Golf Outing 2009

Thank You for Supporting Our Mission & Having Fun!

For 2009, the annual Wings of Mercy East Michigan Charity Golf Outing moved to the beautiful Fenton Farms Golf Club, "The Friendly Place" in Fenton, MI.

This 18 hole par 72 public course was challenging but gracious to golfers of all skill levels. Their remodeled clubhouse, converted from the original barn on the Crane Farm, has a relaxed atmosphere designed to promote lasting friendships and pleasant conversation.

Join us next year!

For more information on next year's outing or to join our email list, please send an email to one of our golf committee members wingseastmich@gmail.com.

Photos from the Outing

 

Evening Program Speaker

Our evening program speaker was Lt. Col. Lindy Kirkland, USMC (ret.)

Lt. Col. Kirkland is a native of Chipley, Florida, a small town in the panhandle of Florida. After graduation from Auburn University with a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering. he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps and reported to Naval Air Station Pensacola for duty as a student Naval Aviator. After receiving his "Wings of Gold," awarded to all Naval Aviators as they complete the U.S. Navy Flight Training, he was assigned as an AH-1W Cobra Attack Helicopter pilot and served various tours at Marine Corps Air Station, New River, NC and Camp Pendleton, CA. These tours included a number of shipboard and overseas deployments and participation in Operation Desert Storm. Lindy also served as the Deputy Program Manager for the H-1 Helicopter Upgrades Program with the Naval Air Systems Command at NAS Patuxent River, MD.

His final assignment on active duty was as the Executive Officer of Marine Helicopter Squadron One (HMX-1) at Quantico, VA. There he flew three different helicopters and served as a Pilot in Command of Marine One, flying the President of the United States.

Since retirement from the USMC in June 2006, he has been serving as a civilian in the Department of Defense.  He is an active general aviation pilot and has been a member of the Air Care Alliance board of directors since 2005. He is the current President of the Air Care Alliance.  In 2004, he set a U.S. National Record for the "Fastest Time to Visit all the Hard Surfaced Public Airports in Virginia," landing 102 times and raising over $20,000 for Angel Flight East. 

He is married to the former Anita Reece of Murphy, NC and they live in Fredericksburg, VA with their 4 children.