Speaker Series Presentation – Hero of Two Worlds with Dale Henley
Who: Open to All
When: 6 Apr • 15:00 – 16:30
Where: AFL Office
Price: Free for Members • $15 for Non-Members
Description: Guest speaker, Dale Henley, will present on Lafayette, who is often referred to as the “Hero of Two Worlds“. He risked his life and spent his wealth in the fight for American independence. Returning home to France as a national hero, and motivated by the American success, he helped launch the French Revolution and was at the center of some of the most momentous events of French history, even having the opportunity to take command of the French people.
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DALE HENLEY (BIO)
Dale Henley is a member of the Kentucky Bar Association’s Ethics Committee and an Ethics Hotline Lawyer. He is a graduate of the University of Kentucky College of Law, and formerly General Counsel for East Kentucky Power where he worked for thirty years. After retirement, he was adjunct faculty at the University of Kentucky College of Law for five years, and earned a Masters degree in French from the University of Louisville in 2010, after retirement.
He is a French instructor in the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Kentucky, and has a special interest in French General Lafayette’s significant participation in America’s War of Independence.
Mr. Henley is a Vietnam War veteran and retired Navy Commander. His naval service includes serving as Assistant Naval Attaché in the US Embassy in Rabat, Morocco.
He is a past President of the Lafayette Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution, in Lexington, and a member of the Society, American Friends of Lafayette.