Francis Gary Powers Jr.

Francis Gary Powers Jr.

Francis Gary Powers, Jr. (born June 5 1965, Burbank, California) is the son of U-2 spy plane pilot Francis Gary Powers and founder of The Cold War Museum. [ [http://www.coldwar.org/museum/background.html The Cold War Museum Background page ] ]

Biography

Powers is the son of Francis Gary and Claudia E. 'Sue' Powers. He has a Bachelors' of Arts Degree in Philosophy from California State University, Los Angeles, and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration / Certification in Non-profit Management from George Mason University (GMU), Fairfax, Virginia.

In 1996, Powers founded the Cold War Museum and Memorial to honor Cold War Veterans and preserve Cold War history. Currently, a mobile exhibit travels internationally that displays historical artifacts associated with the U-2 Incident of May 1960. The traveling exhibit promotes interest in the creation of a permanent Cold War Museum that will exhibit artifacts and memorabilia associated with various Cold War events from the end of World War II to the collapse of the Soviet Union. In conjunction with the Museum, a Cold War Memorial will honor the men and women who worked, fought, sacrificed, and died during the Cold War from 1945 to 1991.

The Junior Chamber of Commerce selected him as one of 'Ten Outstanding Young Americans' for 2002. [ [http://www.usjaycees.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18&itemid=51 TOYA Past Honorees] ] He lectures internationally and appears regularly on the History, Discovery, and A&E Channels.

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