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Military Tribute Banner Program 

Military Tribute Banner Ordering Instructions

SPONSORSHIP RATE:

$150.00 per regular sponsorship

Click here to download or view the instructions:

Please click here to view or download the PowerPoint presentation concerning the updated / revised program.  You can trigger viewing from the downloaded copy provided if necessary.
POA Military Banners Presentation 04.16.20 Rev2.pptx 

Click here to view Tribute Banner Promotional Video:
MTB Promotional Video

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The link below is a Virtual Wall of all those lost during the Vietnam war with the names, bio's and other information of our lost heroes.

http://www.virtualwall.org/iStates.htm

       

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                    VA Office Has Moved

Many vets may not be aware that the Vets office has moved from the old courthouse in Canton to a new location:

220 Brown Industrial Pkwy
Suite 150
Canton, GA  30115 

That is the street that leads to the library at Exit 19. Turn west off I-575 onto GA Hwy 20 toward downtown Canton and Brown Industrial Pkwy is the first traffic light after the interchange.  220 is the same building as the Drivers License building.  Suite 150 is on the front of the building.

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July Membership   Meeting

  11:30am,

13 July 2022

“Operation Downfall
Part 1"

Jeff Johnson

Menu:
Hamburgers and hot dogs, potato salad, baked beans Sweet & Unsweet Tea + Water

Price: $20 including tax and gratuity Please bring exact amount with you if paying with cash. No Checks

Jeffery Johnson is a veteran of the United States Navy, having served on US military bases in Japan in the enlisted ranks as a Cryptologic Technician during the final years of the Cold War. He resides in Buford, GA with his wife Mayumi, from Nagasaki, Japan, and is currently employed by Cox Enterprises where he has served on the leadership of Cox’s military veteran employees resource group.

In his free time, Jeff serves as Aide de Camp to the commander of the Atlanta World War II Roundtable and Vice President of the Georgia Chapter of the Eighth Air Force Historical Society. He is a member of the Commemorative Air Force’s Airbase Georgia where his project management and video production skills are put to work on warbird restoration projects and the annual World War II Heritage Days event in Peachtree City. Jeff has served as technical advisor for National Geographic Channel’s World War II television programing and he serves as a videographer for the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force in Pooler, GA. where he also serves on the museum’s committee for its annual “Flags for the Fallen” Memorial Day event.

An expert on the planned 1945 US invasion of the Japanese Home Islands, Jeff gives talks to history and veterans groups on the subject with his “Downfall” presentation. Last July Jeff used imagery, sound, video, and animation, to bring Part 2 of “Downfall” to life for us.  He shared little-known details about the atomic bombs dropped on Japan with a focus on the Nagasaki mission and covered the planned US invasion of the Japanese Home Islands, codenamed “Operation Downfall”.

His program was a huge hit and prompted us to inquire if he would return to present “Downfall” Part 1 at a future date. Jeff has agreed to return to this luncheon meeting. Jeff developed Part I because he has found that many Americans are familiar with the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Third Reich in Europe, but are generally unfamiliar with the rise of America’s World War II Pacific enemy. Part 1 covers root causes and events, some that occurred hundreds of years ago and are seldom taught in the US, that led Japan to militarism and culminated with the attack on Pearl Harbor and the Pacific War. In case you need a refresher on Part 2, you can link to an article in the August 2021 Smoke Signals authored by Wayne Tidwell. 

Here is the link to Wayne's article: https://smokesignalsnews.com/eedition/news/page-n-005/page_984a911f-1d97-5a1f-910c-61eb1fcd5aa9.html

Please mark your calendar for attendance planning. Or better yet, click the meeting date in the Event Registration block at the top of this page.

We will have the 50/50 raffle drawing at the conclusion of the meeting. Tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5. Half to the winning ticket holder, half to the association treasury.

Please note if you are coming from outside the gates of Big Canoe, please email us with your name and phone number.  You will need a gate pass to enter the community. mailto:Paul.F.Goldstein@gmail.com

Communications Director, 
North GA Vets