Tuesday, May 11, 2010:We will meet from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM in the Elliott Library, Room 507, at the New York Society for Ethical Culture, located at 2 West 64th Street at Central Park West [ click here for map ].40 years ago, in May 1970, a young man, Douglas Leen, along with a student delegation protesting our war in Southeast Asia, took 8,500 signatures to Washington, D.C. demanding an accounting of the U.S. presence there. This young man, still very vocal and Antiwar, but now a Vietnam Vet, was in D.C. again a few days ago to brief his Representatives.His cryptic comment on his travels: "I rarely fly sober due to a perilous flight back from Vietnam which involved a missing engine, flaming wing, 12,000-foot dive, a missing window and a buddy with a missing leg."Doug and his partner, Martina, here from Alaska with their PowerPoint presentation of touring Antarctica, will be our featured guests at the meeting.When we think of Alaska, we think of the melting glaciers and the plight of the Polar Bears; about new mentions in the news of the Exxon Valdes with the current Gulf of Mexico oil spill; and oh, of course, how could we forget? Sarah Palen!Unlike Sarah, our guests are concerned with preserving wildlife and the ecology, especially the National Parks, even distributing posters and information at national gatherings about the Civilian Conservation Corps (which needs to be revived today). Among other humanistic concerns, Doug, who "is trying to retire from dentistry," still provides services to some of the remote villages in Rural Alaska.Doug Leen maintains a blog where you can read about his adventures.Along with other scattered Abercrombie descendants, he is in New York for a first-time Family Reunion to visit the 1926 Westchester Castle named ELDA for Elizabeth, Lucy, David and Abbott, the children of its builder.Please bring Friends, along with your questions, concerns and comments, to a meeting that we expect will be our liveliest ever! Hoping to see you there!We're pleased to announce that it's now possible to find us on Facebook.Tuesday, May 11, 2010:We will meet from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM in the Elliott Library, Room 507, at the New York Society for Ethical Culture, located at 2 West 64th Street at Central Park West [ click here for map ].40 years ago, in May 1970, a young man, Douglas Leen, along with a student delegation protesting our war in Southeast Asia, took 8,500 signatures to Washington, D.C. demanding an accounting of the U.S. presence there. This young man, still very vocal and Antiwar, but now a Vietnam Vet, was in D.C. again a few days ago to brief his Representatives.His cryptic comment on his travels: "I rarely fly sober due to a perilous flight back from Vietnam which involved a missing engine, flaming wing, 12,000-foot dive, a missing window and a buddy with a missing leg."Doug and his partner, Martina, here from Alaska with their PowerPoint presentation of touring Antarctica, will be our featured guests at the meeting.When we think of Alaska, we think of the melting glaciers and the plight of the Polar Bears; about new mentions in the news of the Exxon Valdes with the current Gulf of Mexico oil spill; and oh, of course, how could we forget? Sarah Palen!Unlike Sarah, our guests are concerned with preserving wildlife and the ecology, especially the National Parks, even distributing posters and information at national gatherings about the Civilian Conservation Corps (which needs to be revived today). Among other humanistic concerns, Doug, who "is trying to retire from dentistry," still provides services to some of the remote villages in Rural Alaska.Doug Leen maintains a blog where you can read about his adventures.Along with other scattered Abercrombie descendants, he is in New York for a first-time Family Reunion to visit the 1926 Westchester Castle named ELDA for Elizabeth, Lucy, David and Abbott, the children of its builder.Please bring Friends, along with your questions, concerns and comments, to a meeting that we expect will be our liveliest ever! Hoping to see you there!We're pleased to announce that it's now possible to find us on Facebook.