July Lunch Link on Tuesday, July 2nd starting at 11:30.  As a tribute to July 4th and Independence Day, our featured speaker this month is going to be Woody Bergeron.  Woody fought in the Vietnam War and has an amazing rescue story.

His pilot was Captain Danielson, an F-4C pilot in the 558th Tactical Fighter Squadron stationed at Cam Rahn Air Base during the Vietnam War. On Dec. 5, 1969 Captain Danielson, and his weapons systems officer, 1st Lt. Woody Bergeron, were shot down during a bombing run over the Mui Gia Pass in Laos. The subsequent rescue mission to save the two aviators stands as the largest combat search and rescue operation in the history of the U.S. Air Force.

Lieutenant Bergeron was rescued after 50 hours on the ground, with enemy forces closing in as near as 25 meters of his position. Captain Danielson wasn't as fortunate. He would be listed as Missing in Action until 1976 when his status was officially changed to Killed In Action/Body Not Recovered.

The rescue operation to save the two former members of the 558th is now simply referred to as "Boxer 22," the call sign the pair took off with that day.

Please join us on the 2nd as we show our appreciation to Woody, and all military veterans, for allowing us to have our Independence. 

Lunch will be held at the Union County Community Center from 11:30 - 1:00.  Lunch will be catered by The View Grill and will cost $12 per person.  (Part of the proceeds will benefit our Scholastic Scholarship Funds)