Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Thom Mason, left, receives a certificate of appreciation from Cmdr. Gregg Giesler following his presentation on ‘Leveraging our scientific base against national security threats’ during the Military Order of The World Wars annual Pearl Harbor Commemoration Dinner Sunday at the Los Alamos Research Park. An Act of Congress chartered the Military Order of the World Wars in 1919 as a national patriotic organization. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Following his presentation Sunday, LANL Director Thom Mason, left, answers questions from members of the Military Order of The World Wars including Bob Hull, center, of Los Alamos Technical Associates and Brian D’Andrea of TechSource, center right, as Cmdr. Gregg Giesler, second from left, looks on. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

LANL Director Thom Mason presenting a talk on ‘Leveraging our scientific base against national security threats’ during the Military Order of The World Wars annual Pearl Harbor Commemoration Dinner Sunday at the Los Alamos Research Park. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com