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Aguilar is working with retired Lt. Col. Grant Williams, who serves as the foundation's vice president of operations, in raising funds for the new museum and managing its construction. The museum's 20-mem-ber board of directors include a mix of former Marines, entrepreneurs and educators, including Charlie Crookall, owner of Shaw Development Partners, Don Esmond, a retired executive at Ford Automotive, and Glenn Roquemore, the former president of Irvine Valley College. First and foremost is to honor the history and legacy of Marine Corp aviation, and, because we're here in Orange County, to point out the economic contributions that Marine Corp Air Station El Toro and Marine Corp Air Station Tustin gave to the economic growth of Orange County," Aguilar said.