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SUMMARY:MAC Roundtable featuring Paul Galanti\, former POW & Commissioner of Veterans Svc
DESCRIPTION:The Military Affairs Council invites you to a \n\n	Roundtable Breakfast Meeting\n\n	Thursday\, July 14\, 2011at 8:00 a.m. \n\n	at the\n\n	Wingate by Wyndham\n\n	20 Sanford Drive\n\n	Fredericksburg\, VA 22406\n\n	 \n\n	Featuring\n\n	 \n\n	Paul E. Galanti\n\n	Commander\, U.S. Navy (Retired)\n\n	Commissioner of Veterans Services\n\n	 \n\n	On June 17\, 1966 Paul's A-4C Skyhawk was shot down\, he was captured and held as a prisoner of war for nearly seven years in the infamous Hanoi Hilton complex.  He not only maintained his sanity\, he has managed\, since his return on February 12\, 1973\, to maintain a positive attitude!  Paul has been described as "The Attitude Adjuster".  \n\n	Join us to hear his inspirational message!  \n\n	\n\n	Paul Galanti was featured in a six page motivational article by Selling Powerin its May/June 1995 issue and chosen as one of the twelve outstanding motivators in the United States by that national sales journal in May 1996.\n\n	\n\n	Currently he is Commissioner of Veterans Services for the Commonwealth of Virginia\, appointed by Governor McDonnell in 2009.  He is active in the Families of the Wounded Fund\, a wonderful group that raises funds for the primary next of kin for our Iraq and Afghanistan wounded soldiers. Galanti states\, "It's the most rewarding thing I think I've ever done."
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p style="text-align: center">\n	<span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: arial\, sans-serif">The <strong>Military Affairs Council</strong> invites you to a </span></span><br />\n	<strong><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: arial\, sans-serif">Roundtable Breakfast Meeting</span></span></strong><br />\n	<strong><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: arial\, sans-serif">Thursday\, July 14\, 2011</span></span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: arial\, sans-serif">at <strong>8:00 a.m</strong>. </span></span><br />\n	<span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: arial\, sans-serif">at the</span></span><br />\n	<strong><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: arial\, sans-serif">Wingate by Wyndham</span></span></strong><br />\n	<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&amp\;source=s_q&amp\;hl=en&amp\;geocode=&amp\;q=20+Sandford+Drive\,+fredericksburg\,+va&amp\;aq=&amp\;sll=37.230328\,-95.712891&amp\;sspn=29.387929\,79.716797&amp\;ie=UTF8&amp\;hq=&amp\;hnear=20+Sanford+Dr\,+Fredericksburg\,+Virginia+22406&amp\;z=16"><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: arial\, sans-serif"><span style="color: #0000ff">20 Sanford Drive</span></span></span></a><br />\n	<span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="font-family: arial\, sans-serif">Fredericksburg\, VA 22406</span></span><br />\n	&nbsp\;<br />\n	<em><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: arial\, sans-serif">Featuring</span></span></span></em><br />\n	&nbsp\;<br />\n	<strong><span style="font-size: 18pt"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: arial\, sans-serif">Paul E. Galanti</span></span></span></strong><br />\n	<span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: arial\, sans-serif">Commander\, U.S. Navy (Retired)</span></span></span><br />\n	<span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: arial\, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium">Commissioner of Veterans Services</span></span></span><br />\n	&nbsp\;<br />\n	<em><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: arial\, sans-serif">On June 17\, 1966 Paul&rsquo\;s A-4C Skyhawk was shot down\, he was captured and held as a prisoner of war for nearly seven years in the infamous Hanoi Hilton complex.&nbsp\; He not only maintained his sanity\, he has managed\, since his return on February 12\, 1973\, to maintain a positive attitude!&nbsp\; Paul has been described as &ldquo\;The Attitude Adjuster&rdquo\;.&nbsp\; </span></span></span></em><br />\n	<em><span style="font-size: 11pt"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: arial\, sans-serif">Join us to hear his inspirational message!&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</span></span></span></em><br />\n	<br />\n	<span style="font-family: arial\, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium">Paul Galanti was featured in a six page motivational article by </span></span><a href="http://sellingpower.com/index.asp"><span style="font-size: medium"><span style="color: #0000ff"><em><span style="font-family: arial\, sans-serif">Selling Power</span></em></span></span></a><span style="font-family: arial\, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium">in its May/June 1995 issue and chosen as one of the twelve outstanding motivators in the United States by that national sales journal in May 1996.<br />\n	</span></span><br />\n	<span style="font-family: arial\, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: medium">Currently he is Commissioner of Veterans Services for the Commonwealth of Virginia\, appointed by Governor McDonnell in 2009.&nbsp\; He is active in the Families of the Wounded Fund\, a wonderful group that raises funds for the primary next of kin for our Iraq and Afghanistan wounded soldiers. Galanti states\, &quot\;It&#39\;s the most rewarding thing I think I&#39\;ve ever done.&quot\;</span></span><br />\n	&nbsp\;<br />\n	&nbsp\;</p>\n
LOCATION:Wingate by Wyndham 20 Sanford Drive Fredericksburg\, VA
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URL:https://members.fredericksburgchamber.org/events/details/mac-roundtable-featuring-paul-galanti-former-pow-commissioner-of-veterans-svc-2008
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