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Our May 16 Golf Tournament will take place at Piedmont County Club in
Haymarket, Virginia. We would like to acknowledge Dominion Power for their
support of our tournament as a Silver Sponsor. The cost is $600 per foursome
and $150 per player. If you live in the Washington DC area and would like to
participate our sponsor a tee in the golf outing, please visit
www.coldwar.org/museum/charity_golf.html for additional information.

I am pleased to report the following progress of The Cold War Museum:

German Affiliations
Between April 1 and April 15, 2005, I had the pleasure of lecturing at
various Cold War museums, libraries, and organizations throughout Germany. I
am extremely thankful to the US Embassy in Berlin and the US Consulate in
Leipzig for their support of my trip and our efforts to preserve Cold War
history and honor Cold War Veterans. I am also very thankful to Baerbel
Simon, our European Liaison, for all of her assistance to make this trip
possible. In addition, I would like to thank Werner Juretzko, our European
Liaison, and Baerbel Simon, our Germany Liaison, who have been instrumental
in our advancements over the last few years.

During my travel, I was able to visit, make presentations, and/or establish
contacts with: The Boarded Museum, The Kossa Bunker Museum, The Dresden
Military Museum, The JFK High School, The Victims of Stalin Library, The
Checkpoint Charlie Museum, The Berlin Wall Archives, The Marienfelde Refugee
Center Museum, and The Allied Museum.

I was extremely honored to lay a wreath with the President of the Check
Point Charlie Museum, Mrs. Alexandra Hidebrandt, at the Checkpoint Charlie
Memorial in honor of the 1067 people who lost their lives while trying to
cross the boarded from East to West Germany during the Cold War. (Her late
husband, Mr. Rainer Hildebrandt, founded The Check Point Charlie Museum in
1962 and is a true inspiration to my efforts to establish The Cold War
Museum.)

I also had the pleasure of participating in a panel discussion with Mr.
Laszlo Nagy, who was one of the organizers of the Pan-European Picnic that
took place at the Hungarian/Austrian Boarded on September 11, 1989. This
event was a precursor to the Fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989. As
a result of my trip, I secured numerous pledges of support and brought back
a variety of Cold War artifacts and related books for the Museum's
collection.

Lorton Nike Site:
In March 2005 our Phase I proposal to locate at the Lorton Nike site in
Northern Virginia was accepted by the Fairfax County Park Authority. We are
now in the process of negotiating the terms of the agreement and are on
schedule to occupy the facility in 2006. According to our feasibility study
produced by George Mason University Professor, Steven Fuller, we expect over
300,000 visitors by 2011 when the Museum is fully functional.

Sponsors Needed for a Cuban Missile Crisis Display
The Cold War Museum is in the process of acquiring an exhibit on the Cuban
Missile Crisis of October 1962. I would like to thank National Van Lines for
agreeing to ship the exhibit to Fairfax, Virginia as an "In Kind" donation
to the Museum. However, we are in need of additional financial support to
offset the costs associated with this exhibit. We are looking for a donor to
assist with this acquisition. The exhibit will be stored near the Lorton
Nike site.

Mobile U-2 Incident Exhibit
Our mobile exhibit on the U-2 Incident of May 1, 1960 will be on display at
the Wings Over the Rockies Museum (www.wingsmuseum.org) in Denver, Colorado
through November 2005. The ribbon cutting for the exhibit took place on May
1, 2005, the 45th anniversary of the U-2 Incident. Among the guests that
attended were U-2 pilot John Shin, who was the back up pilot for the May 1
mission, and General Pat Halloran, who not only flew the U-2 but also the
SR-71.

Spies of Washington Tour
Our next educational Spy Tour will take place on Saturday May 28, 2005 and
will include an optional stop at the International Spy Museum. Tickets are
$45 per person. Private and group tours can be scheduled with advanced
notice. Visit www.spytour.com for additional dates and more information.

Grants
The Cold War Museum is in line to receive a $125,000 grant from the State of
Virginia this year. We have also submitted a Community Improvement Project
grant application to Fairfax County and expect to hear if our application is
accepted within the next few months. Congressman Tom Davis is working with
us to secure a Federal appropriation for the Museum during the next cycle.
If you would like to make a grant or know or grant making institution in the
preservation of Cold War history, please let us know.

Combined Federal Campaign (CFC)
Our 2005 CFC application has been approved. Please let your friends and
associates who are Federal employees or US Military personnel know that they
can donate to the Cold War Museum through payroll deduction during the 2005
CFC Campaign. Our CFC# is 7475. More information on how to make a donation
through the CFC to the Cold war Museum is available on line at
www.cfcnca.org/giving/search/index.php.

Cold War Museum Webpage
We are deep gratitude to CTM Design of Ventura, California for their
assistance with our URL, www.coldwar.org, and online gift store,
www.coldwar.org/museum/gift_store/index.html. Over the past few years CTM
Design has helped improve the site's navigation, online displays, and web
based functions. If you would like to learn more about CTM Design and their
webpage, e-commerce, and online capabilities, please visit
www.ctm-design.com.

Fairfax County Public Schools Partnership (FCPS)
Earlier this year a partnership agreement was signed with FCPS to explore
educational grant opportunities. The Cold War Museum looks forward to
working with FCPS to educate students on the Cold War and to utilize
students for internships, projects, and volunteer duties at the Museum. We
are in the initial planning stages to co-host an educational conference in
the Spring of 2006 with FCPS on the Cold War.

Museum Chapter Update
In April the Midwest Chapter hosted an evening panel discussion, "When
Empires Clash: A Cold War Discourse” with Sergei Khrushchev and Gary Powers,
Jr. at Carroll College in Waukesha, Wisconsin. The event was attended by
over two-hundred guests and the panel also included Rear Admiral Ronald
Kurth, (ret.), a distinguished 36-year US Navy veteran who served two
separate stints as both Defense and Naval attaché at the American Embassy in
Moscow. The Midwest Chapter continues to make significant advancements in
securing a former Nike Radar site to use for displays and exhibit on the
Midwest during the Cold War.

Please consider making a donation to the Cold War Museum's general fund. Now
is the time that we need your financial support. Your gift will help us plan
for the new year and the new physical location. Tax-deductible contributions
and artifact donations to the Museum will ensure that future generations
will remember Cold War events and personalities that forever altered our
understanding of national security, international relations, and personal
sacrifice for one's country. Please help spread the word about the Museum.
Together we can make this vision a reality. If you should have any
questions, want additional information, or would like to be added to our
Cold War Times email newsletter distribution list, please contact:

Francis Gary Powers, Jr.
Founder
The Cold War Museum
P.O. Box 178
Fairfax, VA 22030
P-(703) 273-2381
F-(703) 273-4903

PS My father's book, "Operation Overflight,' which has just been republished
after 30 years out of print is now available for $24.95 + $5.00 shipping and
handling in the US. Send an email to [log in to unmask] and I will be
glad to mail off an inscribed copy for your library or for a person on your
gift list. Thank you for your continued support.

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