NEXT MEETING: February 11, 2012.
Doors open at 10:00 A.M. for socializing (1 and 1/4 hours before start of general meeting.).
Meetings Are Free. Meetings are open to everyone. There is no cost to attend. You do not have to be a member in order to attend a meeting.
PROGRAM: Lt. Col. Angelica “Angel” Pilato, USAF (retired) will be the guest speaker at the next Oregon 8th Air Force Historical Society meeting at the Beaverton Elks Lodge on February 11, 2012. Angelica joined the military in 1967 during the Vietnam War. When the war ended for the US in 1972 she was a Captain charge of the "O" Club - Officer's Club - at Udorn Air Base in Thailand.
She took her collection of stories of her experiences from her years in the Air Force and turned it into a recently published book: “Angel’s Truck Stop, A Woman’s Love, Laughter and Loss during the Vietnam War”. Angel’s Truck Stop is the nickname given to the officers’ club that Pilato managed at Udorn Air Base, Thailand.
“I was what the fighter jocks called a ‘support puke,’ which put me at the bottom of the military food chain. My job was to run the officers’ club, which provided for the morale and recreation of the officers.”
Amazon link: Angel's Truck Stop: A Woman's Love, Laughter, and Loss during the Vietnam War: 2nd
Angelica lives in Lake Oswego, Oregon.
The book's website: angels-truckstop.com
LUNCH: The meal will be a hot meal with a second lighter choice. The price will be $13.00 which includes gratuity. The cost of the meal also covers the room rental fee so that we can use the building for the meeting.
Note! Call Tom Philo at 503-591-3227 ONLY if you are planning to EAT at the meeting - by February 8 so he can get a headcount for the lodge chef.
You can e-mail him with this information at: secretary @ 8thafhsoregon.com
Meeting ends at 2 PM.
| Beaverton Elks Lodge |
| 3500 SW 104th Avenue |
| Beaverton, Oregon 97005-1941 |
| http://www.beavertonelks.org/ |
The building is at the end of 104th Avenue, which is one block past Budget Car Rental after you have turned onto 104th Avenue off of Canyon Road (Highway 8) in Beaverton. (See 8th AFHS meeting directions page)
This non-profit organization is a great way to learn about the 8th Air Force in its roll in defeating Germany during World War II. The meeting is valuable to anyone interested in the history of WWII air combat.
People interested in learning more about the 8thAF, or to pass on what they know to others concerning the 8th AF contribution and other aviation unit histories that brought victory to the Allies in the European theatre of war (ETO) or other combat theatres, are encouraged to join the Oregon Chapter. Please fill out a membership form at the meeting.
The annual dues is $10. In addition, you can join the national organization whose dues are $25 a year. The national chapter puts out a quarterly magazine while the Oregon chapter puts out a quarterly newsletter plus a monthly news update.
There are currently 70 members who flew combat missions during WW II. We have members from the 15th, 10th, 12th, 8th, and 5th AF, and members who flew combat in the Navy, Marines, and Air Force from WW II, Korea, thru Vietnam, and the minor wars in-between.
To join the Oregon Chapter fill out the application form and present it to the treasurer. The form can also be picked up at the meeting.
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