From: Julian Black
Date: 4/7/2014 8:32:37 PM
To: Julian Black
Subject: FW: DNN Article - Delta's Garrett to
be added to GA Aviation Hall of Fame April 26, 2014, employees
invited to event
To Delta Pilots and Employees:
Mr. Dave Garrett was an Honorary Member of Delta Golden
Wings for many
years. He was a special friend to all Delta employees.
We hope to have a great turn out for this special occasion.
Delta Golden Wings
-----Original Message-----
From: Jones, Glenda [mailto:Glenda.Jones@delta.com]
Sent: Monday, April 07, 2014 5:49 PM
Subject: DNN Article - Delta's Garrett to be added to GA
Aviation Hall of
Fame, employees invited to event
Importance: High
Dear Delta Retiree Groups:
Please see the attached DeltaNet article and contest
instructions regarding
Dave Garrett's induction to the Georgia Aviation
Hall of Fame, on April 26, 2014.
Regards,
Glenda Jones
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
HR Service Delievery
404-773-8125 office
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Dave Garrett Essay Contest
Contest Information
The Dave Garrett, former CEO of Delta Air Lines, will be inducted
into the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame in Warner Robbins Georgia, Saturday,
April 26, 2014. Delta will select 20 employees/retirees to attend the black-tie
Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame Annual Induction Banquet.
Employees/Retirees interested in attending compliments of Delta
are asked to write a story or reminiscence about Dave Garrett and submit via
email to WorkLife.HR@delta.com by April 18, 2014
at 11:59 P.M. (ET). 20 entries that best depict Dave Garrett , his influence on
Delta culture and his love of Delta will be selected as winners. Each winner will
receive two (2) tickets to the event (valued at $75.00 each) for the winner and
a guest. Stories will also be shared on DeltaNet.
The Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame Annual Induction Banquet begins
with a one-hour reception held in the Century of Flight Hangar at the Georgia
Museum of Aviation at 6:00 p.m., Saturday, April 26, 2014, surrounded by
historic aircraft as well as the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame, guests will
then be treated to a gourmet dinner and live presentations to each of four
honorees, including Dave Garrett.
Contest Eligibility:
Open to all Delta employees and retirees at all U.S. and Non-U.S.
locations.
Essay Guideline:
In 300 words or less tell us your favorite story or reminiscences
about Dave Garrett that best depict Dave Garrett, his influence on Delta
culture and his love of Delta .
Contest Window:
This contest begins at 12:01 A.M. eastern time (ET) on April 8,
2014, and ends at 11:59 P.M. ET on April 18, 2014.
Entry Guidelines:
No limit to the number of entries per
employee
Sponsor is not responsible for lost,
late, illegible, or incomplete entries; or entries not received for any reason.
By entering, Entrant warrants that his or her entry (a) is
original and does not infringe the intellectual-property rights of any third
party, (b) has not been published in any medium, and (c) has not won an award.
How to Enter:
Employees and retirees can submit a story or reminiscence about
Dave Garrett via email to WorkLife.HR@delta.com between 12:01 A.M. (ET) Tuesday, April 8, 2014
and 11:59 P.M. (ET) Friday, April 18, 2014.
Winner notification:
Winners will be notified
the week of April 21, 2014. Each winner will receive two (2) tickets to the event,
for them and a guest, valued at $75.00 each.
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From: robert moser
Date: 3/26/2014 6:03:21 PM
To: Mark Sztanyo;
Subject:: Eiffel Tower Pilot has Died
Famed WWII Pilot Who Flew Through Eiffel Tower Died
William
Overstreet Jr., a World War II fighter pilot who in 1944 famously flew his
P-51C Mustang through the arches of the Eiffel Tower while in pursuit of a
German Messerschmitt Bf 109G aircraft, died at a hospital in Roanoke , Va. , on
Dec. 29, reported the local paper. He was 92. The cause of his death was not
immediately clear, according to various press reports. The famous flight was
said to have inspired French Resistance fighters on the ground in Nazi-occupied
Paris at the time. "He figured I'd try to get around and he'd have time to
get away. He was wrong," Overstreet once said in an interview posted on
NPR. "I was ri ght behind him, right under the Eiffel Tower with him. And
when he pulled up, I did get him. But that's a huge space. That's not close at
all. It's plenty of room to go under the Eiffel Tower , but it makes a good
story." Overstreet was awarded many medals for his service in the US
Army Air Forces 357th squadron, but one of his "greatest honors" was
receiving France 's Legion of Honor during a D-Day memorial ceremony in 2009,
at the age of 88, states the paper. During the ceremony, the French ambassador
said Overstreet led "some of the most heroic actions that we have ever
heard of" during the liberation of France in WWII, reported The Roanoke
Times. He was preceded in death by his wife Nita Brackens.
In
today's politically correct Air Force; he'd get an Air Medal for the Kill -
then be Court-Martialed.
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