Katie Troccoli
505 ARCT president laid out the forum agenda. Vets seated in front (clockwise from 6 o'clock position are: Jess Samaniego, Ed Sayre, Ed Wheelock, Ed Hamilton, John Coates, Ray Fary, Ralph Yeager, Ralph King, Brody Hand and John Majka

Gene Garren
acted as moderator and ensured every vet had a say.  He posed insightful questions to et the pace during the session

Table Two
seated veterans are [l-r, clockwise] George Shenkle, Rock Merritt (partially obscured), Bob Chisolm, unidentified 505th veteran, Bob Speers

Henry "Duke" Boswell
(505th) recounts some of his background

George Shenkle
(E, 508) fields a question

Brody Hand
(C, 508)described POW experiences

Ed Sayre
505 & 508) a late-comer preferred to give deference to men who fought