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Presentation of Royal

August 14, 2019 St. Mary the Virgin, Aldermanbury

AMERICA’S NATIONAL CHURCHILL MUSEUM A Presentation of the Order of Ceremony Ensign James Linter O.B.E Royal Air Force Air and Air Attaché Prelude British Embassy Washington, D.C. Jerusalem by Sir C. Hubert Parry Acceptance of the Welcome Royal Air Force Ensign Mr. Timothy Riley Fletcher Lamkin, Ph.D. Sandra L. and Monroe E. Trout Director , USA Ret.; President of Westminster College and Chief Curator and Churchill Fellow

Greetings The National Anthems Brig. Gen. Maurice M. McKinney of Great Britain and Missouri Air National Guard Chief of Staff the of America God Save the Queen and Excerpt from Prime Minister The Star Spangled Banner ’s Speech to House of Commons, August 20, 1940 Remarks Randell Gelzer Linter Senior Director of State and Local Government Operations, Boeing Company Postlude The Eagle Squadrons ’s Hymn by David Schwoebel Gary D. Joyner, Ph.D. Director Strategy Alternatives Consortium Chair & Gretchen Huedepohl. Organist Professor of History, LSU Shreveport

“High Flight” by John G. Gillespie, Jr. Guests are invited to view the exhibition, The Hon. Mark Sutherland Her Majesty’s Hon. Consul of the The Few: Winston Churchill, of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to Missouri the Royal Air Force and the In Memoriam: Lt. John F. Lutz which opens today in the Anson Cutts Gallery. Richard Harding Lt. General, USAF, Ret. Dr. Gary Joyner Director Strategy Alternatives Consortium Chair & Professor of History, LSU Shreveport

will deliver an opening Gallery Talk on the Eagle Squadrons this afternoon at 1:30 p.m.

1 AMERICA’S NATIONAL CHURCHILL MUSEUM AMERICA’S NATIONAL CHURCHILL MUSEUM 2 Timothy Riley Brig. Gen. Maurice M. McKinney

Since 2016, Timothy Riley has served as the Brig. Gen. Maurice M. McKinney serves as the Missouri Air National Guard Sandra L. and Monroe E. Trout Director Chief of Staff. His responsibilities include development and implementation and Chief Curator for America’s National of Missouri Air National Guard strategy, policy, plans, initiatives, and Churchill Museum. Mr. Riley is a graduate, administrative actions for more than 2,200 Airmen assigned to the state. cum-laude, of Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin and pursued post- Gen. McKinney is also The ’s senior Air National Guard graduate study at Columbia University advisor regarding future Missouri Air National Guard missions and innovation in the City of New York. He served as a activities with Department of Defense components and agencies, Air Force curatorial assistant, education assistant Commands, and National Guard Bureau Directorates. Under his and lectures/concerts coordinator at The vision and direction, Gen. McKinney is also responsible for developing Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Missouri National Guard’s cyberspace strategic and operational plans, state- From 2006 through 2012 Mr. Riley served as director of The Trout Museum of wide cyber incident response plan, and cyber homeland defense initiatives. Art in Appleton, and was appointed Director Emeritus in 2012. Mr. Riley was Prior to his Chief of Staff assignment, Gen. McKinney served as U.S Cyber inducted into the Association of Churchill Fellows of Westminster College in Command’s Director, Persistent Cyber Training Environment, where he led 2016. their $450M Persistent Cyber Training Environment capability development and requirements program. Gen. McKinney is a national cyber and strategic As Director and Chief Curator, Mr. Riley has expanded the Museum’s reach, thought leader. He provides strategic and operational advice to senior curating exhibitions aboard the Queen Mary in Long Beach, California, at the cyber leaders within the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, Society of Four Arts in Palm Beach, Florida and at Washington University in St. National Counterterrorism Center, U.S. Cyber Command, Air Forces Cyber, Louis, among others. The latter exhibition was hailed as “the most significant Army Cyber Command, Fleet Cyber Command, and Marine Forces exhibition of Churchill’s paintings in North America.” During the Museum’s Cyberspace Command. 50th Anniversary Weekend, Mr. Riley opened the exhibition Painting as a Pastime: From Winston to the White House showcasing for the first time publicly paintings by President Kennedy, Eisenhower and George W. Bush Randell Gelzer alongside those of their inspiration, Winston Churchill. He is the author or co- author of more than 20 articles on a variety of art, music and historical topics, Randell Gelzer, Senior Director of State and Local Government Operations, including several essays about Winston Churchill. He is a contributing editor Boeing Company. Gelzer joined the Boeing Company in 2005 and currently for The Finest Hour, the journal of the International Churchill Society. Under oversees their governmental activities. Prior to joining Boeing, Gelzer served his leadership, America’s National Churchill Museum admissions has increased in the U.S. Army as a Field Artillery in the 3rd Infantry . by 35%. He earned his B.S. in Systems Engineering from the United States Military Academy and his MBA from Saint Louis University’s John Cook School of The Hon. Mark Sutherland Business.

The Honorable Mark Sutherland is Her Majesty’s Hon. Consul of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to Missouri. Sutherland was born in Scotland and grew up in and was appointed to this role in 2017.

3 AMERICA’S NATIONAL CHURCHILL MUSEUM AMERICA’S NATIONAL CHURCHILL MUSEUM 4 Gary Joyner Air Commodore James Linter O.B.E. M.A. RAF Gary Joyner grew up in Farmerville, La. Following graduation from high school, he attended Louisiana Tech University, earning a bachelor’s degree with Air Commodore James Linter joined the a double major in history and geography. He earned a master’s degree from Royal Air Force as a navigator and spent the same institution, focusing on military history. He earned his Doctor of his early career on the Tornado in the Philosophy Degree from St. Martin’s College, Lancaster, England. Gary is Chair, Ground Attack and Reconnaissance roles. Department of History and Social Sciences, LSU in Shrevepor and Director, His flying tours, as a Qualified Weapons Red River Regional Studies Center, LSU in Shreveport. Dr. Joyner is the author Instructor, flight and of numerous books on the American Civil War. commander, included Op DESERT FOX in 1998 and Op TELIC in 2003. He Richard Harding commanded 12(B) Squadron on operations Lt. General, USAF, Ret. in in 2008 and as the first Tornado GR4 Detachment to Afghanistan in 2009. He has over 3000 flying hours. Non-flying tours included the NATO CAOC General Richard C. Harding at Finderup in Denmark and the deployable Joint Force Headquarters based (retired) served as Judge Advocate General at PJHQ Northwood. During this tour he was deployed for the elections in of the . He was the the Democratic Republic of the Congo and for the evacuation of the Lebanon highest-ranking uniformed attorney in the in 2006. Air Force, and led over 4,400 uniformed and civilian lawyers, paralegals and legal He served as the Assistant Head Counter-Terrorism and Global support personnel. General Harding is the Commitments in the Operations Directorate of the Ministry of Defence for son of an Air Force officer and grandson of two years from 2010 before commanding RAF Akrotiri in from Jan a Naval officer. He received both a Bachelor 2012 to Dec 2013. of Science degree and a Juris Doctor degree On promotion to Air Commodore he served as Director USAFCENT from the University of Arkansas. He entered CAOC, Al Udeid from July 2014 to January 2015. This tour included combat the Air Force with a direct commission in 1980 and served with distinction in a operations in Afghanistan and the start of Coalition operations against Daesh variety of assignments including six assignments as a staff judge advocate at the in Iraq and Syria. Prior to being appointed as Air Attaché Washington in Sep unified command, major command, and several numbered air force and wing 2017, he served as Head of Defence Engagement Strategy in the Ministry of levels. On September 11, 2001, General Harding was in an underground facility Defence in . near Omaha, Nebraska taking part in an exercise. Less than an hour into the exercise, he was notified of the first of two planes to crash into one of the World Air Commodore Linter has masters degrees from University College, Oxford Trade Center towers in New York City. Twenty minutes later, the second plane and King’s College, London; is a member of the Royal College of Defence crashed through the second tower. The exercise was then cancelled. General Studies and a graduate of the Higher Command and Staff Course. He was Harding recalls: “then the phone that never rings…rang.” He learned that made an Officer of the Order of the in 2010 and has twice President George W. Bush would be arriving at the underground facility within been Mentioned in Despatches for gallantry. the hour. Harding took part in briefing the president, Vice President Dick He is married to Ann and they have 2 adult children. In his spare time, Air Cheney, and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld as officials decided how to Commodore Linter enjoys walking and running. He is a trustee of the Union respond to the most deadly terrorist attack on the United States in the nation’s Jack Club, a club for non-commissioned ranks, in London. Enjoyment of life history. General Harding retired from the United States Air Force on April 1, is balanced by a long-standing support of Blackburn Rovers Football Club; he 2014. He now lives in Columbia, Missouri. hopes his new team, DC United, will fare better.

5 AMERICA’S NATIONAL CHURCHILL MUSEUM AMERICA’S NATIONAL CHURCHILL MUSEUM 6 Fletcher Lamkin, Ph.D.

Dr. Fletcher Lamkin returned to Westminster College in July 2017 as its 22nd President. During Dr. Lamkin’s previous tenure as Westminster’s President (2000-2007), the College enjoyed record fundraising and enrollment and a significant improvement in campus and facilities. Westminster experienced record growth for four straight The Eagle Squadrons years and successfully completed a capital campaign that raised $80 million—a record for colleges of Westminster’s Before the United States officially entered World War II, it was illegal for U.S. size in Missouri at that time. citizens to join any armed forces that belonged to a foreign country. The penalty Previously, President Lamkin was Dean of the Academic Board of West Point, was loss of citizenship (though Congress later passed a blanket pardon in 1944). where he tripled the number of civilian faculty, quadrupled externally funded However, this didn’t stop American Charles Sweeney from recruiting citizens research, and enhanced the Academy’s connection to the academic community to volunteer for the Royal Air Force (RAF). After some persuasion, the UK Air while playing a major fund raising role. While at West Point, he served as a Ministry allowed American squadrons to be formed within the RAF, which department head and as Vice Dean prior to becoming West Point’s 10th Dean. were called the Eagle Squadrons. He retired from the Army as a in 2000. The first Eagle Squadron (No. 71), was created September of 1940, with only A career Army officer in the U.S. Army from 1964-2000, President Lamkin 6 pilots, to aid with the Battle of Britain. The second squadron (No. 121) was comes from a family with over a century of military service. His command and created in May of 1941, and the third and final (No. 133), was formed in July of staff positions were battery command in Vietnam, operations officer 1941. By the end of that year, all Eagle Squadrons were equipped with Spitfires in Korea, and battalion command in . His awards and decorations and provided crticial air support for Great Britain. include the Distinguished Service Medal, Bronze Star, Meritorious Service The Eagle Squadrons were transferred to the 8th Air Force of the United States Medal (six awards), Air Medal (five awards), Army Commendation Medal, and Army Air Force and became the 4th Fighter on September 29, 1942. Army Achievement Medal. 71, 121, and 133 respectively became the 334th, 335th, and 336th Fighter President Lamkin holds a bachelor of science degree from the U.S. Military Squadrons. With special orders, former pilots of the Eagle Squadrons could Academy, a Master of Science degree in engineering from the University of wear their RAF pilot’s wings on their American uniform. By this time, the California at Berkeley, a Master of Arts degree in national security and strategic pilots of the Eagle Squadrons had earned Distinguished Flying Crosses and one studies from Salve Regina College, and a Doctor of philosophy from the Distinguished Service Order. University of Washington. In September 1992, The Eagle Squadron Association conducted a Service of Remembrance here for the 50th anniversary of the Eagle Squadron’s transfer to the United States. During this ceremony, St. Mary the Virgin Aldermanbury was named the official chapel of the Eagle Squadrons. Twenty surviving Eagle Squadron members attended, including Carroll W. McColpin, who represented the Eagle Squadron Association.

7 AMERICA’S NATIONAL CHURCHILL MUSEUM AMERICA’S NATIONAL CHURCHILL MUSEUM 8 First Lt. John Frederick Lutz

First Lt. John Frederick Lutz was born August 18, 1918 in Fulton, Missouri. After graduating from Fulton High School in 1936, he attended Westminster College for one year until he transferred to Brawley Junior College, where he graduated the Upcoming Events following year. Lutz enlisted in the Royal Air Force as a member of the Number 71 Eagle Squadron in September of 1941 at the age September 19, 2019 of 23. He took part in many air battles over John Findley Green Europe and continued with the U.S. 8th Air Foundation Lecture Force after the Eagle Squadrons’ transfer in Dr. Madeline Albright September of 1942. Former United States Secretary of State On May 4, 1943 Lutz’s plane was hit when engaging with several German fighters September 19, 2019 during a bomber escort mission and he was Reflections on Breakthrough forced to bail out over the . Hon. Edwina Sandys M.B.E. He and his plane were never found. Artist and Granddaughter of Clementine and Winston Churchill A permanent exhibition at the Museum honors Lt. Lutz’s service and sacrifice. As October 1, 2019 part of the Museum’s 50th Anniversary Celebration in May, the City of Fulton Nursing Churchill officially declared May, 4, 2019, as “Lt. John F. Lutz Day.” Jill Rose Author

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9 AMERICA’S NATIONAL CHURCHILL MUSEUM AMERICA’S NATIONAL CHURCHILL MUSEUM 10 The Association Of Churchill Fellows

The Association of Churchill Fellows is an honorary society of persons dedicated to the development and utilization of America’s National Churchill Museum. Fellows are nominated by the Board of Trustees of Westminster College and can be identified by their distinctive medal awarded in a ceremony held at the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Aldermanbury. The Museum exists to perpetuate the memory and achievements of Sir Winston Churchill and his legacy of principled leadership.

Board of Governors

Philip J. Boeckman A. Van L. Brokaw III Nancy E. Carver Chair and Senior Fellow St. Louis, MO St. Louis, MO London, UK

Robert L. DeFer Earle H. Harbison, Jr. William C. Ives St. Louis, MO St. Louis, MO Chapel Hill, NC

R. Crosby Kemper III Barbara D. Lewington Richard J. Mahoney Kansas City, MO St. Louis, MO St. Louis, MO

Jean-Paul L. Montupet G. Robert Muehlhauser Harold B. Oakley St. Louis, MO Pleasanton, CA Quincy, IL

William Piper Suzanne D. Richardson William H. Roedy St. Louis, MO St. Louis, MO London, UK

The Hon. Edwina Sandys, M.B.E. James M. Schmuck, Ph.D Judith A. Schwartz, Ph.D. New York, NY Wildwood, MO Columbia, MO

Linda Gill Taylor Monroe E. Trout, M.D. John C. Wade Edgerton, MO Appleton, WI Wildwood, MO

The Rt.Hon. Lord Watson of Richmond, C.B.E Richmond-upon-Thames, UK

Emeriti and ex officio

Hjalma E. Johnson Fletcher M. Lamkin, Ph.D. John R. McFarland Dade City, FL President, Westminster College, Fulton, MO St. Louis, MO Rev. Harold L. Ogden Timothy S. Riley William H. Tyler Glen Ellyn, IL Sandra L. and Monroe E. Trout Pebble Beach, CA Director and Chief Curator

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