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VISIT TO THE PENNSYLVANIA VETERANS MUSEUM IN MEDIA
Guided Tour plus a Talk by a Vietnam Veteran, followed by lunch
Companions, Spouses, and Friends:
Pennsylvania Veterans Museum
12 E. State Street
Media, PA 19063
(Ground Floor of Trader Joe's building)
Street parking is Free on weekends, and it should not be difficult to find a spot between 9:30 a.m. and10:00 a.m. We suggest that you carpool if possible. PLEASE DO NOT USE TRADER JOE'S LOT!
Coat & Tie Preferred; Business Casual accepted
Saturday, August 17, 2024
Assemble at 10:00 a.m.
Lunch around 12:00 noon at a local restaurant TBD with individual checks
After an introduction by Ed Buffman Jr., there will be a talk by 1LT Leon Raymond Stankus about his experiences leading a platoon in the Highlands of II Corps in South Vietnam with the 173d Airborne Brigade. While he spent many days on patrol, he will emphasize one particular day, February 28, 1971, when his company ran into a North Vietnamese machine gun nest. An evacuation chopper was almost shot down by a 51 caliber machine gun. Tactical Air support was called in to help. He will also share some other experiences and observations.
Our speaker graduated from Drexel University and its Army ROTC program where he was commissioned as a 2LT in 1969. After completing the Infantry Officer Basic Course at Ft. Benning, now Ft. Moore, he was stationed at Ft. Ord, as a Training Officer; he then went to Airborne School then Jungle Operations School before being sent to Vietnam in January of 1971. There he served until August of 1971 in the vicinity of Qui Nhon, Landing Zone Uplift and Bong Song. He is now retired after a long career in banking. Ray is married and lives with his wife, Barbara, in Media. They have two children and four grandchildren.
There is no admission charge to the museum, but we are hoping attendees will contribute $10 or more. The Commandery itself will give donate $250. We encourage you to invite your children, nieces, nephews, and grandchildren to learn more about our American history and brave heroes, which is often not covered in schools today.
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