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March Field Air Museum hosts Pearl
Harbor Remembrance Day speaker
March Field Air Museum news release
With the anniversary of the attack on (courtesy photo/March Field Air Museum)
Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, The March Field
Air Museum will be hosting its annual Pearl Former Army Air Corps sergeant, B-17C assistant crew chief and Pearl Harbor survi-
Harbor Remembrance Day on Sunday, Dec. YRU(DUO:LOOLDPVKROGVDJUDSKLFDUWLVW¶VGHSLFWLRQRIWKHDLUFUDIWKHÀHZRQLQ'H-
6 at 1 p.m. Two Pearl Harbor survivors will cember 1947, when it was riddled with bullets as the pilot tried to land. As they rolled
reflect on their personal experiences during onto the runway the aircraft broke in half, at a point in the radio compartment where
“The Day That Will Live in Infamy.” WKHUHZDV¿UH
The program begins with a video, pro- piecing the radio compartment in such seum admission.
duced by the Museum, which highlights numbers that the cotton fiber in the sound- Regular museum admission is $10.00
the experiences of other, local Pearl Har- proofing filled the air like snowflakes.”
bor survivors. This will be followed by for adults and $5.00 for children 5 to 12.
survivors, Frank Verano and Earl Wil- During the next few minutes the aircraft The March Field Air Museum is open
liams, who will share their experiences was riddled with bullets as the pilot tried Tuesday through Sunday, and located at
with the audience and answer questions. to land. As they rolled onto the runway the 22550 Van Buren Blvd., Riverside, Cali-
aircraft broke in half, at a point in the radio fornia, 92518. For more information,
Williams was an Army Air Corps ser- compartment where there was fire. contact Annie Lunetta at 951-902-5949,
geant and a B-17C assistant crew chief annie@marchfield.org or visit the web-
on his way to the Philippines with five Williams will also recount other memo- site at www.marchfield.org.
other aircraft for a permanent change of rable sights and experiences from that day.
station. They departed Hamilton Field, The program is free with regular paid mu-
California, with a scheduled first stop at
Hickam Field, Pearl Harbor Hawaii. Dur-
ing the approach two crew members were
busy noting local sites such as Diamond
on enemy fire.
“When passing the Waikiki Beach area
we observed three fighter type aircraft
pass off our right wing going in the oppo-
site direction,” Williams said. “Sergeant
Bruce said that those were U.S. Navy
aircraft sent up to escort us into Hickam
canopy over the twin 50 caliber machine
guns in the radio compartment disinte-
grated,” he continued. “I stood up to look
out of the opening to see what the cause
was only to see a fighter aircraft firing its
guns at our aircraft… Those bullets were
From CYBER page 1 STEM careers, the knowledge and experi- the cadets of the squadron to seek out their
ence she provides to them may someday futures, whatever that might be. She en-
has garnered her one, first place and help them protect their employer’s intel- courages them to be responsible, ethical,
two, third place national finalist teams. lectual property as well as their own per- outstanding individuals no matter their
In addition, she has had at least one sonal information. life path.
team at the national finals for the last
five years consecutively. In addition, she One might think that this computer She draws inspiration from the words
has one former student who attended the competition encourages hacking, since of one of President Franklin D. Roos-
United States Air Force Academy, sev- competitors are taught so much about evelt’s speeches, “We cannot always build
eral who were selected for high school how a computer works, but the truth is a future for our youth, but we can build
and college internships, and still others quite the opposite. The ethical use and our youth for the future.”
who are gainfully employed with major operation of computers, and the preven-
tion of unauthorized access, is at the core Elizabeth’s volunteer work with the
of this competition, and that aligns di- CAP as squadron commander, mentoring
My wife truly believes that the value rectly with two of Elizabeth’s Air Force young adults in CyberPatriot, and serving
of teaching cyber security at an early age Core Values, Integrity First and Excel- her country as a member of the U.S. Air
is crucial to this country’s future. She is lence in all We Do. Force Reserve are her ways of giving back
aware of this country’s deficit in students to community and country to help ensure
seeking STEM careers, and its critical As recent commander of the Air Force the future of our great nation. Cyber Mom
Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol Beach Cities may not have super powers, but she is my
experienced in the cyber realm. Cadet Squadron 107 Knights, where her superhero.
eldest son got his start in cyber security,
Whether or not these students seek Elizabeth continues to inspire and mentor