Everyone was asked to paint a shovel yellow and bring it to the Gathering to take part in the

"Official Graoundbreaking Ceremony". This is just some of the shovels that were brought in.

The ladies at the entrance table greet Falita LaRock, our talented singer from the Cincinnati area.

Patrick Lund looks over the 3rd Phase Founders plaque. Is Your name on the plaque?

Pat Moline signs up an auction participant.

Falita LaRock & Mike Victor

Waiting for the National Anthem & fly over.

Ret. Master Sargent Falita LaRock singing the National Anthem.

369, 049, 026 Little Bird & 803 perform the FlyOver.

Falita & Rodney Mayfield

Left to right: Matt Chilcutt, & son, MC Contracting. Matt has taken care of all the electrical to date on the Museum property and will continue to do so in the New Museum along with the AC.

Chris Gordon, GCC Steel Erection. Chris and his crew will be doing the erection of the New Museum. They were on hand to unload 16 semi loads of steel in October & November 2021.

Rich Jones

John Bierman, Bierman Contracting. John has been involved with the New Museum project for over 6 years. He has been American Huey 369's voice with Behlen Mfg.

Paul Fitzsimons, Fitzsimons Architecture. Paul has been involved with the new Museum project since 2012. He and his staff did the original watercolor paintings of the Museum Conceptuals and have drawn all the plans for the museum.

Steve Reiner, Assistant General Manager for Behlen Mfg. Co.

Phil Raimondo, Chairman & CEO of Behlen Mfg. Co. Back in January 2020 John Walker wanted to meet Phil Raimondo. He was quite persistant and finally got to meet with Phil. We were told that "That never Happens". That meeting made a friend of Phil Raimondo.

Phil Raimondo, Chairman & CEO of Behlen Mfg. Co., Columbus, Nebraska speaks to the crowd. Behlen Mfg. is where the Museum Blg. package was ordered. Phils appearance at the Gathering was unexpected. We are so glad he and his wife, Mary, attended. We were told that was an unusual occurance. But, Phil said we touched something within him and he wanted to be there. Sadly, Phil passed away suddenly in October 2021 at the age 59. He will not be forgotten.

It was a packed and overflowing tent as Members, Founders and guests listed to President of American Huey 369 Organization, John Walker.

We all moved outside a little after 11 a.m. to do our "Official Groundbreaking". This Organization is made up of hardworking regular people. We had no gold shovels. Just the ones we painted yellow. The Dignitaries? They were there. They are the Incredible Giving Hardworking People who have made all of this possible.

Tossing the first shovel full.

A view from "Mo", the bulldozer.

Getting ready to make a scrape to the Museum Front Door.

Wayne Houlihan at the controls & Kae Walker with the camera.

Lee & Carol Luck

Dale & Joyce Calloway

Michael Adams

Steve Kerchenfaut & Dianna Downing

Suzanne Stair & Wright Hickenlooper

Jamie Hicks

The John Rayman Family

Matt Chilcutt & Son

Kelli & Tom Arendt

Angie Weichart

Falita LaRock & John Walker

Lexie Baber, Emily Amato & Cheryl Baber

Ted Buisker

Kae Walker & Falita LaRock

Falita & Ken LaRock

Lance Hopkins & Robert Furiegh

Brent & Diane Davis