Major NHD Update/ DC Trip

Hello Everyone!
 Major things have happened since I last blogged about my NHD project. A month ago I told you all that I had received an invite from the National League of POW/MIA Families to present my documentary at their national convention. (There will be around a thousand people there!) I will be able to give a two minute introduction before showing my documentary. I wrote that I knew that God wasn't finished with the film, and the the invitation was him moving. That's not all.

However, two weeks after my Mom got a call from the Pentagon. It was the Assistant Chief of Staff for the Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel. She said that a family member of a missing soldier had gotten a hold of the documentary, and had passed it to someone in the Pentagon. The documentary made its way up the chain of command all the way to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel. Mr. Hagel, it turns out, was very impressed, and asked to meet the person who made the film. The Assistant Chief of Staff  tracked me down and called Mom. She said that Secretary Hagel wanted to meet me. She offered to give us an hour tour of the Pentagon and then said that the Secretary could meet with us for ten minutes! So, on June 16th, my family is going to get a tour of the Pentagon and meet Secretary Hagel for a few minutes! I am in shock as I write this. God has given me such an awesome opportunity. I hope that my documentary will continue to touch people as I go forward.

All that said, we will leave Omaha on Tuesday, June 2nd. We will go through Illinois and visit Abraham's home. Then, we will go through Virginia and visit numerous Revolutionary War and Civil War sites. Then we will turn south to the Carolina's. After a few days there, we will head to Washington D.C. for the POW/MIA conference, NHD and the Pentagon tour. (To any prospective burglars: We have one of my Dad's college military friend staying at our house. He's a second amendment guy. 'nuff said.)

I would like to blog our adventures as we go. So, like last year, I will do a daily update. Hopefully I will be able to incorporate some video as well. I hope that you enjoy the upcoming posts! Thanks for reading!
JM

NHD Update

Hello Everyone!
 I just wanted to write a quick update on my National History Day project.

 I have received an extraordinary offer to show my film at the annual meeting of The National League of POW/MIA Families. The League is a group of relatives of those still missing from the Vietnam War. They lobby the government on accounting issues and also are a support network for families still missing relatives. Their national convention is the second week of June in Washington D.C.. The event will be attended by hundreds of family members of men still missing, as well as numerous military officials, many whom I have read about during my research! These are the people who are affected by the work that my documentary's about, and I believe that they will appreciate the documentary more than any National History Day judge ever could. I will be presenting on Thursday night at the memorial and candlelight banquet. The banquet is one of the larger events that they hold during the conference. I will give a brief introduction to my documentary, before showing my documentary to the attendees. I can't say how much of an honor this is. I believe that this is a part  of God's plan for this documentary.

As the conference is in Washington D.C., this means another trip for the Myers! I will give you updates on the trip when we get underway. The conference is from June 11th through the 14th. The candlelight memorial banquet is June 12th. We will also be in Washington while my brother competes in the national competition of NHD, so this will be a long trip. I look forward to blogging about it! Thanks for reading!
JM