Schedule of Activities, Hotels & Transportation
Wednesday, November 28, 2018
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7:00pm – 8:30pm
Meet and Greet at Holiday Inn Express on Fort Leavenworth for 6888th Veterans and family members only
Thursday, November 29, 2018
(Shuttle service will run 2:00pm – 7:00pm from Holiday Inn Express to Richard Allen Cultural Center)
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12:30am – 1:30pm
6888th Veterans Panel Discussion/Q&A @ Arnold Conference Room, Lewis & Clark Building -
4:00pm – 4:45pm
6888th Veterans Meet Youth @ Richard Allen Cultural Center -
6:00pm – 7:00pm
6888th Veterans reminiscing and recollecting & audio/video recording (6888th Veterans Only)
Friday, November 30, 2018
(News media interested in covering the event should contact Heather Welch at (913) 684-1723 or [email protected])
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9:40am
Mini-parade, The One They Never Had, for 6888th Veterans travelling en route to Dedication Ceremony -
10:00am
Arrive at Dedication Ceremony Location @ Frontier Chapel. Meet VIPs and position for ceremony -
10:30am – 11:45am
Dedication Ceremony. Reception/Interview/Sign Autographs/Press Conference @ Frontier Chapel -
1:00pm – 5:00pm
Return to the Hotel -
5:30pm – 7pm
Devotional Service/Public Forum/Q&A/Reception @ Bethel A.M.E. Methodist Church
Saturday, December 1, 2018
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Time – TBA
Visit Black Baseball Hall of Fame and Jazz Museum (Optional) -
6888th Veterans and families begin going back home