The Second Bombardment Association 2008 Reunion

Washington D.C. August 27 thru Sepember 1, 2008 Hilton Alexandria Mark Center Hotel   http://www1.hilton.com/en_US/hi/hotel/DCAAHHF-Hilton-Alexandria-Mark-Center-Virginia/index.do

Please invite your children, grandchildren, friends, and relatives to the 2008 Reunion of the 2nd Bombardment Group Association.  The time we will spend in Washington D.C. will be full of history, great stories, and beautiful sights.  It should be truly memorable for anyone who attends.  We'll be taking a specially arranged tour of the White House as well as visits to the WWII Memorial, the Air Force Monument, Arlington National Cemetery, Capitol Building, the Pentagon, the National Air & Space Museum, the Smithsonian Museum of American History, and many more.

Attention !!!

Please send your Security Information to Karen Nelson by May 1, 2008.

Attention !!!

Please send your Security Information to Karen Nelson by May 1, 2008.

Because of Washington D.C.'s Homeland Security restrictions, the Security Information Form listing every planned attendee to the White House tour and the Pentagon tour must be submitted three months in advance of our tour to these two particular sites.  Please send your Security Information early for anyone who is possibly considering attendance to the 2008 reunion, even if they later decide not to attend.

 

Click on the following links to display the "Security Information Form" and the "2008 Reunion Registration" forms and print it using Adobe Acrobat Reader.

 

2^nd Bomb Group - 2008 Reunion - Washington, D.C.

Itinerary – (tour stops, times and days may be changed)

 

Wednesday – August 27^th – Arrive at hotel – hospitality room open at 9:00 a.m.

6:30 p.m. – Casual dinner at hotel in banquet room

 

Thursday – August 28^th

7:30 a.m. – Leave hotel

8:00 a.m. - White House – exclusive tour for our group – (90 minutes) – strict dress code (no tank tops, flip-flops or shorts) – also see *Note on Security and Tours following this Itinerary

11:00 a.m. – Pentagon – one hour tour – tours will begin as our buses arrive

Drive to Udvar-Hazy (one hour drive)

Lunch at Udvar-Hazy – paid individually – please proceed with lunch as your bus arrives

1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. - Udvar-Hazy National Air and Space Museum

6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. - Air Force Memorial –wreath-laying with bugler playing Taps

Return to hotel – hospitality room open

7:30 p.m. - Dinner at hotel with guest speaker

 

Friday – August 29^th

7:45 – 8:00 a.m. – Leave hotel

8:30 am - Spy Museum – special $10.00 rate per person for our group (normally $16.00 per person)

12:00 noon - Lunch at the Capitol – box lunches – paid in advance

1:00 p.m. - US Capitol – exclusive tour with Congressional staff member –plus new visitor center

3:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Library of Congress and Supreme Court both of which are directly across from the Capitol – you will visit these on your own - please read enclosed brochures to plan your visit to each building. Internet addresses are www.loc.gov  and www.supremecourtus.gov

**Please see note at end of Itinerary.  Buses leave at 4:45 p.m. for Arlington Cemetery.

5:15 p.m. – Arlington Cemetery Tourmobile tour – Kennedy grave and Tomb of the Unknown

Return to hotel – hospitality room open

7:30 p.m. – Dinner at hotel with guest speaker

 

Saturday – August 30^th

7:30 a.m. – Leave hotel

8:00 am - Mount Vernon – spectacular new visitor center, George Washington’s house and grounds

10:30 – 11:30 - Lunch at Mount Vernon (please see enclosed food court menu) – paid individually

12:30 p.m. - National Cathedral – 30 minute tour (given in groups of 50 as we arrive)

2:00 p.m. - National Archives – 30 minute tour (given in groups of 50 as we arrive) www.archives.gov

3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. – American History Museum (President Lincoln’s top hat and coat, wonderful displays of Presidential memorabilia, Dorothy’s ruby red slippers, etc.)

Return to hotel – hospitality room open

7:00 p.m. – Dinner at hotel with guest speaker

Sunday – August 31^st

8:00 a.m. - Memorial service at hotel in hospitality room

9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. - Monuments and Memorials (WWII, Lincoln, Jefferson, Vietnam, Korean, FDR, Washington – (tour to the top, weather permitting, timed tickets required). Those who choose to visit the Washington Monument may not have time for all of the other monuments and/or memorials.

1:00 p.m. - Lunch at Air and Space – paid individually

1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. – National Air and Space Museum on the Mall

Return to hotel by 5:30 for Group meeting in hospitality room

7:30 p.m. – Dinner at hotel with guest speaker

 

Monday – September 1^st – Depart hotel. Free shuttle to Reagan National Airport.

 

*Note on Security and Tours

Nearly every building we will visit will require our passing through security. Please take only essentials with you as it generally takes 15 to 30 seconds for each person to clear security. All tours will start when 20 to 30 people have cleared security and will continue in groups until we have all been accommodated.

 

The White House and Pentagon do not allow cameras. In fact, they don’t allow anything except wallets, cell phones and medication. We will need to leave everything else in the buses, which will be locked. Please wear clothing with pockets for your wallet and cell phone.  Please do not try to take purses, backpacks, briefcases, water bottles or camera cases into the White House or Pentagon.

 

**Regarding the Supreme Court and Library of Congress - both are directly across the street from the Capitol. Walking time is less than five minutes from the Capitol to the Library of Congress and less than five minutes from the Library of Congress to the Supreme Court. They are, literally, a stone’s throw apart. The Library of Congress closes at 4:00 p.m. so please visit it first.

 

We will not have tour guides for either building. The Library of Congress has, in addition to the three important features listed below, a changing exhibit which is always interesting. Please visit as much of the Library as your time allows.

 

Our timing is flexible for these two buildings. The Supreme Court can be seen in fifteen minutes (lawyers and those interested in Constitutional law excepted). The Library of Congress has three notable features, none of which should be missed. They are, the Main Reading Room, an original Gutenberg Bible and, the renovated and refurbished Main Hall which is one of the most beautiful public spaces in the United States.

 

Our buses will leave at 4:45 p.m. for our Arlington Cemetery tour which begins at 5:15 p.m., so you will have one hour and forty-five minutes to see both buildings.  

 

Wheelchairs are available at nearly all of our stops.  Please indicate your requirements on the enclosed form.