Featuring
Charles "Chad" Holloway
Retired, US Army, CA Nat. Guard
Wednesday, November 3d, 2021
No Host Bar: 5:30 p.m., Dinner starts at 6:30 p.m.
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Charles "Chad" Holloway deployed to the Persian Gulf with the US Army, in combat support of Operation Desert Shield, Desert Storm and Operation Provide Comfort from November 1990 to June 1991. During combat operations he was with the 3rd Armored Division. His unit led the left hook, trapping the Iraqi Republican Guard as they fled back to Baghdad. Chad had to walk through anti-personnel minefields three times to fix broken tanks, once unintentional, and twice knowing it was there. His unit evacuated Kurdish refugees and helped build defensive barriers around Kuwait after the ground war.
Chad then returned to the USA at Ft Bliss, Texas and received 14S Avenger (an Air Defense Artillery weapon) crewmember training. The Avenger had eight Stinger missiles on two pods mounted on a Humvee and was used to shoot down enemy aircraft.
By June of 1995, after seven years of active duty, Chad left the U. S. Army and joined the California Army Nationa Guard in California. The next year he transferred to the California Military Department.
He was called to a second combat tour during Iraqi Freedom in 2005 serving for a full year. He then returned to Camp San Luis as NCOIC of the Security Forces. In 2012 he retired from the California Army National Guard and joined the California State Guard. Finally in 2018 he retired from the State of California, bringing to an end of over 30 years of uniformed service to our great nation.
Just a reminder for attendees: there will be a great assortment of raffle items available. Dinner is catered and open to the public ($20/person), reservations are required prior to 6 p.m., Monday prior to dinner, either On-line HERE or call 805 296-1935. Dinner price: $20/pp.
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WWW12 Kicks Off With Record Attendance at Dinner/Barn Dance
There was a whole lot of fun going on Friday evening, October 1st with a fantastic dinner and dancing to the sounds of Monte Mills and the Lucky Horseshoe Band. The weather was perfect and it was obvious people were glad to be out and about after a crazy summer!
There was a fantastic selection of outstanding cars which showed up the next day for 12th Warbirds Wings & Wheels, plus Swap Meet. You can see a list of winners plus a look at all the vehicles here. If you have pictures of the event and would like to share them, please let us know.
A very special thanks to all the sponsors ( listed here) who helped to make this year's event a success! Your patronage of their businesses would be greatly appreciated. We also want to extend a great "Thank You!" to all the volunteers who stepped up and helped out in the planning, the preparations and to everyone who showed up the day of the event! Warbirds Wings & Wheels and the Swap Meet are both part of a major fund raising event for the day to day operations of the Estrella Warbirds Museum
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Home to the world class Woodland Auto Display:
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The Estrella Warbirds Museum has always been "the place to go" for local meeting, group dinners and even company events. We greet visitors from around the world!
If you enjoy new people and groups, love history and want to be involved in a community project, we'd love to hear from you! We always need volunteers in our gift-shop, or docents in the museum or Auto Display. Maybe you want to get involved in restoration?
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805 674-3939
805 674-3939
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Congratulations to Toni Moore on her retirement! Anyone that has stopped by the Estrella Warbirds Museum Gift Shop in the past ten years or so has surely met the manager, Toni Moore. She's always been quick to smile provide excellent customer service. Toni has not only managed the gift shop, but also volunteered behind the scenes, taking charge of setting up and decorating for the monthly dinner meetings. Plus, there's more! She has always been a fixture handling the raffle prizes at Warbirds Wings & Wheels over the years and has served the museum as a member of the board of directors.
Toni has been a life long open wheel race fan and was instantly mesmerized by what she saw on her first visit to the Woodland Auto Display! The automotive display have had had a major affect on her, but thank you, Toni, for having a huge affect on so many visitors, volunteers, and for adding your personal touch to many parts of the museum over these last many years! You are greatly appreciated!
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Featured at The Woodland Auto Display |
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World's Fastest Sprint Car |
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If you are going to race and build a Sprint Car and your primary sponsor just happens to specialize in engineering with titanium, what a better way to insure you get noticed, but to build your racer incorporating as much titanium as possible. While everyone else is utilizing heavy duty steel, you can rest assure that your vehicle might be a tad bit lighter! Read more about this unique sprint car at this link. |
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Driven by Steve Chassey, the Dowker/ Soltow car became known as the "Jet Rod Special", backed by Jet Engineering Company. Not only were many of the engine components made from titanium but also much of the suspension parts as well as all the nuts and bolts utilized. |
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Not only was the car lighter than most for its' time, but this 1978 Sprint Car Roadster set one lap track records for the fast high banked paved tracks in the midwest. It also carved out fastest track records on the paved tracks at almost every distance. |
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Membership has its benefits! Why become a member? The museum is supported solely from private sources. Minimal membership dues go a long way in helping to preserve history for tomorrows generation. Membership gives you free access to the museum and our wonderful research library. Individual memberships are pro-rated at $75/year or $125/year for families. We have six different categories. You can find more information on membership and how to sign up the the link listed below. |
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4251 Dry Creek Road
Paso Robles, CA 93446
805 238-9317
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