Updated Dec. 1, 2015
Mr. Robert Dorr is unable to appear December 7 due to illness.
Lieutenant Colonel Ruth Anderson, US Air Force (Ret), has graciously offered to speak about the Pearl Harbor attack on its anniversary, December 7, 2015, Pearl Harbor Day.
LTC Anderson earned undergraduate and graduate nursing degrees from the Universities of Minnesota and Kansas. During her career as an Air Force officer, she served as commander of operational medical units at Hickam Air Force Base. While there she became interested in the attack on Pearl Harbor, especially the attack on Hickam Air Field.
Imagine the young girls stationed in Hawaii as nurses suddenly thrust into the fear of attack and the duty of dealing with the horror of combat casualties. The knowledge she has gained about the attack along with photographs and artifacts will be the subject of her speech.
Anderson is the current Supervisor-elect for the Occoquan District on Prince William County’s Board of Supervisors. The presentation will be at the Freedom Museum from 7 p.m. 0 8:45 p.m. The Museum is located in the Manassas Airport Terminal, 10600 Harry Parrish Blvd., Manassas, VA 20110. Admission is free and refreshments will be served. For further information and directions to the museum, visit freedommuseum.org.
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Robert Dorr, a successful diplomat and author, will speak at the Freedom Museum on Pearl Harbor Day, December 7, 2015.
Mr. Dorr will speak about the Pearl Harbor Attack in 1941, its effect on the American people and their immediate response. Mr. Dorr served in the United States Air Force in Korea (1957–60) and spent 24 years as a Foreign Service Officer (1964–89) with the U.S. State Department.
He was a Senior Diplomat, in Washington, D.C. after tours of duty in Europe, Asia, and Africa. Mr. Dorr is an author who has authored 70 books and numerous articles on international affairs, military issues, and the Vietnam War.
He now writes the weekly opinion column for the Air Force Times newspaper. He will be available to sell and/or autograph his books. The presentation will be at the Freedom Museum from 7:00 PM to 8:45 PM.
The Museum is in the Manassas Airport Terminal, 10600 Harry Parrish Blvd., Manassas, VA 20110. Admission is free and refreshments will be served. For further information and directions to the museum, visit www.freedommuseum.org.
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