The Pennsylvania Commandery-MOFW
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CWO 3 GREG VAN HORN, APACHE HELICOPTER PILOT on his EXPERIENCES in IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN, and other CONFLICTS
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Cocktails: 11:30 a.m.
Program: 12:00 noon
Lunch to follow
Philadelphia Club
1301 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Cost: $ 60 in advance
$ 65 at the door with reservation
$ 70 walk-ins (if there is room)
COAT & TIE REQUIRED (mufti or uniform); comparable business attire for ladies
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Greg Van Horn recently retired after 27 years’ service in the United States Army. Born in Pottstown and reared in Oley, Pennsylvania, he enlisted in the United States Army upon graduation from high school in 1995. He completed Basic and Advanced Individual Training at Fort Benning, Georgia, qualifying as a Mechanized Infantryman. He reached the rank of Sergeant First Class, and served as a Platoon Sergeant in a mechanized infantry company and was Battalion Master Gunner after 12 years in the Army.
He then attended Warrant Officer Candidate School and began training as a helicopter pilot at Fort Rucker, Alabama. Chief Van Horn flew the AH-64 Apache helicopter for the next 15 years and retired in 2022. He was a Pilot-in-Command, Air-Mission-Commander, Instructor pilot, Aviation Safety Officer, and Squadron Master Gunner. A Veteran of both the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, he was also deployed in support of the Kuwait, Bosnia, Kosovo, and Korea security operations. He has trained or been deployed in 22 States and 19 countries around the world. Chief Van Horn retired as a Senior Instructor Pilot and Instrument Flight Examiner with over 4000 flight hours. His awards include:
Combat Infantryman Badge, Senior Aviator Wings, Air Medal for Valor, Army Commendation Medal for Valor, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Presidential Unit Citation,
Army Valorous Unit Citation, Army Meritorious Unit Citation, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Chief Van Horn married his wife of 20 years, Jennifer, while stationed in Texas and is the proud
father of three daughters. Samantha and Madison are a senior and sophomore, respectively, at Methacton High School, and Danielle is in the 7th grade at Arcola Middle School.
We encourage you to invite spouses, adult children, and friends, especially those that may be eligible to be Hereditary or Veteran Companions, to hear this excellent speaker, who has had combat experience in all of our country’s recent conflicts.
Please fill out and mail the attached reservation form with your cheque, payable to:
“The PA Commandery – MOFW” to MAJ James Mallinson, PO Box 627, Paoli, PA 19301. Please try to mail it by Friday, April 19. The cost for the event is $60 per person if we receive your cheque in advance. If you reserve in advance but do not send a cheque, you may pay $65 at the door, preferably by cheque. Walk-ins, if there is room, will be charged $70. If you do not send your reservation in time but wish to attend, call or text Jim at 610-457-0003, or email him at MOFWPA@gmail.com . We regret having to bill no-shows if they do not cancel their reservation by Monday, April 22.
FUTURE EVENTS (Please mark your calendars!)
Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 11:30 a.m.: Speaker luncheon at the Philadelphia Club with William F. Forbes on his great uncle, Francis Coxe Forbes, who served with the Flying Tigers during WWII.
July 18, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.: Annual Joint Dinner with the Radnor Hunt Veterans at Radnor Hunt. Details will follow.
Saturday, August 17, at 10:00 a.m.: The Pennsylvania Veterans' Museum in Media, PA.: There will be a private guided tour and a brief talk by a veteran on his or her experiences in the military. Lunch, with separate cheques, at a nearby restaurant will follow around 12:15 p.m. There will be no charge for the museum tour, but participants are urged to make a donation.
We shall keep you informed via e-mail and our up-to-date website: mofw-pa.org .
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Cost: $60 per person in advance ($65 at door with reservation; $70 without)
All-inclusive except for bar beverages
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