In April 1975, as North Vietnamese forces approached Sàigòn, South Vietnam neared collapse. With nearly all American troops gone since 1973, the remaining personnel carried out Operation FREQUENT WIND to evacuate Americans, foreign nationals, and thousands of Vietnamese. Most evacuations occurred on April 29–30. Communist artillery fire damaged Tân Sơn Nhứt Air Base runways, making […]

Mark Smits represented the Dallas Chapter at the Region 8 Staff meeting.  The highlight of the meeting was a celebration of lost companions and the installation of new Region 8 Commander, Mike Belcher. 

Please join us as we Honor 2LT Thomas Max Nygaard with a Flag Presentation Ceremony for Alicia Formagus and family during our May 6 Luncheon at the Park City club. We would like to encourage our members to join us for our May Luncheon and this brief ceremony. MOWW Member Thomas Max Nygaard, a man […]

Lt Col Steven LeMaire is the Commander, 344th Recruiting Squadron, Arlington, TX. He leads a squadron of thirteen flights of 105 people across Texas covering 98,000 square miles. He partners with military, civic, community and educational organizations to inspire, engage and recruit America’s best and brightest talent to the nation’s most advanced and agile fighting […]

The American War in Afghanistan  -  Carter Malkasian - 2020 Prestonwood CC, 15909 Preston Road, Dallas, TX. Please arrive by 7:30 a.m. to order from the menu.  Breakfast is $15.  Discussion: from 7:30 to 9:00 Facilitator -  Robert Epstein: Texas Guard- Military Police Brigade; Civil Air Patrol University Instructor.  The American war in Afghanistan, which […]

The Commander and Staff of the Dallas Chapter of MOWW invite the Companions, Patriots, and guests to attend the annual Dallas Chapter MOWW Change of Command and Awards Banquet on 03 JUN 2025.  Our banquet will be held on the 17th floor of the Park City Club, 5956 Sherry Lane, Dallas, TX 75225.  

Please arrive by 7:30 AM, to order from the menu. Breakfast is $15. Discussion begins at 7:30 and ends no later than 9:00 LTC (Ret) Carl Wiley: Chief, Aviation Electronics Management Division, 21st Theater Support Command (Forward) & V Corps (Forward), Operation Joint Endeavor, Co - Moderator COL (Ret) JP Hogan: Director of Leadership Development […]

Back by popular demand to celebrate our nation’s Independence Day is the MOWW Dallas chapter Tuesday Jul 1 luncheon program (11:15-1pm) at Park City Club. Our previous year’s program, consisting of several first-generation Americans (from all continents except Antarctica) expressing their appreciation and love of their freedom expressed in their American lives, was attended, and met with rave reviews […]

Military History Bookclub Audie Murphy Land Warfare Series Sponsored by North Texas Audie Murphy Chapter Date: July 10, 2025 Location: Prestonwood CC, 15909 Preston Road, Dallas, TX Please arrive by 7:30 AM to order from the menu. Breakfast is $20. Discussion begins at 7:30 and ends no later than 9:00.  Moderated by COL (ret) JP […]

Please join Commander Mark Smits on July 16 at the Memorial Student Center, Room 2406 on the campus of Texas A&M University for the Awards ceremony recognizing the best students attending the 2025 Youth Leadership Conference.

Great Power Competition – Iran, Russia & China and the Axis of Resistance The relationship between Russia and Iran and the latter’s participation in the War in Ukraine has changed the way military leaders think about war in the future. It has also challenged the rules-based order that has been in place since the end […]