USS PROVIDENCE (CL-82, CLG-6, SSN-719)
Year 2012 Reunion
WASHINGTON, D. C.

Crowne Plaza Dulles Hotel

2200 Centreville Rd. Herndon, Virginia   20170
1-800-227-6963         1-703-471-6700

Mention USS PROVIDENCE reunion, May 2-6, 2012
 

   

  Mark your calendars for May 2to May 6 2012 for the next Reunion in our Nation's Capital, Washington, D.C.   Below is a tentative plan of the day (POD) for the four (4) days. There are still a number of details to be coordinated, but the basic plan is in place.  The cost, on a per night basis, will be Wednesday, May 2- $119 + 9% tax ($130.90); Thursday through Sunday $89 + 9% tax ($97.01), at the Crowne Plaza Dulles Hotel, 2200 Centreville Rd, Herndon, Virginia    Full breakfast buffet is available for an additional charge of $10 per person, per day.  The $89 per night will also apply to the first 10 rooms sold for 3 days before the reunion and 3 days after the reunion.    After the first 10 rooms are sold before and after the reunion, the cost will be $119 per night.  Parking if free.   This hotel is within 5 minutes of Dulles Airport and they have a complimentary shuttles from the airport as well as local shopping and dining.   Feel free to access the hotel's website at www.cpdulles.com.     Enrollment forms for all activities will be available on the website in September and the  next newsletter.
 
Wednesday, May 2
– Arrival - Hospitality suite opens at noon for registration with a hotel sponsored ,welcome reception between 6 and 7 p.m.

10:00


Thursday, May 3
– Breakfast will be on your own...10am
Changing of the guard at Arlington National Cemetery followed by a wreath
presentation at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, for the USS PROVIDENCE.
Washington Navy Yard = USS JOHN BARRY (DDG-52) Memorial Service
Lunch at the Officer's Club, Washington Navy Yard.

Return to hotel, balance of day on own, including dinner.
Hospitality suite open till Shore Patrol closes.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

 

Friday, May 4 – Breakfast will be on your own.

9 :00 - Ship's Company Meeting - Hospitality Suite
12:00 - lunch will be on your own
2:00 - Bus departs for tour of war memorials (WWII, Korea, Vietnam,  Lone Sailor)
6:00 -  Dinner 
8:30 - Evening parade at the Marine Barracks (Commandant's Home) with the silent drill team and the President's Band
10:00 - Return to hotel via moonlight ride of Washington, D.C.                         

      

 
Saturday, May 5    
Breakfast on your own

10:00 -Bus departs for tour of Washington, D.C.
12:00 -Lunch at the Officer's Club, Fort Myer
2:00 - Wreath laying ceremony at Iwo Jima Memorial
5:30 - Photos of ship's company, etc.
6:30 - Luau by the pool,    Flowered shirts optional.  
      
 


Sunday, October 6
– Farewell breakfast and departure.

There are so many attractions in the Washington area that you may need additional time before or after the reunion.   I encourage you to book a few extra days so you may enjoy the Capital.  We will publish a list of options and attractions in the area.     You should book your flight into Dulles Airport.   The options are greater and the pricing should be very good for the reunion period.
The hotel will honor the same rate per night for three (3) nights prior to May 9 and three night’s post May 13. Costs for tours and timeframes are still being developed with the hotel and as soon as we receive the information, we will notify all of you.


Reunion Coordinators
Jim Chryst
34 Snyder Hollow Rd,
New Providence, Pa                                                                                                                                                                                   jchryst@embarqmail.com
973-222-5499, 717-284-6996

Richard Zweber

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

 

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