Memorial Day to Honor our Veterans and Country Luncheon

Diablo Activities on Memorial Day to Honor our Veterans and Country!

Instructions: Please read through this - first you should sign up for the Luncheon and then if interested in the flight come back here and click the link for the flight (below)

Lunch with Our Veterans: Their Amazing Stories and Life Experiences (pay to register)

And

Collings Foundation’s Wings of Freedom Flight Experience * (pay as you go: separate link)

Sign up for 1 or both activities!

Activity #1

Lunch with Our Veterans: Their Amazing Stories and Life Experiences

Join us to celebrate our brave Veterans and the sacrifices they made to preserve democracy so we can enjoy the free we cherish. Come listen to 6 Diablo speakers, each with a unique perspective, and share your own military stories over an afternoon lunch.

• Andre Boursse – His father, Arthur Boursse, was a Squadron Crew Chief for P-61 Night Fighters over Italy and North Africa
• Mike Houston - A 25-year Veteran of the US Air Force. Mike was a Navigator/Bombardier on B-52s during Vietnam and subsequently a Navigator on the giant C-5 transport.
• Rolf Kvalvik – His father, Norman Kvalvik, was 2nd Lieutenant and Navigator on a B-24 flying over Italy.
• Lee Rosenberg – A 30-year Naval Officer was Executive Officer on a destroyer during Desert Storm.
• David Siu – Engineer at Edwards Air Force Base who has worked on the F-16, B-52, F-22 and Global Hawk
• Naomi Siu – Her mother’s Japanese-American family lived in Hawaii during WWII (if time permits)
• James Edmunds' father-in-law was Battalion Commander of the 442 Regimental Combat Team in Italy and France. The 442nd is the most decorated unit in Military History.
  

AGENDA

Date: Memorial Day, May 30th

Time: 12-3 pm Lunch and Speakers

Place: Beeb’s Sports Bar and Grill, Livermore

Price: $38/person, register and pay through EventBrite

Limit: 38 people

Menu: Grilled artichoke chicken, grilled sirloin medallions, mixed green salad, herb roasted potatoes, sautéed fresh vegetables, beverage and dessert.

Activity 2

Self-guided walking tours 3-4:30 pm Livermore Airport (9 minute walk from Beeb’s Sports Bar and Grill)

Option 1) Self-guided walking tour through B-17 and B-24 $12/person, reserve a space on EventBrite

Option 2) Self-guided walking tour plus 30 minute flight in B-24. B-24 Flight starts at 5pm, weather permitting

Reserve your walking tour and flight here...

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/collings-foundations-wings-of-freedom-flight-experience-tickets-24056336149

The activity is pay as you go, however please register on the separate Eventbrite link noted above because we need a head count to reserve tour space and flight