4 SEPTEMBER SPEAKER AT MMCC LUNCHEON–EARLY DAYS REMOTE CONTROLLED BOMBING IN VIETNAM

4 SEPTEMBER SPEAKER AT MMCC LUNCHEON–EARLY DAYS REMOTE CONTROLLED BOMBING IN VIETNAM

4 September 2025 MMCC Luncheon Speaker Announced

Thomas M. Hagan, a Marine veteran who served as an Air Support Control Officer in Vietnam will speak on: Early Days of Remote-Controlled Bombing In Vietnam. The luncheon will begin at noon at the Texo Building 11101 North Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, TX 75229.

Biography

Tom Hagan grew up in Denton, Texas and was

commissioned from the PLC Program following graduation

from UT Austin in 1966. From Basic School, his assigned

MOS was 6708, Air Support Control Officer, and he was

ordered to MCAS El Toro for advanced training. Hagan

served in that capacity in Vietnam from October of ’67 to

December of ’68. Hagan completed his tour with the

Marines at MCAS Cherry Point in the summer of ’69.

Hagan spent the first decade after completing his Marine

Corps obligation working for elected officials in

Washington and Austin as well as in various statewide

campaigns. He began a nearly 30-year career in the

electric utility industry in 1980, retiring in mid-2008.

Tom is an avid bow hunter and has just stepped away

from 15 years of involvement with the Military History

Center at UNT.

Tom now divides his time between his home in Dallas and

property in West Texas.

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