Regular Ticket: Mark Harmon & Leon Carroll Jr. Share WWII Spy Stories & Book Signing
Regular ticket is for viewing the live performance on screen in the PMML Gallery seating. Book must be purchased for access to book signing. (Register for VIP Book Ticket to get Lecture Hall seating to live and in-person book talk, copy of Ghost of Honolulu book, and priority access to book signing: $35).
Celebrate Veterans Day at the PMML with special guests: author and NCIS actor Mark Harmon and co-author and former NCIS Special Agent, Leon Carroll Jr. on Saturday, November 11th for an in-person book discussion of their soon to be released book, Ghosts of Honolulu: A Japanese Spy, A Japanese American Spy Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor, from 1:00-2:00 pm with book signing to follow. Come early to enjoy free museum admission and activities for the whole family: explore our War of 1812 exhibit, share your service story at our Story Station, and write holiday cards for deployed troops. After the book discussion, enjoy musical performances by the 484th Army Band and get your advance copy of the Ghosts of Honolulu book signed by Mark Harmon and Leon Carroll, Jr. Registration for the book discussion is required, Ghosts of Honolulu book included in the VIP Book Ticket. Register today, before seats sell out!
Discover this incredible story with a special Veterans Day sneak preview of Ghosts of Honolulu: A Japanese Spy, A Japanese American Spy Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor.
Hawaii, 1941. War clouds with Japan are gathering and the islands of Hawaii have become battlegrounds of spies, intelligence agents, and military officials - with the island's residents caught between them. Toiling in the shadows are Douglas Wada, the only Japanese American agent in naval intelligence, and Takeo Yoshikawa, a Japanese spy sent to Pearl Harbor to gather information on the U.S. fleet.
ABOUT AUTHOR MARK HARMON:
Star of screen, television, and stage, Mark Harmon is now taking on the publishing world with Ghosts of Honolulu. Probably most recognized for his role as Leroy Jethro Gibbs on the hit drama NCIS, Harmon is also an executive producer on the show. In his other TV work, Harmon received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for the critically acclaimed The West Wing. Previously, he earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Special for Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years. He received two consecutive Golden Globe nominations for his work on Reasonable Doubts and received two additional Golden Globe nominations for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture Made for TV; one for After the Promise, and another for his role as notorious serial killer Ted Bundy in The Deliberate Stranger. Born and raised in Southern California, Harmon excelled in sports. He quarterbacked UCLA to multiple winning football seasons and was presented the National Collegiate Football Foundation Award for All Around Excellence. The National Football Foundation recently bestowed Harmon with their highest honor, the Gold Medal, making him the first recipient in their organization to receive both the Scholar Athlete Award and the Gold Medal. He is a cum laude graduate with a degree in communications.
ABOUT AUTHOR LEON CARROLL Jr.:
Leon Carroll Jr. is the technical advisor on the hit drama NCIS. A native of Chicago, Illinois, he attended Lindblom Technical High School and went on to earn a BS degree in business economics from North Dakota State University. He was a member of two College Division national championship teams in the late 60s. Leon was a commissioned officer in the United States Marine Corps, serving on active duty for 6 years and 3 years in the Marine Corps Reserves, attaining the rank of Major. His duty assignments included serving in the Fleet Marine Forces and Sea Duty onboard the USS Ogden (LPD-5). Following his stint in the Marine Corps, Leon began a 20-year career as a Special Agent with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS). He served in 7 different locations, including tours as a Special Agent Afloat on the USS Ranger (CV-61) and as the Special Agent in Charge of NCIS offices in the Republic of Panama and the Pacific Northwest. Upon retirement from NCIS, Leon was selected to be the technical advisor for the top-rated drama of the same name, holding that position for 20 seasons. His experience in Foreign Counterintelligence gives him unique insight into the world in which Doug Wada operated.
Registration is required for this Special Event. Purchase a VIP Book Ticket, which includes a copy of Ghosts of Honolulu, a premium, guaranteed seat in our auditorium to view the book talk live and in person, and priority access to the book signing. Or register for a free Regular Ticket to reserve a seat to view the book talk live on screen in the PMML Gallery. No livestream is available for this exclusive event.