Force-Con 2022

Don’t Miss This! In partnership with Army Week San Diego, Force-Con 2022 is expected to be the largest 3-day superhero military convention and Art Festival coming to San Diego, September 23-25. The event is inspired by the POW/MIA historical fiction story “Purple Foxes United” involving heroines who join together to save their brothers in arms. The characters are based on real-life heroes, our service members, and Honor Flight San Diego alumni veterans.

The San Diego Air & Space Museum is hosting ForceCon 2022’s “Opening Night” VIP Experience, celebrating Legends of Aviation and WWII veterans on the red carpet. Opening night is an Honor Flight San Diego fundraiser and takes place on Friday, September 23

from 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

There will be a special film presentation of “Into Flight Once More,” produced by the Tunison Foundation, DC-3 Society, Benovia Winery and Sound Off Films. The documentary highlights the D-Day Squadron and their courageous 2019 mission to cross the Atlantic for the 75th Anniversary of D-Day in Normandy, France - an amazing feat to celebrate the end of WWII. The film is narrated by Academy Award nominated actor and veteran advocate Gary Sinise.

Introduction trailers will include the Legends of Carrier Aviation produced by the Tailhook Association & Speed & Angels Productions, The League of Wives, and The Monument of Toleranceproduced by Beyond the Call. Many of the Legends of Aviation will be attendance to celebrate 100 years of carrier aviation.

Three of the D-Day Squadron aircraft will participate in Airborne Operations during the 3-day festivities including The Spirit of Benovia, Commemorative Air Force D-Day Doll, and Betsy’s Biscuit Bomber. In fact, “WAM,” William Albert Murphy, a retired police horse that was adopted by Joe Anderson, the producer and owner of the Spirit of Benovia will participate in a red carpet reunion with fellow officers of the disbanded San Diego Police Department Mounted Unit. San Diego County Sheriff Anthony Ray will oversee the “Walk of Heroes” hoofprint ceremony that follows the red carpet reunion.

Opening night is a flight themed event, where gowns depicting the evolution of flight will be showcased on the red carpet. Flight costume/military ball dress is encouraged. Many of the predecessors to “Top Gun” will be attending, including Commander Glenn Tierney - Sidewinder test pilot and the last aviator to fly all the Grumman cats from the Wildcat to the Tomcat, and the “Forgotten Hero,” CAPT E. Royce Williams, who took on seven MiGs during the Korean War and shot down four! Thud pilot Colonel Victor Vizcarra, Lt Willie Sharp, the shortest-held POW of the Vietnam War, Holocaust survivor Tibor Spitz, WWII child POW Tom Crosby, WWII Paratrooper Tom Rice, and “Battle of the Bulge” Machine Gunner Vincent J. Speranza are some of the honored guests.

You won’t want to miss this VIP red carpet experience and the opportunity to meet the living Legends of Aviation at the world famous San Diego Air & Space Museum!

To purchase your opening night tickets or to sponsor a WWII veteran, go to:

https://tinyurl.com/force-con-tickets

To sponsor a Legends table, please contact:

CJ@Force-Con.com

For more information: www.Force-Con.com Into Flight Once More with Gary Sinise:

https://fb.watch/fctlrnC39K/