Apollo 13 Legend, Captain James A. Lovell to Speak at the Inaugural Houston Dinner of Distinction, Celebrating Houston's Top Financial Professionals, Sponsored by NEXT Financial Group.HOUSTON -- American Hero American Hero may refer to:
n. 1. Elaborate or skillfully prepared food, especially that of France. 2. The characteristic manner or style of preparing such food. and dancing, sponsored by award winning NEXT Financial Group, will celebrate Houston's best and brightest financial professionals. Top registered representatives from various broker/dealers will be invited to attend the event. The now famous line "Houston we have a problem" has become part of the American lexicon. The Apollo Service Module cryogenic oxygen system failed. Lovell and fellow crewmen, John L. Swigert, Fred W. Haise along with Houston ground control thwarted a deadly scenario by modifying the Apollo 13 lunar module, turning it into a space lifeboat and getting all safely back to earth. This 1970 mission was dramatized in the 1995 Ron Howard film, "Apollo 13," starring Tom Hanks. In 1998, Lovell appeared in Hanks' HBO Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) A form of oxygen therapy in which the patient breathes oxygen in a pressurized chamber. Mentioned in: Ozone Therapy documentary, "From the Earth to the Moon From the Earth to the Moon Verne tale of a group who have a monster gun cast to shoot them to the moon. [Fr. Lit.: WB 13:650] See : Astronautics ." Today, Captain Lovell is the president of Lovell Communications, a business devoted to disseminating information about the U.S. space program. Captain James A. Lovell is an American hero, astronaut, community leader, businessman and family man. He is the recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom Medal of Freedom highest award given a U.S. citizen; established 1963. [Am. Hist.: Misc.] See : Prize , the Navy Distinguished Service Medal The Navy Distinguished Service Medal is a military award of the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps which was first created in 1919.[1] The decoration the Navy and Marine Corps equivalent to the Army Distinguished Service Medal and the Air Force , and two Navy Distinguished Flying Crosses. This inaugural event will prove to be one of Houston's hottest social tickets of the year. For More information on the Houston 2006 Dinner of Distinction, contact Jim Manouse, Director of Marketing, NEXT Financial Group. 1-877-876-6398 ext. 4898. |
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