The B.R.A.T.S. are proud to announce that arrangements have been made for the 450th Bomb Group reunion for 2011.
Washington DC will be our destination and it promises to be something special with the opportunity for the group to visit the World War II Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery, Air Force Memorial and the Steven Udvar-Hazy Aviation Center.
We will be staying at the DoubleTree Hotel in Crystal City/Arlington, VA.
We will begin the reunion with registration on Thursday, October 6, followed by our Wine and Cheese welcoming party. We'll be touring the World War II Memorial on Friday and take a driving tour of DC. We'll hold our Memorial Service at the Air Force Memorial on Saturday. And Sunday will be our banquet, after our tour of the Steven Udvar-Hazy Center. We have arranged the daily tours to end at 3pm each day so that the evenings you are on your own to explore the many sites of the city.
Please email Nancy Jean with any questions.
Please register for the reunion, tours as soon as possible....this helps us out tremendously with our planning.
Thanks so much, can't wait to see you there!
We appreciate all the effort everyone makes to attend the reunions and we look forward to seeing you in Washington DC in October. It will be a GREAT reunion!
450th
BG Goes to Washington DC
450TH
BOMB GROUP 27TH ANNUAL REUNION
Washington, DC – October 6th – 10th,
2011
450th BG HOSPITALITY ROOM –
The Hospitality room will be in the Lincoln
Hall and will be available starting at 3pm
on Thursday. Please feel free to drop by at any time to visit with those in
attendance at the reunion and reminisce.
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450TH BG WASHINGTON DC TOURS
FRIDAY October 7, 2011 WWII Memorial
and driving tour of Downtown DC.
Buses board at 8:45am. Depart at 9:00am. Return to hotel 3:00pm.
- Driving tour of major downtown
historic/government sites – White House, Blair House, Eisenhower Executive Office Building and Capitol Building. Also the Ford’s Theatre, FBI, Navy
Memorial and Pennsylvania Avenue parade route, etc….
- Visit National World War II Memorial –
This is YOUR memorial honoring the 16 million who served in the Armed Forces
of the United States during WWII, the more than 400,000 who died, and the
millions who supported the war effort from the home front.
- Visit the Korean War Memorial and Vietnam
Memorial – for those of you who also served in the Korean and Vietnam
Wars.
- Lunch on your own at the Old Post Office
Pavilion featuring eclectic & International cuisine and shopping.
Originally built in 1899, it still has the 315 foot clock tower with a complete view of DC.
- Visit the Lincoln Memorial, FDR Memorial
and Jefferson Memorial.
- For those wishing to tour downtown on
your won the bus will drop you off either before lunch or before returning
to the hotel. You are on your own to get back to the hotel using the Metro
Rail system.
TOUR PRICE:
$40.00 per person. Gratuity for bus driver and tour guide will be appreciated.
Lunch is not included.
SATURDAY October 8, 2011 ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY and AIR FORCE MEMORIAL
Buses board at 8:45am. Depart at 9:00am. Return to hotel 3:00pm.
- Visit Arlington National Cemetery and watch the changing of the Guard at the
Tomb of the Unknowns.
- View the Pentagon and Pentagon Memorial.
- View the Marine Corps Memorial, also
known as the Iwo Jima Memorial.
- Box Lunch will be served
- View the Air Force Memorial – our visit
will include the 450th BG Memorial Service with participation
from Col. Pete Lindquist, USAF (Ret) Managing Director of the Air Force
Memorial, an Air Force Chaplain and Air Force Honor Guard/Bugler. A group
photograph will be taken.
Tour Price:
$40.00 - includes box lunch. Gratuity for bus driver and tour guide will be
appreciated.
SUNDAY October 9, 2011 NATIONAL AIR
& SPACE MUSEUM at Steven Udvar-Hazy Center near Dulles Airport (This one is
not located downtown – It’s newer, bigger, and better with more planes - All
things aviation – except no B-24!!)
Buses board at 8:45am. Depart at 9:00am. Return to hotel 2:00pm.
- The Udvar-Hazy Center provides space for
the objects that tell the history of aviation and space flight. Over 335
air and spacecraft are on display. The display includes the Space Shuttle
Enterprise, and SR-71 Blackbird, Dash 80 prototype of the Boeing 707, the
B-17 Flying Fortress, F-4 Phantom fighter, and the B-29 “Enola Gay”.
- Visitors are able to walk among the
exhibits and view them from elevated skywalks. There is an Observation Tower where you can watch air traffic at Dulles International Airport.
- Enjoy lunch on your own at the McDonalds
located inside of the museum adjoining the Gift Shop.
TOUR PRICE:
$40.00 – Lunch on your own. Gratuity for bus driver and tour guide will be
appreciated.
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