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[email protected] Feature writers: Bob Peterman, Spencer Vail, Bob Osborn, Bruce Anderson, Earl Scott , John Jennings, Bud Varty Contributors: Don Trombley, Jim Lilley Guest Contributors: Stewart Bailey The Sunday crew has welcomed Lonnie Prather as their Day Captain. Receiv- ing his captain’s bars in a re- cent ceremony, he now leads the group he has been a part of for the past few cruiting to meet the needs years. of the Sunday crew. “The JUNE JUNE 2014 Volume 8 Issue 6 Lonnie is a crew is running very Viet Nam vet- smoothly,” he says, “but at eran, having times we are short of peo- “A Volunteer Newsletter by Volunteers” by Newsletter Volunteer “A flown Huey helicopters as a ple in the Goose, B-17, and part of the 101st Airborne Divi- membership. By cross training sion. During his Viet Nam tour the docents, we will be able to he logged over 4200 combat do more with the people that hours and received 42 air we have, both in the Aviation medals. and Space Museums.” Prior to being elected Day Lonnie looks forward to Captain, Lonnie had been lead many years of providing an in- 1st lieutenant in the Space formative, rewarding, educa- Museum. Day Captain Riley tional experience Sanders suggested that for the Museum Lonnie apply for his position. “I guests. was honored that he would ask me to apply, but I told him that he would be hard to re- place,” Lonnie told us.