First Presbyterian Church, 210 South Wayne Street, Milledgeville, GA 31061
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FPC Book Club
Thu, Jul 13
|Parlor Room, First Presbyterian Church
The FPC Book Club meets once a month on the second in the Parlor Room to discuss the book of the month. Join us for discussion and fellowship.


Time & Location
Jul 13, 2023, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Parlor Room, First Presbyterian Church, 210 S Wayne St, Milledgeville, GA 31061, USA
About the event
The next meeting of the FPC Book Club will be held the second Thursday, July 13th at 2:00 pm. The book selection for the month is  by Gregory A. Freeman. Through comprehensive research and interviews with the surviving sailors, the author has written a gripping story about the fire aboard the aircraft carrier, USS Forrestal, stationed in the Tonkin Gulf off the coast of Viet Nam. The crew on the carrier were preparing to launch an air bombing raid on North Viet Nam when a rocket accidentally fired from a plane into the airplane that was piloted by John McCain. McCain barely escaped from his plane before a 1,000 pound bomb exploded, causing a chain reaction of fire and bomb explosions. A huge fire ensued, trapping many pilots in their planes. After the fire was put out on the flight deck, it burned for days in the interior of th…