Salute to Veterans Corporation Presents 22nd Annual Air Show Memorial Day Weekend

The Salute to Veterans Corporation invites the public to be their guests at the 22nd Annual Salute to Veterans Air Show over Memorial Day Weekend (May 29-30) at Columbia Regional Airport. Admission is absolutely FREE. You will not want to miss this year's event!

Ten demonstration teams will headline the Salute to Veterans Corporation Weekend Celebration:
The United States Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier Demonstration Team
The United States Navy East Coast F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Tactical Demonstration Team:
The United States Air Force A-10 West Thunderbolt II Demonstration Team
Heritage Flight with A-10 and P-38 Lightning warbird
The United States Army 101st Airborne "Screaming Eagles" Parachute Team
The Canadian Armed Forces Parachute Team
The Aeroshell Aerobatic Demonstration Team
The WWII USN SNJ Aerobatic Demonstration
The United States Army K-9 Corps Demonstration Team
The WWI Dawn Patrol - WWI "Flying Circus" of the Kansas City Dawn Patrol

Also, Static Display of Military Aircraft from All Eras will be present, such as Twelve WWI replicas, A-1D Skyraider, C-130 Hercules, AV-8B Harrier, A-10 Thunderbolt, USN E-6B Mercury, USN Lockheed Martin P-3 Orion; three P-51 Mustangs including the famous "Tuskegee Airmen" and a B-25 Mitchell Bomber.

During the air show, a Salute to the Nation Solemn Ceremony will occur, which include:
Playing of National Anthems of the United States and Canada
21-Gun Salute
Reading of the 225 names from the Veterans Memorials at the Boone County Courthouse, honoring those Veterans from WWI to the present, who gave their lives in service to their country
Honored Guests, Tuskegee Airmen, WASPs, will march to Show Central, led by the Boone County Fire Protection District Bagpipers
Introduction of Honored Guests and Reunion Groups
Bagpipers Concert

A Banquet for honored guests will be held May 29 at University of MO Hearnes Arena. Honored guests include:

Captain Mary Burch Nirmaier, USAFR, Ret., and Mrs. Patricia Young, WWII Women Air Service Pilots (WASP)
Brigadier General Stephen L. Danner, Adjutant General, MO National Guard
Colonel Michel Latouche, Commander CAD 1 Forces
Major General Frank J. Grass, US Army
Colonel Bernard Schwartze, USAF
Vice Admiral Mark D. Harnitchek, USN
Captain Robert L. (Hoot) Gibson, US Navy, (Ret). NASA Astronaut, Racing Pilot
Captain William Bond, US Navy (Ret)
Major General Arnold Fields, US Marine Corps (Ret)
Lieutenant General Dennis D. Cavin, US Army (Ret)
Colonel Charles DeBellevue, US Air Force (Ret)
Colonel Charles McGee, US Air Force (Ret)

Please visit http://www.salute.org/index.shtm for more details and registration information. Also visit aeroexperience.blogspot.com for the latest aerospace news features.