THE TALK: "Thanks for My Everything"
presented at Florida Gulf Coast University, 2009 Courage in the First Person Symposium
(PDF of symposium agenda)
HONORARIA RECEIVED AND RECOGNITION OF JIM'S TALK
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| Kent County Airport (1975) | Grand Rapids Rotary Club (1984) | Warner, Norcross, and Judd (via Rich DeVos; 1986) | Michigan Air Guard (1987) | |
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| National Guard Association of Michigan (1989) | Michigan National Guard (1990) | Michigan Freedom Academy (2006) | Michigan Freedom Academy (2008) | |
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| from the Boy Scouts of America, 1985 | from Amway Corporation, Carey Spring Leadership event, 1988 | from the Michigan Freedom Foundation, 1989 | from the National Guard Association of Michigan, 1989 | |
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| from the Michigan Air National Guard Senior Noncommissioned Officers Conference, 1990 | from Rotary International, 1990 | from the Michigan Air National Guard 110th Fighter Wing, 1996 | from the Special Operations Medical Association, 2001 | |
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| from the Michigan Freedom Academy, 2012, for recognition of participation from 1988-2012 | "Golden BB," meaning "the one that didn’t kill you," provided by the 354th Tactical Fighter Squadron | Framed poster signed by all students and instructors of F-105 School for Combat class (1968) | Pencil drawing of an F-105D | |
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| Detail of pencil drawing of an F-105D | Stainless steel wind tunnel model of F-105B, provided by Larry Meal |
F-105F, constructed by Chris Chase | F-105F model, constructed by Chris Chase. | |
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| Revetment model of 530 airplane shot down in, constructed by Chris Chase. | Ejection seat model, constructed by Chris Chase. | Metal sign created by Rod Bracy. |