Conference Schedule
The conference will be held at the United States Navy Memorial in downtown Washington, DC. Speakers and attendees can stay at the Renaissance Washington Hotel at a discounted rate. Speaker sessions will be held throughout the day on Friday and Saturday, with receptions on Thursday and Friday evenings and a banquet on Saturday evening.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Friday, November 5, 2010
Sessions begin at 8:30 AM. The order is set, but times remain flexible. Call for more details.
Featuring active duty sailors from the Navy Supply Corps, who have served in operations around the world.
Rear Admiral Patricia Wolfe, Commander, Navy Expeditionary Logistics Support Group, with CDR Bobby Barakat, CDR Mark Harris, and LCDR Bruce Kong
Featuring Major General John K. Singlaub, highly decorated veteran of OSS operations during World War II and founding member of the CIA.
Featuring Colonel John E. Olson, aide to General Douglas MacArthur and Lt. General Jonathan Wainwright during the American defense of the Philippines in 1941 and 1942. One of the last surviving officers to have taken part in the infamous Bataan Death March.
Colonel Ed Shames – Veteran of 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division in WWII. Became the first enlisted man to receive a battlefield commission in the 506th, subsequently being transferred to 2nd Battalion where he served as leader of 3rd Platoon, E Company – the “Band of Brothers.” Contributor to the book, Tonight We Die as Men.
Combat stories from men who fought on the front lines against Hitler’s Third Reich. Featuring:
H. Newcomb “Newc†Eldredge – Veteran of the 10th Mountain Division in the Italian Campaign, and recipient of two Bronze Stars and the Purple Heart for actions during the battle for Mount Belvedere.
William DoyleandSam Krauss -Veterans of the 29th Infantry Division’s landings on Omaha Beach, June 6, 1944.
Moderated by Jon Guttman, Editor, Military History magazine and Senior Editor, World War II and Aviation History magazines.
Veterans of the Marine Corps’ most legendary battle. Featuring: Jack Cole, Orie Morgan, Donald Mates and James White
Lunch
12:45 – Film (TBA) will be screened in the Navy Memorial Theater
Recipients of the U.S. Military’s Highest Award, Featuring:
SFC Ronald Rosser – U.S. Army soldier awarded the Medal of Honor for leading an assault on a fortified hill near Ponggilli during the Korean War.
Captain Thomas J. Hudner, Jr. – U.S. Navy pilot who received the Medal for his effort in trying to save the life of the Navy’s first black pilot, Ensign Jesse Brown, who was shot down during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir in the Korean War.
Colonel Harvey C. “Barney†Barnum – Marine Corps officer awarded the Medal of Honor for directing a counterattack against enemy positions in Quang Tin Province during the Vietnam War.
Colonel Jack Jacobs – U.S. Army officer awarded the Medal of Honor for personally rescuing more than a dozen allied soldiers pinned down by enemy fire during operations in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam. Currently a military analyst for MSNBC.
Several of the most highly decorated service members from Afghanistan and Iraq. Featuring:
Staff Sergeant David Bellavia – Recipient of the Silver Star and recommended for the Medal of Honor for valor during the Second Battle of Fallujah. Author of House to House.
Master Sergeant Ed Malone – recipient of the Bronze Star with Valor for actions in Tal’Afar, Iraq.
Sergeant Marco Martinez – Recipient of the Navy Cross for valor during the Battle of Al Tarmiya. Author of the book Hard Corps.
Staff Sergeant Jeremiah Workman – Recipient of the Navy Cross for valor during the Second Battle of Fallujah. Author of Shadow of the Sword.
Featuring Major League Baseball players who put their careers aside to serve in World War II. Conference attendees will make up the studio audience for a television program to be recorded for MLB Network, airing on Veterans Day. Special guests include several dozen Wounded Warriors from Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda. Participants:
Bob Feller, Cleveland Indians – U.S. Navy
Yogi Berra, New York Yankees – U.S. Navy
Jerry Coleman, New York Yankees – U.S. Marine Corps
Lou Brissie, Philadelphia Athletics – U.S. Army
Ralph Kiner, Pittsburgh Pirates – U.S. Navy
Moderated by Tom Verducci of Sports Illustrated and
MLB Network
Additional invitees TBA
Time: 5:30 PM
Location: PNC Diamond Club, Washington Nationals Park
Post-event reception in the Lexus Presidents Club
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Speaker Sessions at the U.S. Navy Memorial – Sessions begin at 8:30 AM
Featuring Colonel James Morehead, ace pilot and recipient of two Distinguished Service Crosses, who was one of the first American fighter pilots to fly in the Pacific during the dark early days of World War II.
Featuring Ben Kuroki, the only Japanese American allowed to take part in combat missions over Japan during World War II.
Veterans of Jimmy Doolittle’s legendary attack on Tokyo, April 18, 1942
Featuring:
Lt. Colonel Richard Cole – Co-pilot, Plane #1 (Jimmy Doolittle’s co-pilot)
SSgt. David Thatcher – Engineer Gunner, Plane #7
Major Thomas Griffin – Navigator, Plane #9
Lt. Colonel Robert Hite – Co-pilot, Plane #16
Moderated by Colonel C.V. Glines, Official Historian of the Doolittle Raid
Veterans of E Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry portrayed in the famed HBO television series.
Featuring:
Ed “Babe†Heffron, Brad Freeman, Don Malarkey
Plus James Madio, actor who portrayed Frank Perconte in the series
Pilots from the legendary first unit of all-African American airmen during World War II
Featuring:
Dr. Roscoe Brown, Calvin Spann, Shelby Westbrook, John Miles
Featuring Colonel Warren Wiedhahn – Marine Corps veteran of Inchon and Chosin Reservoir; founder and president of Military Historical Tours.
Captain Thomas J. Hudner Jr. – U.S. Navy pilot who received the Medal for his effort in trying to save the life of the Navy’s first black pilot, Ensign Jesse Brown, who was shot down during th eBattle of Chosin Reservoir in the Korean War.
SFC Ronald Rosser – U.S. Army soldier awarded the Medal of Honor for leading an assault on a hill fortified by Chinese forces.
Featuring veterans of the elite U.S. Army Special Forces, tasked with unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, special reconnaissance, direct action, hostage rescue, and counter-terrorism.
Steve Dawson, Wally Johnson, Dr. John Whidden
Additional Participants TBA
Featuring Brigadier General R. Steve Ritchie, the only Air Force “ace†pilot of the Vietnam War and recipient of the Air Force Cross.
from Afghanistan, Lt. Michael P. Murphy
Featuring: Dan, Maureen, and John Murphy – Lt. Murphy’s family.
Gary Williams – Author of the book SEAL of Honor: Operation Red Wings and the Life of Lt. Michael P. Murphy, USN.
Sponsored by The Military Order of the Purple Heart Service Foundation
Featuring:
Elaine Danforth Harmon – One of the famed WASP pilots of World War II.
Colonel Susan Luz – The highest-ranking woman in the 399th Combat Support Hospital and recipient of the Bronze Star for service in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Kayla Williams – U.S. Army linguist and former intelligence specialist and veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Aurhor of Love My Rifle More than You: Young and Female in the U.S. Army.
Additional participants TBA
Honoring American Heroes from the Greatest Generation to the Latest Generation
Registration and Reception: Begins at 6:00
Awards Gala & Banquet: 7:00
With Presentations of:
The Audie Murphy Award for Distinguished Service in the U.S. Military During World War II
The Raymond G. Davis Award for Distinguished Service in the U.S. Military During the Korean War
The Joe Ronnie Hooper Award for Distinguished Service in the U.S. Military During the Vietnam War
The Paul Ray Smith Award for Distinguished Service in the U.S. Military During Operation Iraqi Freedom
The Edward J. Herlihy Citizenship Award
And the inaugural Michael P. Murphy Award for Distinguished Service in the U.S. Military During
Operation Enduring Freedom
Presented by Lt. Murphy’s parents, Dan and Marueen
