December 17, 2023
120th Anniversary of First Flight
Free admission to Wright Brothers National Memorial
Honorees-Paul Garber Shrine Walter and Olive Ann Beech
Walter Beech (1891-1950); Olive Ann Beech (1903-1993)
Founders of Beech Aircraft Company
Commemorative Event Schedule
- Prelude Band Concert: First Flight High School Band, Bob Ebert, Director
- 9:00 a.m. Welcome & Guest Recognition: Robin Snyder, Deputy Superintendent, Outer Banks Group
- Presentation of Colors: Camden County High School Coast Guard JROTC, MC L Dupree, Director
- National Anthem: Betsy Robinson
- Invocation: Marc O’Neal, Pastor Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church
- Welcome-National Park Service: David Hallac, Superintendent, National Parks of Eastern North Carolina
- Welcome – First Flight Society, INC: Michael Fonseca, President, First Flight Society
- Wright Brothers’ Story: David True, NPS
- Keynote Speaker: C.K. Lee, Vice-President of the American Bonanza Society
- Walter and Olive Ann Beech Portrait unveiling: Jeffrey Pitt, Grandson of Walter and Olive Ann Beech
- Wreath Presentation: Paul Wright Jameson, Great-grand nephew of Wright brothers
- Flyover – 10:35 pending weather