Friday, Saturday & Sunday
April 20-22, 2007
“Honoring Our Marines
Today and Tomorrow”
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For the 2nd Annual Marine Parents conference, we're building ANOTHER phenomenal lineup of breakout sessions, speakers and authors.
In keeping with the 2007 conference theme, “Honoring Our Marines Today and Tomorrow”, our keynote speaker will be LtGen. George R. Christmas who is currently the President of the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation. Additional speakers will be Colonel Jack Jackson, USMC Retired, and Dr. Mike Colson, former Navy Commander and Chaplain. We'll be including several active duty Marines as speakers, authors, and presenters as well.
We are inviting a wide variety of outstanding authors for the 2007 conference, including New York Times best selling author Andrew Carroll, Patrick K. O'Donnell author of We Were One, Dr. Bridget Cantrell, author of Downrange to Iraq and Back, and Kristen Henderson, author of While They're at War.
As our music guest, we have invited Mike Corrado, a USMC Iraq Veteran whose song and anthem to our service members "On My Watch Tonight" continues to spread throughout the country among US Troops and supporters alike.
Your Marine Parents Conference registration includes two pre-conference sessions on Friday, four breakout sessions on Saturday, keynote speaker, guest speakers, entertainment, Authors' Hall, Marine Corps Mall and a fantastic menu of gourmet dining including dinner on Friday, breakfast, lunch and dinner on Saturday and breakfast on Sunday.
All conference events and dining will be at the Adam's Mark, Downtown St. Louis, a beautiful hotel with all the amenities, located in the heart of downtown, at the foot of the St. Louis Arch. Make reservations early to assure the special group rate.
St. Louis is jam-packed with attractions for every interest, ranging from ...
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- "Renewing, affirming, caring and low-key. The balance was so well done. All the folks involved should feel like the new Marines at their warrior breakfast. OOHRAH." --Shellie
- "It really has been an incredible weekend! The connection and bond of everyone at the Conference is phenomenal -- it can't be described. One Marine who attended dinner said he had no idea there was so much support out here." --Diane
- "What a wonderful weekend in St. Louis at the conference!!!! We've reserved the weekend next year already. St. Louis is only 60 minutes flying time from Dallas Love Field, and the tickets are cheap right now. Margaret and I talked late into the evening Sunday and yesterday about the people we were privileged to meet. We felt completely at home with everyone, as if we had just seen them last month. Yet, most we only met Friday and Saturday. THIS IS TRULY FAMILY, FOLKS!" --Ken and Margaret
- "This year's conference was really well done. Meeting and talking with the authors and speakers were great. The events were very informative. However, the best part was being with other Marine parents -- people who understand what it's like to have a child in the Corps. My wife and I rarely encounter other military families so this was a great experience for us. Our thanks go to those who organized this year's event. We'll look forward to seeing you next year." --George
- "I feel so blessed to have attended the conference. It was very emotional, inspirational, motivating and just plain wonderful! Everyone needs to start saving for next year. I am so proud to be a Marine mom and to be a part of this wonderful organization. It's going to take a while to absorb all the honor, courage and comittment I witnessed this weekend. God bless you all and GOD BLESS OUR MARINES!" --Dorothy
- "The conference was absolutely wonderful and the people were amazing. Tracy Della Vecchia has really built a special group and it was evidenced in part by the top military brass who attended and told their stories...like Col. Bryan McCoy, Lt. Col. Benjamin Blankenship, Lt. Col. Bill Cowan, Ret., Navy Chaplain Lt. Carey Cash, and Rear Admiral Platt, Ret., the inventor of the newer, better tasting MEAL..Ready-to-Eat, formerly known as MRE's, formerly known as C-rations! The authors/journalists and photographers who have been embedded with the various Marine battalions told their stories and shared their photos...very powerful stuff...Michael Phillips, John Koopman, Chuck Dean, Lucian Read, Lt. Cash, thank you for all you have done to bring our Marine's stories to the world. I have a feeling I'm forgetting to mention alot of people who spoke." --Barbara
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2007 SPEAKERS, MUSIC GUEST & AUTHORS:
Keynote Speaker:
LtGen George R Christmas
USMC, Retired
Confirmed
Guest Speaker:
Colonel Jack Jackson
USMC, Retired
Confirmed
Guest Speaker:
Dr. Mike Colson
Former Navy Commander and Chaplain
Confirmed
Guest Speaker:
Max Beerup
Former Navy
Confirmed
Music Guest:
Mike Corrado
Marine Iraq Veteran
Confirmed
Speaker & Author:
Col Bryan P. McCoy, USMC
Active Duty
The Passion of Command
Confirmed
Editor:
Andrew Carroll
Grace Under Fire: Letters of Faith in Times of War
Operation Homecoming
Behind the Lines
War Letters
Confirmed
Author:
John Koopman
McCoy's Marines: Dark Side to Baghdad
Invited
Co-Author & Presenter:
Bridget C. Cantrell, Ph.D.
Once a Warrior: Wired for Life
Down Range to Iraq and Back
Confirmed
Author:
Michelle Keener
Shared Courage
Confirmed
Author & Presenter:
Angela Brittain
Don't Forget to Look Up
Confirmed
Author & Our
Master of Ceremonies:
Robert Newman
Marine Special Warfare & Elite Unit Tactics
Confirmed
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