William is in great health and his memory of both the events of December 7 th, 1941 and the years that followed which found him flying B-17’s out of Italy was remarkable.įinally, the VOF participated in the Dale City Independence Day Parade to close out the first half of the year (First half plus 4). Without a doubt, the highlight of the weekend was our interview with 98 year old Pearl Harbor survivor William Bonelli. When it was all said and done, the VOF conducted 15 interviews with veterans and civilians from WWII to the present day War on Terror. This is a must attend event every year as thousands turn out to see vintage warbirds in flight, WWII reenactors from both the Allied and Axis Powers and the chance to meet Word War II veterans. Three weeks after Virginia Beach, the VOF was in Reading, PA for the Mid-Atlantic Air Museums World War II Weekend. Interviews were conducted and the mission of the museum and this years open house were promoted.
This is the 3 rd year the VOF has brought the mobile recording studio to the event and the first time without rain. The summer event season kicked off for the Voices of Freedom in Virginia Beach at the annual Warbirds Over the Beach held May 17-19. As we move into the second half of the year, we look back on a busy summer season for the Voices of Freedom and progress made to the museum as we continue to work towards building a permanent facility in Prince William County. The beginning of July marks the end of the first half of 2019.
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