LANL Senior Historian Alan B. Carr
MOWW News:
This month’s meeting of the Military Order of the World Wars (MOWW) is Tuesday, May 19, and will feature a presentation by LANL Senior Historian Alan B. Carr.
“Winning the Cold War: Los Alamos from 1970 to 1992” tells the story of how Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory evolved into a multidisciplinary institution against the backdrop of the later Cold War years. In the 1960s, demand for nuclear weapons started to drop as the era of détente unfolded. In the 1970s, national priorities changed and so too did the Laboratory. Despite the technical diversification of Los Alamos, the nuclear weapons program created the modern stockpile during these technically and politically challenging years.
This month’s meeting is in room 203A at the Los Alamos Research Park building. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. with a social period. A brief business meeting begins at 6:30 p.m., followed at about 7:15 p.m. with Carr’s presentation. For further information, call Gregg Giesler at 505.662.5574 or email g.giesler@computer.org.
MOWW meetings are open to all interested people for dinner and program with RSVP, or the program only at no cost. The cost for dinner is $25. Please call Robert Hull at 505.328.1502 for reservations. A dinner reservation is a commitment to pay for the meal. The dinner menu is Chicken Tortellini Casserole with appropriate sides.
The meeting will be a hybrid session, both live and on Zoom. Zoom will start at about 6 p.m. Zoom details will be in the reminder email two days before the meeting. Alan Carr will attend via Zoom.
About MOWW
An Act of Congress chartered the Military Order of the World Wars in 1919 as a national patriotic organization. The principal objectives of the MOWW are continuing service to the Nation, and patriotic educational opportunity for the nation’s youth and citizens. Current youth programs are focused upon annual Youth Leadership Conferences for high school students presented in New Mexico by its related Sunbelt Patriotic Youth Leadership Conferences, Inc. Current, former and retired federally commissioned officers of all branches of the United States Uniformed Services are eligible for membership in the MOWW and are especially invited to attend our meetings. For additional information about MOWW membership, call Commander Gregg Giesler at 505.662.5574.