Off your cell phone or anything that might make noise during the program. Thank you for doing that. This past march marked the 50th anniversary of the u. S. Navy Fighter Weapons program. We are thrilled this evening to welcome the programs founder, dan pederson. He entered the u. S. Navy in 1953 and went on to become the senior officer in the group of nine men who formed the legendary Top Gun Program at Naval Air Station miramar in march of 1969. He served in combat during the vietnam war with the flying crews on the uss hancock and three on the uss enterprise. He retired as a captain, having accumulated 6100 flight hours and 1005 flight carrier landings while flying 39 different types of aircraft. For those of you who know pedersons story from the 1986 movie, top gun, Jerry Bruckheimer is producing, top gun maverick, a sequel in 2020. His book is available for purchase and signing following this conversation. Here to keep the conversation going is larry burke, curator of Naval Aviatio
Each give a short presentation and then returned to the stage for a moderated conversation with thomas lloyd bunny mellon bunny mellon, who wass thomas boyd. [applause] thomas hello. Just wanted to share a quick couple thoughts about my grandmother and give me some personal perspective i think is helpful in this and thinking for hosting this event. Spending time with my grandmother as a little boy was an experience dipped in intimidation and fascination. Although we were not close, i greatly admired her from afar and her ability to really solve problems and make people feel comfortable. Graham gram bunny, as we called her, exhibited an ability to invent classical solutions in a variety of ways. I have learned from many people over the years. Whether it was entertaining the prince or princess of wales, myself, or her daughter, she would regularly fix broken flower stems with a bandaid right before their arrival for a party. She would also sometimes sniff any flagging floral arrangements
Associated with the crime family. That all happens tonight on cspan2 book tv. Now here is Merrill Gordon on the life of bunny mellon. Okay. I think were gonna get started. Thank you everyone for coming. My name is cody and i help with the events here at the culture on columbus and we are so pleased to be hosting mel gordon for this conversation on the life of an american legend, bonnie bunny mellon. We are nestled here on the Upper West Side and weve been here almost three years. Some of you may remember the space. We are so happy to be here and to be able to celebrate this great and important work. Do take note that cspan is here recording the talk. During the q a session, if you will give us a couple seconds to run the microphone to you so shes not talking to no one on the recording. After words if you give us a couple seconds to set up we will have a signing at the front near the register. Eyeing courage you to pick up a copy or two or three so we can continue to be here and celebra
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