Voices of Valor
A Tribute to the Greatest Generation

Saturday, February 8, 2025 – Doors open at 5:30 PM; Dinner at 7 PM

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Voices of Valor – A Tribute to the Greatest Generation

Black Tie or Military Uniform

Joe Mantegna

The Elite Show Band

Lisa Bell and Marguerita Maassen-Gilbertson

$525 Per Person/Sponsor Tables Available

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Honorees

RODGER KRAKÓW
1LT, US Army Air Corps (Ret) | B-17 Navigator | Bombardier

LYDIA VAN VOGT
Translator / Interpreter to Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
as he entered Dachau Concentration Camp

CHARLES T. PETTIT
Private First Class, US Army (Ret) | Anti-Aircraft Gunner

ARTHUR “MICK” DAWSON
Corporal, Royal Army Service Corps (Ret) 2nd Secretary, British Foreign Office (Ret)

COLIN S. BELL
Flight Lieutenant, Royal Air Force (Ret) Distinguished Flying Cross

PETER D. BEHENNA
Coxswain, US Navy Seabees (Ret)

JOE PETERBURS
Colonel, US Army Air Corps (Ret) | P-51 Pilot

JACK JACOBS
Colonel, US Army (Ret)
Medal of Honor Recipient

GARY SINISE
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

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One of the Highlight Events of the Season!

Hosted cocktail reception with passed appetizers
Gourmet dinner
Entertainment and dancing inside two hangars at the Palm Springs Air Museum

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A Look at Last Year’s Gala

Disney and LucasFilms’ Artist Steve Anderson will create the official 2025 Honoree portraits

The Palm Springs Air Museum is pleased to announce that Disney and LucasFilms’ Artist Steve Anderson is now the Official Artist for the Palm Springs Air Museum. Mr. Anderson, who did all 11 Star Wars films, will again create the official 2025 Honoree portraits for the Palm Springs Air Museum’s February 8, 2025 Gala. The 2025 theme is “Voices of Valor: A Tribute to the Greatest Generation.” The annual gala is the Palm Springs Air Museum’s largest fundraiser. Vice Chairman Fred Bell announced, “As we are undertaking a major expansion and modernization project with our education programs geared to inspire a new generation of aviators, scientists and engineers, the Palm Springs Air Museum is pleased to welcome Steve Anderson to our team. He has energized so many generations.”

Steve Anderson's Full Bio