PGR_NTX Patriot Guard Iwo Jima Survivors Reunion

[Mission Information For North Texas PGR]

FINAL ITINERARY

 

Iwo Jima Survivors Association of Texas Reunion

Wichita Falls, TX

 

Mission Date; February 21, 2009

 

Ride Captains:

 

Mike "Welder Mike" Johnson, 940-642-5324 (c);  <mailto:weldermike at aol.com>
weldermike at aol.com

Barbara "B.J." Johnson, 940-224-2872 (c);  <mailto:brbjo at aol.com>
brbjo at aol.com  

 

 

This event is the annual reunion of the survivors living in Texas of the Iwo
Jima campaign in World War II.  The PGR will be setting up a flag line
inside of the hotel for a portion of this event for the veterans to pass
through.

 

Attached to this mission notice is a registration form.  Anyone wishing to
participate in any of the other events associated with this reunion may do
so by completing the form and paying the associated fee(s).  No fee is
required to be in the flag line.  The $10 fee will get us in all of the
events except the USO Show and Dinner and the All Forces Dinner.  Those are
an additional $25.00 a person. 

 

 

Part 1 - Flag Line:  Saturday, February 21, 2009 - 10:00 AM; Howard Johnson
Plaza

 

Staging - 8:30 AM; Briefing 8:45 AM; KSU - 9:00 AM

 

McDonald's

1412 Holliday Street

Wichita Falls, TX  76301

940-767-1339

 

Map -  <http://tinyurl.com/8vj824> http://tinyurl.com/8vj824 

 

We will meet at this location and leave from here for the approximately 5
minute ride to the hotel.  If you cannot make it to this location, we will
be parking in the South parking lot of the hotel no later than 9:15 AM in
order to have the flag line in place no later than 9:30 AM.  We will have 50
flags on 8 foot poles so they may be used indoors.

 

Howard Johnson Plaza (Hotel)

401 Broad Street

Wichita Falls, TX  76301

940-766-6000

 

Map -  <http://tinyurl.com/94kxmh> http://tinyurl.com/94kxmh 

 

 

 

Part 2 - Meet and Greet:  Saturday, February 21, 2009 - Following the Flag
Line Event

 

 

Following dismissal from the hotel, a meet and greet is being planned at the
Jalapeno Tree restaurant in Wichita Falls.  Additional details will be
available at the time of the mission.  All are most welcome and encouraged
to attend and visit with your friends and neighbors.

 

 

Weather:  No telling this far in advance.  Might be cold, though.

  

Please remember that these members of "The Greatest Generation" fought in
one of the roughest campaigns of World War II and, along with all our other
service men and women, deserve our utmost respect and admiration.  This is a
great opportunity to thank these individuals while they are still with us.

 

David Hall and the Liberty Bell will be present on Saturday and he will be
visiting 2 local elementary schools on Friday.

 

Plans are also underway with one of the local Boy Scout troops to help with
the holding of the flags with us.  What a great history lesson this will be
for these young people.

 

One request regarding the meet and greet - the restaurant would like to have
an approximate head count a couple of weeks before the mission of how many
might be there so an e-mail to either Ride Captain would be very helpful,
please.

 

Respectfully Submitted,

 

Mike and Barbara Johnson

North Texas Ride Captains

 
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