Important Documents (PDF Files):
Additional Information:
The points of contact for to coordinate the bus support for Memorial Day, Monday May 29, 2017 for the KWVA Chapters are as follows:
Details:
- Busses should arrive no later than 11:30AM on Monday, May 29, 2017 at the Sheraton Pentagon City Hotel Parking lot, 900 South Orme Street. Arlington, VA 22204 . Bus Captains.
Please place a sign placard in your bus window with your Chapter Number and Town. This will enable members of your party to get back on the same bus at the end of the day.
- If for some reason, a bus gets delayed on route to the Sheraton Pentagon City Hotel and misses the departure time of 12:40PM from the Pentagon City Hotel, please go directly to 7th
and Independence Avenue to meet up with the other busses. If your bus is running late, please inform Jim Fisher by calling him at 704-740-7596
- Bus parking placards will be handed out at the Sheraton National Hotel.
- At the Hotel, each Korean War Veteran will receive a box of snacks and water to drink. Restroom facilities will be located in the hotel.
- At 12:40PM all busses will convoy to the marshalling point located on 7th and Independence Avenue, Washington, DC where Korean War Veterans will disembark the bus and be assigned
to a military vehicle.
- The parade starts at 2:00PM sharp.
- Once all Korean War Veterans have been assigned a military vehicle, the busses will depart 7th and Independence Avenue and proceed to Ohio Drive to park. BUS CAPTAINS: PLEASE
ENSURE YOU HAVE YOUR DRIVERS CELL PHONE NUMBER AND THAT HE HAS YOUR CONTACT NUMBER.
- We will be in AREA 2. Our slot number is #83 which is located on Jefferson Dive., behind the Air and Space Museum. - See attached map.
- There will be 6 Porta-Johns located at the corner of 7th and Jefferson Avenue for the veterans use.
- Our Area Managers are Jacqueline Loro and Courtney Beard.
- The Parade route is one mile in length. The route ends at 17th Street in Washington, DC.
- Uniform for Korean War Veterans: Summer uniform, White short sleeve shirt, black pants, black shoes, cap, ribbons and pins allowed on uniforms.
- Helpful hints:
- Bring sun screen
- Wear sun glasses
- Eat a good breakfast
- Dress appropriately for the weather
- Drink PLENTY of Water
- Bring any necessary medication you are taking and let your buddy know what you have and where it is.
- Once you reach the end of the parade route, stay in your military vehicles. They will be taking you to the Korean War Veterans Memorial for participation in the "Memorial Day
Remembrance" ceremony at the Korean War Veterans Memorial. Water will be located on site.
- Rest Rooms are located on the basement floor of the Lincoln Memorial. The entrance to the restrooms on located in the front of the south side of the Memorial. Recommend you use the
facilities prior to the ceremony.
- Once the ceremony is completed, the bus captains will call their bus drivers and have them pick up the veterans and any family members on Daniel French Drive which is adjacent to
the Korean War Veterans Memorial.
- MOST IMPORTANT: Korean War Veterans are not allowed to flirt with the young Korean models!!!!!
- Watch the 2017 National Memorial Day Parade LIVE - Monday, May 29 at 2:00 PM Eastern / 11:00 AM Pacific on the following stations nationwide:
Albany, GA - WALB
Amarillo, TX - KEYU
Amarillo, TX - KFDA
Augusta, GA - WFXG
Baltimore, MD - WUTB
Baton Rouge, LA - WAFB/WBXH
Biloxi, MS - WLOX
Birmingham, AL - WBRC
Cape Girardeau, MO - KFVS/WQWQ
Cedar Rapids, IA - KFXA
Charleston, NC - WCSC
Charlotte, NC - WBTV
Cincinnati, OH - WXIX
Cleveland, OH - WOIO/WUAB
Columbia, SC - WIS
Columbus, GA - WTVM/WXTX
Dothan, AL - WDFX
Evansville, IN - WFIE
Fresno, CA - KFRE
Hattiesburg, MS - WDAM
Honolulu, HI - KGBM/KHNL
Huntsville, AL - WAFF
Jackson, MS - WDBD/WLBT
Jonesboro, AR - KAIT
Knoxville, TN - WTNZ
Lake Charles, LA - KPLC/KVHP
Las Vegas, NV - KVCW.2
Lawton, OK - KSWO/KKTM
Louisville, KY - WAVE
Lubbock, TX - KCBD
Lufkin, TX - KTRE
Madison, WI - WMSN
Memphis, TN - WMC
Midland, TX - KWES/KWAB/KTLE
Minneapolis, MN - WUCW
Mobile, AL - WFGX
Montgomery, AL - WSFA
Myrtle Beach, SC - WMBF
Nampa, IA - KNIN
Nashville, TN - WUXP
New Orleans, LA - WVUE
Norfolk, VA - WTVZ
Oklahoma City, OK - KOCB
Ottumwa, IA - KYOU
Panama City, FL - WPGX
Pensacola, FL - WFGX
Philadelphia, PA - WPVI
Richmond, VA - WUPV/WWBT
Reno, NV - KAME
Rochester, NY - WUHF
Savannah, GA - WTOC
Shreveport, LA - KSLA
Tallahassee, FL - WTWC.2
Toledo, OH - WUPW/WTOL
Tuscon, AZ - KOLD
Tyler, TX - KLTV
Waco, TX - KXXV
Washington, DC - News Channel 8
West Palm Beach, FL - WFLX
Wichita Falls, TX - KAUZ
Wilmington, NC - WSFX/WECT
Wilkes-Barre, PA - WQMY
The 2017 National Memorial Day Parade will be televised LIVE to service personnel serving around the world on American Forces Network. Tune in to AFN prime at 2 PM Eastern / 11 AM
Pacific this Memorial Day. The Parade will also be streamed LIVE by our online partners Military.com and YouTube.
Questions pertaining to this document can be addressed to the undersigned at 703-740-7596 James R. Fisher
National Executive Director
Korean War Veterans Association, USA
Executive Director
Korean War Veterans Memorial Foundation
Washington, D.C.
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