Our Constitution Day Meeting will be remembered by all that attended not only for the parking challenge created by a “walk-run” event in Balboa Park but for our outstanding speaker. Our guest speaker was Jon Paul LaBruzzo, Capt., USN. His topic was: “American Exceptionalism: why I am thankful to be an American, why the USA and the Constitution matter, and what should we do today as citizens if we care about our nation“.
Capt. LaBruzzo did not read a scripted speech rather he spoke with the knowledge of a well-read person and the passion of an American Patriot. His engaging style kept the members and visitors engaged throughout his presentation.
We were pleased to welcome a number of DAR members as well as prospective members and visitors. It was a sizable post-Covid turnout of 24 but we had another 10 that had indicated they would attend but were not present. We know that some probably gave up finding a parking spot in the Park. All of the information we were given about timeframes and suggested parking locations turned out to be wrong. It became clear that the walk-run event was not on schedule which kept the easy access and parking options blocked until much later in the morning. Thank you to those that were able to make their way to the meeting.
