Wright Brothers Day Program

Friday, December 17, 2021
8:30 a.m. Park Gates Open to Visitors

PRELUDE BAND CONCERT

  • First Flight High School Band, Bob Lamberg, Director

9:00 a.m. ANNIVERSARY PROGRAM

WELCOME & GUEST RECOGNITION

  • Michael Fonseca, President, First Flight Society, Inc.

PRESENTATION OF COLORS

  • Camden High School ROTC Color Guard

NATIONAL ANTHEM

  • Graham Outten

INVOCATION 

  • Father Nathan Finnin, Rector, St Andrews By The Sea Episcopalian Church

WRIGHT BROTHERS NATIONAL MEMORIAL PARK

  • Dave Hallac, Superintendent – NPS Outer Banks Group

WRIGHT BROTHERS STORY 

  • Darrell Collins, Historian & FFS Lifetime Member

WRIGHT LEGACY – BREAKING BARRIERS

  • Elizabeth Hudick, NPS Lead Interpreter

HONORING DR. SALLY RIDE   

  • Reid Wilson, Secretary & Executive Director, U.S. Dept of Natural & Cultural Resources
  • David McGowan, Center Chief Engineer
  • Morgan Appel, Assistant Dean of Education
  • SALLY RIDE’s INDUCTION INTO THE PAUL E. GARBER FIRST FLIGHT SHRINE

WREATH PRESENTATION BY 1903 WITNESS DESCENDANTS 

  • Darrell Collins & Judith Fearing, FFS Director & Elijah Baum Descendant

FLYOVER TRIBUTE TO WRIGHT BROTHERS NATIONAL MEMORIAL

  • NASA aircraft, Ft. Bragg 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade
  • Candy Bomber’s C-54 Spirit of Freedom

The Spirit of Freedom will land at First Flight Airstrip and be open for tours throughout the day.

The Outer Banks Repeaters Association will take Wright Brothers National Memorial on the air world-wide as part of “Parks on the Air”.  Stop by and visit with them, be a guest operator, learn about HAM radio.  Location WBNM Pilot Facility.