Events and Activities : Women Air Force Service Pilots (WASPs) of WWII January 14, at the Library

Join us as we honor the Women Air Forces Service Pilots (WASPs) of WWII with Larry Ritland. Mark your calendars for Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. as Larry Ritland shares his presentation titled "Honoring the Women Air Force Service Pilots of WWII."

Since 2016 Larry Ritland, a Vietnam Veteran, has cycled thousands of miles to honor and remember other veterans that time has nearly forgotten. Ritland will provide details of his last ride from Iowa to Texas and talk about the pioneering women who flew military aircraft during World War II including Iowa women.

In his presentation he will also mention past rides up the Alaska Highway, coast to coast for the American Legion in 2019, and remembering the 00 salors, including three Iowans who were lost at sea when their submarine, the USS Scorpion, mysteriously sank in 1968. d

Bring your phones for our own hands-on research!

The presentation will be on Tuesday, January 14, 2025 beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the Vinton Public Library located at 510 2nd Ave., Vinton.