Reunion 2004 Information

"Soldiers don’t die until they are forgotten; Tomb Guards never forget."

The 2004 Annual Meeting and Reunion will take place this year November 12 - 14.  It will be held at the home of the Old Guard, Fort Myer, VA. As details become finalized, we will post them immediately so, please check back often. The following are the tentative scheduled activities for this year’s event:

Program of Events:

**TENTATIVE AGENDA**

Friday, 12 November Time
Registration Desk open at Days Inn - Patton Room 0900 - 1600
MSgt Allen Eldredge Interment - Arlington National Cemetery 1400
Hospitality Room Open  
Message Board and Buddy Locator  
Icebreaker @ Days Inn - Arlington in the Patton Room 1800 - ????
Saturday, 13 November Time
Hospitality Room Open 0700 - 1000
Registration Desk Open 0900
Spouses, Significant Others and Children Activity ____ - ____
Business Meeting @ Days Inn - Arlington in the Bradley Room 1030 - 1230
Lunch @ Days Inn -Bradley Room 1230 - 1430
Spates Hall - Fort Myer - Cocktail Hour (Cash Bar) 1800 - 1900
Spates Hall - Fort Myer - Formal Dinner 1900 - 2300
Sunday, 14 November Time
Hospitality Room Open 0700 - 0900
**Briefing for Rose/Wreath Ceremony in ANC Trophy Room ____ - ____
Society Wreath Laying and Rose Ceremony  0800 - 0845
Changing of the Guard  - Relief Commander 0900 - 0905
Walk to Amphitheater/Old Amphitheater
(adjacent to Lee-Custis Mansion)
____ - ____
Remembrance Ceremony 1000 - 1015
Closing Remarks by Jim Cardamon 1015 - 1025
Group photo (s)  1025 - 1035
Rose Ceremonies at Tomb Guard gravesites 1035 - ????

**It is requested that all participating in the Wreath Laying/Rose Ceremony wear either a suit and tie or “blazer, dress slacks, shirt and tie and dark shoes. For the above activities scheduled for Sunday, be prepared for inclement weather. These events will take place regardless of the weather.


REGISTRATION FORM


We could use you and/or your spouse to help either in the hospitality room, ice breaker, luncheon or in any other way the you would like to volunteer. Please contact the Reunion Chairman or by land mail at:. 

SHGTUS Reunion
Attn: George Haupt
840 Villa Drive
Crystal Lake, Illinois  60014
(847) 259-6461

          

 

For your convenience, we have provided additional information regarding area hotels.

 

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