Visit to Naval Air Station Willow Grove
On Saturday, 3 May, Sri Chinmoy and a small group of disciples were taken on a tour of the Naval Air Station at Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, by Albert Marcantonio, who is a Lieutenant Commander in the Naval Air Reserves. Sri Chinmoy met with the Base Commander, Captain Jack G. McDonell, and gave a talk at the Station Chapel in memory of the soldiers who died in the Vietnam war. Sri Chinmoy dedicated one of his Bengali marching songs to Captain McDonell, and the Captain presented Sri Chinmoy with a plaque bearing the symbol of the Air Station and a traditional motto of the Navy, “Peace through Sea-power.”[A signboard inside the entrance to the base welcomed Sri Chinmoy. photo by Navy photographers]
[Captain McDonell presenting Sri Chinmoy with a plaque.][photo by Navy photographers]
[Front row, from left: Lt. CcLr. Albert Marcantomo, Captain McDonell, Sri Chinmoy, Chaplain Roberts][photo by Navy photographers]
[A tour of the observation tower at the airstrip.][photo by Navy photographers]
[Sri Chinmoy in the cockpit of the plane usually flown by Albert Marcantonio.][photo by Navy photographers]
[photo by Chirantan]
[Sri Chinmoy in the cockpit of the plane usually flown by Albert Marcantonio.][photo by Chirantan]
[Sri Chinmoy delivering his talk on patriotism at the Station Chapel. Captain and Mrs. McDonell are in the front row.][photo by Chirantan]
