b'Army Reserve Soldier Serves Community As Firefighter, Father.85th Anniversary continued from page 27Cathedral Of The Air Chapel important it serves as a great place for camaraderie for former Part of Navy Lakehurst military, retired engineers and for all history lovers. Historical Societys mission is to Pete Larkin says the entire NLHS group works as amaintain and care for the beautiful well-oiled clock in the preservation effort. Cathedral of the Air chapel.I feel very lucky to be working with such smart and skilled NLHS Tours begin at the people, but at the end of the day, its fun and rewarding to be Cathedral, where tour guests working towards a higher purpose. can observe the impressive Tornetta adds, We have a great time, but Im not going to Norman-Gothic design. lie, its a lot of work. Its worth it. We all care deeply about Conceived by the American the history here.Legion, The Cathedral of the Indeed, the NLHS members have in common a love of Air was erected in 1932 to history and a desire to preserve and share it with people.serve as a place of worship The second living history segment that NLHS has recently for the nearby military base, added is a volunteer Film Crew Unit.functioning as an interfaith chapel for many years.University Film Professor and filmmaker Jennifer Suwak Today there are occasional military functions, weddings andheads up the film crew. services held there. The incredible Stained-glass windows in theThe mission includes working with both historical audio/Cathedral commemorate the history of human flight and aviation.visual elements, and filming interviews with military veteran The glass panels contain meticulously designed symbols of myths,subjects that are witnesses to important history. historical figures, early planes, and lighter-than-air travel, depictingMany old 8mm and 16mm films are donated and mustZeppelins and blimps.be preserved and cataloged. One of the missions of theThe front of the church is home to memorials to the soldiers whoFilm Unit is to interview and create engaging films basedlost their lives in the tragic crashes of the USS Akron and USSon individuals that have first-hand knowledge of history. Shenandoah airships, two military dirigibles that had been based One such endeavor involved an interview with John at the Lakehurst air station. The Cathedral of the Air chapel isIannacone, a Navy ground crew member who rushed inlocated near the JBMDL Lakehurst base. It has a beautiful serenityto save people aboard the Hindenburg at the site ofto it, surrounded by tall pine trees and opening to views of thethe disaster. His account of the event is breathtakingmajestic hangars.and heartfelt. If youd like to tour the Cathedral of the Air and other nearbyPart of NLHS mission is to explore and preservehistorical military landmarks, including the Hindenburg crash site,history. Films and media with first-hand accounts and related check out Navy Lakehurst Historical Societys website at NLHS.com. photos, documents, older films and sound opens the history to younger generations. Currently, a new and very important Welcome to the Navy Lakehurst Historical Society film endeavor is underway.It is a film about Dr. Horst Navy Lakehurst Historical Society, Inc is a non-profit organizationSchirmer, the son of Hindenburg aeronautical engineer,dedicated to preserving the distinguished heritage of Naval AirMax Schirmer. Station Lakehurst, located in Lakehurst, New Jersey, USA. Horst has participated in many Hindenburg commemoration Although Navy Lakehurst will forever be remembered as the ceremonies to speak and acknowledge the significance of the site of the Hindenburg disaster, many other significant events disaster, the victims, and the crew. have taken place here. The rigid airships (ZRS 1) Shenandoah His vast knowledge and personal experience is a fascinating ( erected in Hangar #1), (ZRS-3)Los Angeles ,(ZRS-4)Akron andaccount of this historic airship, and airship engineering. The (ZRS-5) Macon all called the station home, as did many U.S. NavyNLHS Film crew hopes to capture his history and preserve it in a compelling film. blimps. The station was the western terminus for the commercialAs one of the young NLHS ARG members, Deanna transatlantic flights of the German dirigibles Hindenburg and GrafEddleman has said, Zeppelin. Navy Lakehurst was the first International airport in theI feel like history is the most important thing. If theres no US. The first Navy Helicopter Squadron and the first live ejectionone there to care about it, its like it never happened. seat test were at Navy Lakehurst. If you would like to support NLHS efforts at historicIn addition to NAS Lakehursts rich airship history, the stationpreservation, please visit NLHS.COMhas served as a center for research into aircraft ejection seats andOn the website youll find the following:carrier aircraft launch and recovery techniques. The bases mission*NLHS membership information (open to all).continues today as the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (NSA.) *Information on tours with our NLHS Historians.NLHS *Donations to help keep NLHS up and running.PO Box 328 *Information on the current film project and how to donate Lakehurst, New Jersey 08733 specifically to make our current film project a reality. https://www.nlhs.com All donors will receive a credit in the film. Please see NLHS.com for detailsJ28 Military Appreciation Resource Magazine Thank You For Your Service'