Conference Schedule

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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 12, 2009

6:00 PM – Evening reception at the United States Navy Memorial

Friday, November 13, 2009

8:30 AM – The Seabees

9:30 – Keynote speaker, General David Petraeus

10:45 AM – WWII: Heroes of the Air with Col. Clarence “Bud” Anderson

11:35 AM – The Battle of Iwo Jima with Donald Mates and Jim White and Ralph K. Griffiths and Colonel Frank Caldwell

12:40 Lunch

1:25 PM – Black Hawk Down with Matt Eversmann and Keni Thomas

2:20 PM – Today’s Leaders with Nate Fick and Captain Bryan Jackson

3:15 PM – Opening Doors: The Army Nurse Corps and the Service of Women with Evangeline Coeyman, LTC Sharon Stanley-Alden and CPT Linda Wert, moderated by Brigadier General Connie Slewitzke

4:15 PM – Wreath-laying ceremony at the United States Navy Memorial

7:00 PM – Reception at the Army Navy Club in honor of our Wounded Warriors from Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Saturday, November 14, 2009

9:00 AM – The Band of Brothers with Ed Shames, Buck Taylor, Herb Suerth, Paul Rogers and Richard Falvey

10:00 AM – The USS Mason with veteran Lorenzo Dufau

10:35 AM – War in the Pacific with Edgar Whitcomb and Bob Feller

11:25 AM – Q & A and book-signing with Buzz Aldrin

11:55 AM – Lunch

1:00 PM – The Medal of Honor with Col. Roger Donlon and Captain Tom Hudner

2:00 PM – The Purple Heart

2:55 PM – Today’s Heroes with David Bellavia and Jeremiah Workman

7:00 PM – 12th Annual American Veterans Center Awards Banquet

Please note that the PDF schedule has more details about each panel than this shortened version.