Mark your calendars for November 12, 2008 "Advantages of a Republic"

November 12, 2008 10:15 at the Bountiful Library we will be pleased to hear from Lt. Colonel Jay C. Hess USAF (RET) who was an Air Force Jr. ROTC Aerospace Science Instructor at Clearfield High School for 22 years. He was born and raised in Utah and educated in Utah and Wright-Petterson AFB, Ohio. He is a former missionary for the LDS Church. As a USAF Captain, he served in Vietnam, completed 31 1/2 missions over No. Vietnam. His F-105 was downed by ground fire near the China border in 1967 and he was held prisoner of war for 5 1/2 years in the Hanoi Hilton. He has been highly decorated as a military officer and has served as a member of many boards, civic groups and associations. He is married to Michelle Martin of Layton, Utah and they are the parents of two daughters. He is also the father of five married children.