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• Misty Forward Air Controllers will share experiences at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 20
• Presentation is free, but tickets are required
• Misty FACs will also hold book signing, autograph session at 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 20
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The Misty Forward Air Controllers will present a panel discussion at 10 a.m. on Oct. 20, 2012. Admission is free, but tickets are required. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Tickets now available for Misty FAC panel discussion at museum
Posted 9/26/2012 Updated 10/10/2012
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by Sarah Swan
National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
9/26/2012 - DAYTON, Ohio -- Tickets will be available beginning Oct. 2 for the Misty Forward Air Controllers (FAC) panel discussion, which will take place from 10-11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 20. During this free presentation, the public will have the rare opportunity to interact with Misty Forward Air Controllers, as the FACs share their experiences spotting and marking enemy targets in heavily-defended areas during the Southeast Asia War.
Panelists include Col. (Ret.) George "Bud" Day, Misty 1; Col. (Ret.) Charles B. Neel, Misty 22; Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Donald W. Shepperd, Misty 34; Lt. Col. (Ret.) Dick Rutan, Misty 40; Lt. Col. (Ret.) Stephen L. Amdor, Misty 54; Gen. (Ret.) Ronald R. Fogleman, Misty 86; Gen. (Ret.) Merrill A. McPeak, Misty 94; and Lt. Col. (Ret.) Jack Doub, Misty 145. Other Misty FACs also will be in attendance and available to answer questions.
Tickets for the panel discussion are available until Oct. 17 and may be obtained in two ways. Requests can be made in person at the museum's Special Events office Monday- Friday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. (excluding federal holidays). Those who cannot make it in person may request tickets by calling (937) 255-5940. If requesting tickets by phone, please provide your name, phone number, address and the number of tickets you would like mailed to you. Tickets will be mailed by Oct. 12.
A book signing and autograph session will take place from 1:30-3:30 p.m. in Carney Auditorium, and doors open at 12:30 p.m. Authors Day, Shepperd, McPeak and Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Ross C. Detwiler, Misty 67, will sign copies of their books. Other Misty FACs also will be available for autographs. (Note: A ticket to the panel discussion does not guarantee an autograph.)
To learn more about the panelists, please visit www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=19992. For more information on the Misty FACs, visit www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=17183.
The National Museum of the United States Air Force is located on Springfield Street, six miles northeast of downtown Dayton. It is open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day). Admission and parking are free. For more information about the museum, visit www.nationalmuseum.af.mil.
NOTE TO PUBLIC: For more information, please contact the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at (937) 255-5940.
NOTE TO MEDIA: For more information, please contact Sarah Swan at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Public Affairs Division at (937) 255-1283. |
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