Legends of the Future VII:
Honoring the United States Armed Forces

Virtuosi of Houston
is pleased to announce
our honorees for the upcoming gala
Legends of the Future VII: Honoring the United States Armed Forces.

Major Frank Stanley

Major Frank Stanley spent twenty years of service in the United States Army which included assignments in Bosnia, Turkey and Iraq. Most recently, Major Stanley was assigned to Bagdad where he served as Chief of War Crimes Investigation targeting the War on Terrorism. He was part of the U.S. forces that captured Saddam Hussein, ending one of the most intense manhunts in history. Major Stanley holds a Texas Real Estate Salesman’s license and received his Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas. Major Stanley currently serves as a member of VirTra Systems board of directors.

Mr. John O’Neill

Mr. John O’Neill served in the Vietnam War and co-authored Unfit For Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John Kerry. O’Neill appeared in 1971 on the Dick Cavett Show with John Kerry to debate Kerry’s Senate testimony concerning the American actions in the Vietnam War. After the war, O’Neill attended the University of Texas Law School where he graduated first in his class. He then clerked for US Supreme Court Justice William Rehnquist. He later returned to Texas and founded a 35-lawyer firm specializing in large-scale commercial litigation. In 2004, O’Neill returned to the political arena and co-founded the group Swift Boat Veterans for Truth.

Dr. Robert Ivany

Dr. Robert Ivany currently serves as the eighth president of the University of St. Thomas. Ivany came to the university after a thirty-four year career in the United States Army. Prior to his retirement with the rank of Major General, he led soldiers in the United States, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the Federal Republic of Germany and Vietnam where he was wounded in action and decorated for valor. Ivany also served in a number of unique positions including the Army Aide to the President of the United States. Ivany has received numerous awards for his contributions to the Army and his nation.

Command Sergeant
Major Larry Holland

Command Sergeant Major Larry Holland served his country in the Army for 37 years. CSM Holland was appointed an Ambassador for the Army Reserves representing Texas by the Chief of Army Reserves. Besides his outstanding service to the country CSM Holland is a board member and Chairman of the Application Committee of Helping a Hero organizations which provides homes to severely injured military personnel and their families. He is the spokesperson for Operation Interdependence, an organization that sends care packages to our deployed military forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Lee Greenwood

Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the USA” has been voted the most recognizable patriotic song in America. He has won numerous accolades, including two Male Vocalist of the Year awards from the Country Music Association and the CMA Song of the Year honor. His lengthy string of hits includes such classics as “Ring on Her Finger, Time on Her Hands,” “It Turns Me Inside Out,” “Somebody’s Gonna Love You,” “I Don’t Mind the Thorns (If You’re the Rose)” and “Dixie Road.” He says “I’ve been a musician and a singer since I was seven years old. It’s always something that brought me joy and because I have joy in my heart for doing it, I spread the joy to other people. Whether I made $100 a week or $50,000 a night, it doesn’t really make a difference to me as long as I’ve made the audience happy. I sing for the joy of it.”

Please join us on in honoring these veterans
on Saturday, April 4, 2009
Six o’clock in the evening
Hotel InterContinental Houston
Legends Ballroom
2222 West Loop South
Houston, Texas