Event Type
Special Event

Location
Side Gallery

Medal of Honor recipient, former Northwest resident, retired U.S. Army Maj. Patrick Brady will be the keynote speaker at The Museum of Flight's annual Veteran's Day Ceremony beginning Nov 11 at 2pm in the Side Gallery. The Museum of Flight President and CEO, Dr. Bonnie J. Dunbar, and City of Tukwila Mayor Jim Haggerton will deliver additional comments. An honor guard will be provided by the Overlake Squadron Civil Air Patrol. The ceremony will be complemented by a performance by the Boeing Employee's Concert Band at 1:00pm. On Veteran's Day, all U.S. veteran's and current U.S. military personnel will be admitted to the Museum free of charge.

Born in Philip, S.D., Gen. Brady attended Seattle's O'Dea High School and is a graduate of Seattle University. During the Vietnam Conflict he served with the Medical Service Corps, flying UH-1H Huey air ambulance helicopters. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for piloting four extremely dangerous rescue flights in Vietnam on Jan. 6, 1968. Through his courageous airmanship 51 wounded men were safely evacuated.