An interesting article... My wife and I used to go to every annual retired officer’s meeting at the McChord Air Force Base Officers club up until they were discontinued a couple of years ago. You would not believe some of the speakers that we listened to there... It was such an honor to be in the presence of so many of our past celebrated and uncelebrated heroes and to be able to listen in on some of their conversations. We were privileged to have many as friends. Unfortunately, we have lost so many over the years.
“My wife and I used to go to every annual retired officer’s meeting at the McChord Air Force Base Officers club up until they were discontinued a couple of years ago.”
They were called “Heritage Dinners” and were hosted by a General who was one of the former base commanders at McChord AFB. Many of the stories we heard were from the time period that the article is about. Of course, in the beginning there many speakers who talked about their experiences in WWII as well.