Veterans Day 2004

Washington, D.C.

The MRFA and 9th Infantry Division will be placing wreaths at the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C. on Veterans Day, Thursday, November 11, 2004. We will gather at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial at 8:30 A.M. on the 11th, and proceed to the wall at 9:00 A.M.

We have blocked 25 rooms at the Quality Hotel and Suites in Arlington, Virginia for November 8th – 12th. Room rates vary from $89.00 (plus tax) per night (there’s 20 room available at this rate) to at $105.00 (plus tax) per night (there’s 5 rooms available at this rate). For reservations call 1-888-987-2555 and refer to out group code “MRFA4.” Reservations under this code must be made before the cut off date of October 18th, 2004, so call early.

The Quality Hotel & Suites is located at 1200 North Courthouse Road, Arlington, VA. 22201.
There will be no registration or dress code for this event. If this is your first trip to Washington, we suggest comfortable shoes because there are lots of sight to see by walking.
For more information you may contact Board Member Bob (Doc) Pries at 9702 Friar Tuck Drive, West Chester, OH. 45069. Phone: (513) 755-1223 email: rpries@cinci.rr.com

Update: August 23, 2004

Folks…

After a few months of trying to contact someone in DC, the U.S. Park Service & Washington D.C. Metro Police Department and the folks who run the Vietnam Memorial, Rich Corrick has been given the word that, due to the high terror alert, and all the construction going on in DC, especially around the mall, we will be unable to have the Mobile Museum Trailer available for display on Veterans day this year. To park on a side street with other vendors you have to be granted a permit which usually takes two years to receive. Rich says the hotel we’re using, the Quality Hotel and Suites, would be unsuitable for parking the trailer, so Please pass the word that’s its a no go on the trailer this year in D.C.

Albert..

Invitation to all who Attend

I just wanted to invite any of your members who are in DC on November 9 to attend a free screening of “In The Shadow of The Blade” at the Women’s Memorial in Arlington. The film screening is the centerpiece of an evening Tribute to Vietnam Veterans, sponsored by the Women’s Memorial, Vietnam Veterans of America, Vietnam Helicopter Crew Members Association, Bell Helicopter, and In The Shadow of The Blade, Inc. “In The Shadow of The Blade” is a documentary about a restored Huey’s cross-country flight of tribute to people affected by the Vietnam War.

You can learn more about the movie at www.intheshadowoftheblade.com. Details about the screening, including how to make reservations, are listed under the “what’s new” button.
Let me know if you have any questions. Hope to see you!
Sincerely,

Cheryl

Cheryl Fries
Creative Director
In The Shadow of The Blade tm
Arrowhead Film & Video
512-328-0099
512-657-7880

Celebrate Veterans Day
In The Shadow of The Blade!
VETERANS DAY WEEK SCREENINGS:

November 9 – Washington, D.C, 7:00 p.m. – Women In Military Service For America Memorial, Arlington, VA

The Board of Directors of ITSOTB Inc., with the support of the Women In Military Service For America Memorial Foundation and the cooperation of the DUSTOFF Association, the Vietnam Helicopter Crew Members Association, the Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association, the Military Order of the Purple Heart and the Vietnam Veterans of America, invite you to a special “Tribute to Vietnam Veterans” Washington DC Director’s Cut screening of “In The Shadow of The Blade” on November 9, 2004. Events will be held at the Women In Military Service For America Memorial in Arlington, Virginia beginning at 7:00 p.m. Brigadier General Wilma L. Vaught , USAF (ret) will serve as Mistress of Ceremonies. Keynote address by Joe Galloway.

Seat reservations made be made pr@womensmemorial.org or by calling 703-533-1155.