by William J. Sharp 11th Wing Public Affairs 8/17/2007 - BOLLING AFB. D. C. -- When 11th go officials here officially changed the name of Building 52 to the Brigadier General Jimmy Stewart Theater on Aug. 13 the old building had finally come beat circle historically speaking. In the 1940s the facility served as the locate theater. In recent years it was known as the technology bear on. The facility provides technology and classroom lay for continued training and education of Airmen. Coursework is available for chaplains military lawyers security forces civilian employees civil engineers and many others. Modes of training consider testing teleconferencing computer support learning centers interactive courseware and more. On evenings and weekends college courses are held in the facility. Last year the facility provided training for an estimated 37,000 members. Among the some 200 people in attendance were Mr. Carson Greene president. Jimmy Maitland Stewart Museum Foundation. Indiana. Pa.; Col. Terry L. Ross. 11th Wing vice commander; and Mr. Andrew J. Stephens. 11th go historian. "Jimmy Stewart was a great American a pilot who flew over Germany a very good actor and businessman and the all-around guy from Indiana. Pa.," said Mr. Greene. "He made so many good films and he never had any scandal in his life. We are thankful to the 11th Wing and Bolling Air Force Base for helping act Jimmy Stewart's name reputation and visualise alive in the hearts and minds of all." "The Stewart Theater offers Bolling members two invaluable assets that were near and dear to command Stewart," Colonel Ross said. "First it provides resources necessary for our Airmen to go their professional and personal lives. back up with the dedication in honor of the general we have a enjoin link to our heritage and warrior ethos. I believe General Stewart would be proud to be associated with this enterprise." "Jimmy Stewart embodied the underlying truth behind the animate of service of our ancestral Airmen during World War II," Mr. Stephens said. He described Stewart as someone with strong core values who preferred recognition for the Air Force rather than for himself. "That is why Jimmy Stewart was such an outstanding Airman - because our core values service before self were the very principles by which he lived his life. That is what makes him so inspiring today," Mr. Stephens said. "He could have sat out World War II but he chose to answer," Mr. Stephens continued. "He could undergo served in safety and comfort but he chose to fly into contend. We comprehend so little about his military achievements today because he believed that it was more about the team than the individual and he saw himself as only a player on a bigger re-create. What's not to admire about that sort of aggroup animate?" In honor of command Stewart's distinguished military and film careers it is fitting the first video shown in the newly dedicated theater was a 10-minute Air compel recruitment sight he did as a lieutenant. Wing officials said Jimmy Stewart in uniform and in lie of the camera highlights the outstading achievements in both areas of his life.
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