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The Air Force Museum Foundation to Host
Annual Legacy Data Plate Wall of Honor Tribute Ceremony
Stories honoring the actions and service of veterans, friends and family members will be celebrated on Thursday, May 24 at 11:00 a.m. at the Air Force Museum Foundation’s Legacy Data Plate Wall of Honor Tribute Ceremony.
The ceremony will be held in front of the Legacy Data Plate Wall of Honor near the Visitor Entrance to the National Museum of the U.S. Air ForceTM. Each of the over 1,000 aviation-grade stainless steel Legacy Data Plates on the Wall of Honor represents a story that makes up a unique and enduring tribute to someone special.
Keynote speaker Lt Gen John L. Hudson, USAF (Ret), Director, the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force has contributed multiple plates to the Wall of Honor and will share those stories as well as pay tribute to everyone honored on the Wall. Hudson entered the Air Force in 1973 as a distinguished graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy and served for 36 years on active duty in a variety of positions including T-38 instructor pilot; A-10 pilot, instructor pilot and flight examiner; and test pilot. He served as director of several Air Force and joint system program offices and was senior military assistant to the Under Secretary for Defense for Acquisition and Technology.
Mr. Hudson also held assignments as Program Executive Officer and Program Director, Joint Strike Fighter Program, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition; and Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for International Affairs.
He last served as Commander of the Aeronautical Systems Center at Wright-Patterson AFB before his retirement in October 2009 in the grade of lieutenant general. He was appointed to the Senior Executive Service in December 2009 and served as the museum's Deputy Director until December 2010.
To view stories of the honorees on the Legacy Data Plate Wall of Honor, or to find out how you can honor a loved one with a Legacy Data Plate, visit www.legacydataplates.com or contact Rebecca Vachon at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 937.656.9607.
The Air Force Museum Foundation, Inc., established in 1960, raises funds and awareness to support the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force mission. For more information on the Air Force Museum Foundation, visit www.afmuseum.com
The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio, is the service’s national institution for preserving and presenting the Air Force story from the beginning of military flight to today’s war on terrorism. It is free to the public and features more than 360 aerospace vehicles and missiles and thousands of artifacts amid more than 19 acres of indoor exhibit space. Each year about one million visitors from around the world visit the museum. For more information, visit www.nationalmuseum.af.mil