? We'll find out when Wendy Orent speaks with us.
5/23/2006	Policeman of the Year Presentation.
5/30/2006	Beatrice Gasiba, President/Executive Director of Mexican-American Business Chamber of Commerce. The Hispanic community, not only locally, but throughout the United States, is the fastest growing minority in the country. It's a community with a strong work ethic and is an important economic force throughout the United States. In certain states its economic impact is greater than others; in metro-Atlanta and throughout Georgia area the Hispanic community - largely Mexican - provides significant work force and is an economic factor. This will be an interesting program.
6/6/2006	Paul Hudson - Founding member of the International Time Capsules Society - What would you put into a time capsule? An old comic book, a 78 rpm record, possibly your grocery list that your wife or husband gave you to fill on your way home but was lost in your coat pocket, or maybe a copy of a news article about the most recent election, or maybe even Florida's ... or whatever they were during the 2000 election. Our speaker is an expert on time capsules. His work has been reviewed in the New York Times, Time and Newsweek magazines, he's been on Good Morning America, the Today Show, and one very special quality, he's actually an Atlanta native - born in the old St. Joseph Infirmary. Lived in the local are, attended local schools and is currently a history professor at Oglethorpe University. Dr. Hudson has lectured internationally in Bangkok, Thailand, Copenhagen, Denmark, Osaka, Japan, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and also in the United States including the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia - boy, this will be an experience! And don't forget, you might want to bring your top suggestion for the next time capsule.
6/13/2006	Phillip Causey - The Intervention Group - Our speaker, Phillip Causey, is the Director of Community Outreach for the Intervention Group. The Intervention Group is organized to help one organize, prepare and implement an intervention for a loved one, impaired professional or business associate. That person may be dependent upon alcohol or other drugs, have an eating disorder or compulsive gambling problem, be sexually addicted or depressed. A significant common factor, though, is a level of denial on the person's part that the problem is serious, that they need help, or that the problem exists at all. Intervention is a process of interrupting the dysfunctional behavior pattern and offering the person a pathway to real health and recovery. This is done through a caring approach appropriate to the person's combined individual and family situation. Note: A report from someone who heard Phillip Causey speak at another Kiwanis Club - he presents a sensational and moving program.
6/20/2006	Frank White - Georgia Trust - Preserving the architectural heritage of Georgia. Our speaker is the Revolving Fund Director of Georgia Trust. Frank will explain the Trust's role in preserving the architectural heritage of Georgia. The Trust presently maintains three historic homes that attract visitors to Georgia from all over the world; it is involved in revitalizing traditional downtowns and neighborhoods as well as identifying, rehabilitating and marketing endangered historic buildings. They provide educators and students with historic resources and advocate laws that aid the preservation of our architectural history. Our speaker is an architect who has spent his career working on projects internationally and in the U.S. Frank will share with us pictures of some of the wonderful structures and gardens that the Trust has been able to save, including the Hay House (1859), Rhodes Hall (1904), and the McDaniel-Tichenor House (1887). This will be an entertaining and enlightening presentation about one of Georgia's most active and valuable organizations.
6/27/2006	Myke Harris-Long - Youth for Understanding. Youth for Understanding is one of the world's largest student exchange programs. The organization promotes global understanding to prepare students for leadership in the changing international community. Our speaker, Ms. Myke Harris-Long, is the field director for Youth for Understanding, which is a national organization. Last year over 27 international students in this program spent the school year in Atlanta. Students from around the world - Germany, from throughout Asia, Mexico, India, the Philippines, and many other countries. Young people become a member of the family for a year and quite often it is difficult when they leave; it's like a family member leaving. Along with Myke, a local volunteer host will accompany her; she will share her family's experience hosting a student for a year. YFU (Youth for Understanding) is now seeking host families for the 2006-2007 school year. Whether interested in hosting or not, this will be a fascinating program and it may lead to a new member of the family staying with you for a year and a friendship for a lifetime.
7/4/2006	No Program. Happy Birthday, USA!!!!
7/11/2006	Dr. Robert Capparell - It's a dirty world out there! Somewhere between downright fear and sunny optimism is the world of travel medicine. In their offices - World Travel Care, in Sandy Springs, missionaries, government contractors, even hip-hop groups on a world tour, stop for vaccinations before jetting off for adventures in Addis Ababa or Machu Picchu. Our speaker, Dr. Robert Capparell, is an infectious disease specialist and a partner in World Travel Care located in Sandy Springs. Now, don't become frightened, world travel is on the rise, particularly in areas that pose health risks, but there's time to stop in for your shot before you go. It is not unsafe to travel. It's simply unsafe in some areas if you don't take the right precaution. Don't worry, the program won't hurt - you don't have to take any shots today.
7/18/2006	Dr. C. Ronald Carroll - Fasten your seat belts, we're off to Ecuador! We'll be traveling with Dr. Ron Carroll, a University of Georgia Scientist who heads up the UGA Institute of Ecology. Ron Carroll is working in the Choco-Andean corridor of Ecuador helping the people grow chocolate and preserve the rain forest. His group is encouraging chocolate as the major crop rather than something that ends up on the streets in the form of cocaine. Dr. Carroll and the UGA Institute work with local farmers to help them grow chocolate in the shade thus preserving surrounding plants and animal habitats. This is an exciting project and great strides are being made to conserve biodiversity while improving the economic livelihood of small scale growers - Why does this affect you and me? Certainly, a stronger economy in a South American country is going to be advantageous and more so, let's buy chocolate and not drugs. This should be a fascinating program!
7/25/2006	James H. Bruns, President, Atlanta History Center – Civil War Collection. At the present time the Atlanta History Center has the largest and most comprehensive Civil War Collection in the World. Recently, the Center acquired the Wray Collection a very extensive collection in and of itself. It combined with the Center’s existing DuBose Collection and the Thomas Dickey Collection now gives the Atlanta History Center the largest collection in the world. The History Center’s Civil War collection is more extensive than the Smithsonian’s collection or the National Park Service collection. Our speaker, James H. Bruns, is the President of the Atlanta History Center. Jim will tell us about this collection and the importance of this collection as part of Atlanta’s history and of the Atlanta History Center.
8/29/2006	Ron Clark.
9/5/2006	Steve Hancock, Education Director and Middle School Director for Odyssey.
10/19/2006	Discussion of cell phone use while driving.
10/10/2006	LaVerne Henderson, VP of Community Development for the Atlanta Spirit.
10/17/2006	Steven Bright – Dumb? – incompetent? – or possibly, an elected official whose is in a job that is over his head. Our speaker, Steven Bright, an Atlanta attorney, has sued Fulton County Sheriff, Myron Freeman, and the County on behalf of inmates in a series of suits and has, with the assistance of U.S. District Judge, Marvin Shoob, attempted to begin to "straighten out the mess" in the Fulton County jail system. In Fulton County the Sheriff’s department has only two responsibilities, one is to provide courthouse security and the other is to run the Fulton County Jail. News reports continually show foul-ups, mixups, and total incompetence in the Sheriff’s office. There have been circumstances in which prisoners were ordered released from the jail, and it would take, not just a few hours, but several days before the paperwork could be accomplished to release the inmate. There is the story of one individual who was completely forgotten in the jail for a matter of several years awaiting transfer to a Georgia mental facility. Our speaker has said it’s not a matter of corruption and not intentional inactivity, but probably we have an elected official who is way in over his head.
10/24/2006	Adam Stone, Assistant Curator of the Large Animals – Zoo Atlanta. Pandas, Pandas, Pandas – cuddly little bears – so very rare, and just think, now in Atlanta we have something special, the newest Panda Baby. After seven years of anxiety, millions of dollars and loan fees, numerous trips to China, an enough bamboo to reconstruct Shangri La, and endless concern over two bears’ fruitless sexual performance, the historic birth of baby Panda a week or so back was a great event for Zoo Atlanta. Our speaker will talk with us about the wonderful increase in the Panda population, the recently born Panda cub and the Panda society at the Atlanta Zoo. I have requested a breakfast of bamboo so that she can bring along a little cuddly, fuzzy black and white bear to join us for breakfast – unfortunately, guys and gals, we’ll have to have eggs and bacon, no bamboo available and no Pandas are coming along as our guest that morning. Truly, there is a great deal of excitement over the increase of the Panda population in the Atlanta Zoo, and the fact that Atlanta now is one of the very few zoos in the country to have Pandas and more importantly, one of the very few zoos in the country to have a new baby Panda.
10/31/2006	Sky Lantz-Wagner – The Whale Shark Adventure.
11/7/2006	Representative Stan Watson – DeKalb County Representative, author of the bill to "unseat the cell phone" from the driver’s side. Follow this scenario, you ‘re driving down the road and you hear this lovely voice coming from the car in the lane beside you – "My gosh, I wish these cars would look where they’re going. I’m running late, and I have to get my make on this morning, I’m talking to you and – oops, I’ve got to turn at that intersection just ahead. Why don’t those other cars look where they’re going and don’t bother me!" — Follow the scenario – or you may hear a deep voice from the lane beside you saying, "Now listen, you’ve got to consider this transaction and let’s run over the details. Let me look over my shoulder and grab my file on the back seat so I can see who signed the initial proposal — my gosh, these cars are getting in my way and not looking where they’re going!" Have you had those situations occur in your life? Have you been driving, trying to be a conservative driver and have a cell phone user block the way, totally monopolizing the lane and concentrating more on their telephone conversation than their driving? If you haven’t experienced that or someone that you know hasn’t experienced it, you are a one in a million! Our speaker, Rep. Stan Watson, is a member of the Georgia Legislature, a Representative from DeKalb County and the author of the bill to make cell phone use by the driver in vehicles, unless it’s hands-free, illegal in the State of Georgia. Unfortunately, the bill did not succeed; however, it’s certainly not going away. In fact, DeKalb County just recently passed an ordinance that prohibits cell phone use by drivers. In a recent statement DeKalb County Recorders Court Judge and another judge said that each had been seeing about one case a day of accidents directly related to cell phone use. The problem is not becoming less, but rather more. Now – what’s your number? I need to give you a call as I drive to the meeting.
11/28/2006	Christopher Lukas – The Sustainable Society. Talk, talk, talk, can you talk? Don’t we always talk? Ralph Waldo Emerson talked – George Bernard Shaw talked – Can you talk – or do you only spend time on cell phones, game boys, computer chat rooms, but no time looking across the table – a discussion of more than the newest diaper changing techniques, the kids in high school, or the grandkids in their most recent escapades. There are several groups which are now meeting in the metro area trying to revive the art of discussion. Our speaker, Christopher Lukas, organized ‘The Sustainable Society organized meeting and true discussions; there is another group called the ‘Philosophy Café’ here in the city, another operated through the Hands on Atlanta Group known as ‘Citizen’s Café’. These are only some among the groups meeting in Atlanta throughout the metro area to revive the art of discussion, the art of conversation. Our speaker, the founder of ‘The Sustainable Society’, will "speak with us", and it will be a "true discussion".
12/5/2006	Lt. Col. Charles Dryden – Tuskegee Airmen. Retired Lt. Col. Charles Dryden, is one of the only 994 Tuskegee Airmen who became a pilot and Col. Dryden is one of the few surviving members of that group. Virtually every week brings news of another death of two or more members of the Tuskegee Airmen. With each death of an original Tuskegee Airmen, a unique piece of military history is lost. These African-American men, more than sixty years ago, were the vanguard of the integration of the U.S. military. Pressured by the black press, civil rights organizations and several law suits, the Army finally agreed to establish training for black pilots in 1941 at Tuskegee Institute in eastern Alabama. Once established, the Tuskegee Airmen compiled an enviable record through the end of World War II. Unit records claimed 111 German airplanes destroyed in the air, 150 more on the ground and nearly 1,000 rail cars and motor vehicles destroyed. The most noteworthy accomplishment of the "Red Tails", as they were known because of the color they painted the tails of their of their fighters, was that they never lost a bomber that they were escorting in more than 200 missions, a record no other unit can claim. Our speaker, an author and retired Air Force Lt. Col., was an original member of the Tuskegee Airmen. This history of the Tuskegee Airmen is certainly something that should never be lost and this will be a program to remember.
12/12/2006	Brian Oak, Counsel General of Canada.
12/19/2006	Party Time! Special guests -- Elizabeth Taylor, Barry Manilow, Harrison Ford, Ringo Starr, Dolly Parton, Reese Witherspoon, Johnny Depp -- so many more, I can’t name them all!

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