• Supporting Business | Building Community
  • 704.847.3649
  • info@MatthewsChamber.org
New-Chamber-Logo-250_1d1aacf76769e9063e066816aa9e2688New-Chamber-Logo-250_1d1aacf76769e9063e066816aa9e2688mc-v4-2New-Chamber-Logo-250
  • Member Directory
  • Join!
    • New Member Application
    • Membership Fees
    • Testimonials
    • Pay It Forward
  • Chamber
    • Chamber Leadership
    • Chamber Ambassadors
    • Committees
    • Contact the Chamber
    • The President’s Circle
      • President’s Circle Members
    • Women in Business
      • WiB Committee
      • WiB Members
    • Matthews Young Professionals
      • Young Professionals Committee
      • Young Professionals Members
  • Members
    • Member Directory
    • Member News Releases
    • Hot Deals
    • MIC How-To Videos
  • Events
    • Chamber Events – Calendar Layout
    • Chamber Events – List Layout
    • Monthly Luncheons
    • After Hours-Ribbon Cuttings-Grand Openings
    • Annual Gala
    • Annual Golf Classic
      • Golf Sponsorships
    • Auto Reunion & Motorcycle Show
    • Fall for Matthews
    • Healthy Living Expo
    • Shop Matthews Holiday Guide
  • Live & Visit
    • Business & Jobs
    • Matthews History & Preservation
    • New-Business Resources
    • Moving to Matthews
    • Local Job Openings
    • Welcome to Matthews Magazine
    • Chamber Ornaments
Member Login
✕

Rotary Club of Matthews POW Speaker Luncheon

Date and Time

Monday Apr 3, 2023
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM EDT

April 3rd
12:30-1:30 p.m.

Location

Levine Senior Center
1050 Devore Lane
Matthews, NC 28105

Fees/Admission

Tickets are $10 for Guests (includes lunch)

Rotary Club of Matthews POW Speaker L...

Enter your email address below to receive a reminder message.

Description

Please join the Matthews Rotary Club as we welcome speaker Col J. Quincy Collins, Jr., USAF 1953 Graduate of the Citadel Charlotte, NC from 12:30-1:30 p.m. on April 3rd. 

Col J. Quincy Collins, Jr., USAF 1953 Graduate of the Citadel Charlotte, NC- Flying an F-105 "Thud", he was shot down over North Vietnam 2 Sept 1965 suffering severe injuries of the head, leg and arms on ejection.  Captured and held POW for 7 1/2 years, he endured constant torture at the infamous Hao Lo Prison, a.k.a. Hanoi Hilton.  The longest POW of any Citadel alumnus and one of the longest held in American history, he was labeled as "incorrigible" by the North Vietnamese and was a "cellmate" of John McCain, the 2008 GOP nominee for President.  While a POW, and at the risk of extreme torture, he courageously wrote a patriotic song on bathroom tissue using blood as ink that was sung by all the POWs in 1972 during a prison uprising, and again at a Nixon White House reception for POW's in 1973.  The recipient of 2 Silver Stars and parachutist rating, he was later a very successful commercial real estate broker in Charlotte, NC. 

PLEASE RSVP BY MARCH 27th.

Enter your email address below to receive a reminder message.

Business Directory Events Calendar Hot Deals Job Postings
GrowthZone - Membership Management Software
Share
Print Email Add to Calendar Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
Tell a Friend
Select Calendar Type
Google Yahoo iCal (Outlook, Apple, or other)

Join us on Facebook Matthews Chamber of Commerce

PO Box 601, Matthews, NC 28106
210 Matthews Station St., Matthews, NC 28105
Office Hours: Tuesday - Friday: 9 am - 5 pm, Saturday: 10 am - 4 pm
Copyright Matthews Chamber of Commerce - All Rights Reserved

Join us on Facebook    Join us on LinkedIn    Join us on LinkedIn    Join us on LinkedIn

Privacy Policy     |     Refund Policy

p: 704.847.3649
jtullar@MatthewsChamber.org

Member Login