FReepers Gather At MARINE CORPS MUSEUM DEDICATION, Quantico, VA: Nov. 10-12,2006

Nov. 06,2006 | Trooprally

[trooprally]

The Marine Corps Museum WILL be officially dedicated this coming weekend.

Schedule of Events:

Friday, Nov. 10, 2:00 PM: Museum Dedication (Tickets were required before now) Afterwards, the Museum will be open for a tour.

Saturday, Nov. 11, 5:00 PM: Memorial Park Dedication. Tickets are NOT required but you need to be at either the Pentagon North Parking Lot off Highway 27 in Arlington, VA OR the Stafford County Airport Parking Lot off I-95 in Fredericksburg, VA. You must be at these areas no later than 4:00 PM

Sat. Nov. 11 and Sunday, Nov. 12: The Museum will be open to visitors but my papers do not show a time. Please check the contacts below.

Additional info can be obtained from Marine Heritage or hopefully by calling this number, 1-800-297-1421 from literature about the Museum.

There are two reasons for this thread.

First, if any FReepers are going to either event, maybe we can get together at the parking areas or at the site. [Mrs] Trooprally and I are only going to the Friday event but will pass along info to FReepers going to the other events. Freepmail us and we'll put pass your name to others going the other days.

Second, if you attend any of the weekend's events, this thread can be a place to post your pictures for all to view.

See Trooprally's Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Thread with info on the engraved bricks and Leadpenny's Marine Museum Advances Thread with pictures of the construction.

[Not A Snowbird]

Thanks for the ping, freema.

I'm out here on detail, so perhaps I'll make it down there.

[clintonh8r]

Semper fi! Anybody have any pictures of the event to post?

[hollywood]

My Marine dad will be there; he was on Iwo Jima at its hellish end.

[trooprally]

For pics by concretebob of the construction, check out leadpenny's link.

Event's pics will be posted this weekend so come on back and see if they are posted yet.

[Mr] T

[trooprally]

There is an Iwo Jima Marine in [Mrs] T's American Legion Post in Olney. He has been out Freeping on the corner of Olney several times helping us show support of our troops.

[Mr] T

[fnord]

won't be there, but post some pics please

[trooprally]

10-4

[Mrs] T takes some real good pics. We'll get them up as soon as we can.

[Mr] T

[USMCPOP]

I wish I could be there! I was invited to go inside on Sunday with a group of Young Marines from Front Royal whom I'd met on a Patriot Guard Riders Mission. But I will be in Lynchburg at the Marine Corps Ball the night before. One does not drive 4 hours early in the morning after spending a considerable part of the night instructing Lance Corporals in the art of beer drinking. Karl can't be there, so someone has to take up the slack. Semper Fi.

[USMCPOP]

I wish I could be there! I was invited to go inside on Sunday with a group of Young Marines from Front Royal whom I'd met on a Patriot Guard Riders Mission. But I will be in Lynchburg at the Marine Corps Ball the night before. One does not drive 4 hours early in the morning after spending a considerable part of the night instructing Lance Corporals in the art of beer drinking. Karl can't be there, so someone has to take up the slack. Semper Fi.

[clintonh8r]

Thanks!

[Myrddin]

My son had a great time at the birthday ball last weekend.

[Marine_Uncle]

I hope it is a simply glories day for all that will be able to attend.

[Seaplaner]

Troop - - Nice post!

This Marine Dad will be visiting the new Marine Corps Museum this Spring.

(I also plan to visit the new Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Virginia.)

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[trooprally]

Double post?

Are you sure you haven't started the Art of Beer Drinking classes yet?

We'll get pics for you.

Stay posted here over the weekend.

[trooprally]

Great about this summer. Just don't travel I-95 during rush hour.

Maybe there will be time to stop by Walter Reed on Friday Night. By spring, the wintered out FReepers could use some relief.

[Past Your Eyes]

Thank you. I'll have to stop there some day.

[trooprally]

Here is a pic "stolen" from FReeper Canteen~Happy Birthday United States Marine Corps!~November 7, 2006. That's I-95 at the top of the pic, between the trees. I can't see where the Memorial Walk is, but looks like it may be at the bottom of the picturs.

[Past Your Eyes]

Thanks. I hope there's a large section of it devoted to Chesty Puller.

[SAMS]

Hey, I'm all for a Marine Memorial, but that building is an eyesore....

[trooprally]

Jeez - It's still under construction - the pic was taken in August, give me a break.

Go to the Marine Heritage link and see the architects rendering of how it will look.

[Mr] T