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1. Add Events/Attendees to Previous Registration 2. Alumni Center & Gift Shop, Herbert Hall 3. Attendee List 4. Attire 5. Bus Transportation 6. Cancellation Timeline (Reunion) 7. Cancellations (Reunion - How to) 8. Car Service 9. Class and West Point Gear (Memorabilia) 10. Confirmation of Registration 11. Contact Information 12. Dietary Restrictions 13. Entering West Point 14. Handicapped Information 15. Lost & Found 16. Map of West Point 17. Medical Rentals & Support Companies 18. Menus 19. Parking on West Point 20. Places at West Point Open to Graduates and their Guests to Visit 21. Register (How To & Important Dates) 22. Registration Fee 23. Reunion Events 24. Westchester Marriott Transportation Information 1. Add Events/Attendees to Previous Registration – After 5/5/2019
See the Alumni Events Team at a reunion check-in (times and locations listed on schedule).
Additional events/guests will be added on a space available, first come first served basis.
First time registrants and new guests, please email names and cadet companies for nametags to
[email protected] and we will try to print them prior to the reunion.
2. Alumni Center & Gift Shop, Herbert Hall
Hours
o Sunday, 5/19 - CLOSED
o Mon, 5/20 – Thurs, 5/23– 10am-6pm
o Friday, 5/24 – 9am-5pm
o Saturday, 5/25 – 7am-5pm
o Sunday, 5/26 - 12pm-4pm
o Monday, 5/27 Memorial Day – CLOSED
Graduates attending the reunion will receive a 10% discount on gift shop items. Please show your
reunion name badge to the cashier.
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3. Attendee List
If you wish to see which classmates and widows have signed up for the reunion, an Attendee List is
available on the reunion website, https://www.westpointaog.org/1969reunion
o This list is updated approximately every business day morning and shows just the main
registrant, not guests.
To confirm your attendance for the reunion, see (Register (How To & Important Dates)) below.
4. Attire
Saturday and Sunday NYC Trips: Casual Saturday and Sunday Cocktails & Dinner Buffets: Casual Sunday FDR Trip: Casual Monday West Point Events: Business Casual Monday Class Cocktail Hour and Dinner Dance: Business Casual Tuesday Alumni Exercises, Cadet Review, Lunch in Mess Hall, and Memorial Service: Graduates – khaki dress pants, collared shirt with tie (West Point tie, if possible), and blue or black jacket and class cap (handed out at reunion check-in), Spouses and Guests – Business Casual. Tuesday Class Banquet: Coat & tie for men; ladies equivalent Wednesday Breakfast: Casual
Business Casual Attire: slacks with open collared shirt and sweater or sports coat for men; slacks with
blouse, skirt and blouse, or pants suit for women.
Casual Attire: khakis or good jeans, cargo or Bermuda shorts, polo shirt, turtleneck, casual button-
down shirt and/or sweater for men; sundress, long or short skirt, khakis or good jeans, shorts, polo
shirt, turtleneck, casual button-down blouse for women.
Comfortable walking shoes and rain gear are suggested for the entire reunion.
5. Bus Transportation
Bus transportation is suggested for hotel guests who don’t wish to drive back and forth.
One ticket includes round trip from hotel to West Point and back to the hotel.
Please arrive 30 minutes prior to the departure to begin boarding the buses.
All buses will depart the hotel at the same time in the morning as listed on the schedule, but buses
will depart West Point in the afternoons once full.
We will have multiple buses for each bus movement, please do not leave your belongings on the
bus as you may not come back to the same bus
Monday Bus to West Point
o 2 choices for departure from the hotel
Early Bus for Widow Gathering at West Point Club
7:05am – pick up at Sheraton Tarrytown
7:30am – pick up from Westchester Marriott
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8:45am – Late Bus for Cemetery Visit – depart from both Westchester Marriott and
Sheraton Tarrytown
o 1:30-3:45pm – Buses will shuttle around West Point – see the schedule for more details
o 3:45-4:15pm - All buses return to the Westchester Marriott first and then the Sheraton
Tarrytown
Tuesday Bus to West Point
o 8:15am - All buses depart the hotel – depart from both Westchester Marriott and Sheraton
Tarrytown
If the review is cancelled, buses will depart the hotel at 10:30am for the first event, the
meal in the Cadet Mess Hall
o 3:00 pm - All buses return to the Westchester Marriott first and then the Sheraton Tarrytown
6. Cancellation Timeline (Reunion)
Cancel on or before 5/5/19:
o Refund for individual events & meals.
o Registration fee not refunded.
o Registration packet and memorabilia will be mailed to you after the reunion
Cancel after 5/5/19 and through reunion:
o All refunds for individual events & meals on a case-by-case basis decided after the reunion by
Class Leadership
o Registration fee not refunded.
o Registration packet and memorabilia will be mailed to you after the reunion.
7. Cancellations (Reunion – How to)
To cancel an event, a guest’s attendance, or the reunion completely - contact the WPAOG Event
Team: [email protected] or 845.446.1649.
8. Car Service
Visconti Limousine
o Phone: 800.252.3022 or 845.562.5671
o Email: [email protected]
o Website: www.viscontirides.com
9. Class and West Point Gear (Memorabilia)
Orders were due by March 8.
You will receive your items at the reunion (May 18-20). The pick-up schedule will be listed on the
reunion schedule.
If not attending the reunion, orders will be mailed after the reunion.
10. Confirmation of Registration
When you complete registration by submitting your credit card information, you will receive a
confirmation message in your web browser. You will also receive this same confirmation in an
email to the email address you used to register. Please keep this confirmation for your records;
however, you will not need it to check-in for the reunion. The subject of the confirmation email is
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“West Point Class of 1969 Reunion Confirmation Email” and the sender is “WPAOG, Alumni Events
[email protected],” so if you are having trouble locating your confirmation, you can do a
search of those key words. If you still can’t find it, please email the WPAOG Alumni Events team at
[email protected] and request it be sent again. Please mention your name and class year
when writing to them.
11. Contact Information
WPAOG Alumni Events Team (reunion questions): [email protected] or 845.446.1649
(Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:00pm Eastern)
West Point Information phone line (weather call for parade): 845.938.7000
WPAOG Gift Shop: 1.800.426.4725
12. Dietary Restrictions
If your allergy is not listed, select “Other” and type your allergies in the comments section.
If you have more than one allergy, select “Other” and type all the allergies you have in the
comments section.
The Alumni Events Team will review your needs and contact you if we have any questions.
Please see below for notes on the different venues you’ll visit during the reunion:
o The Cadet Mess Hall is not able to accommodate any dietary restrictions.
o DCA Culinary Group (meals served in Eisenhower Hall) is not able to accommodate severe
allergies. Gluten free bread will be available.
o The hotel can accommodate all dietary restrictions with advance notice (by properly filling
out the Dietary Restrictions section on the online registration form).
13. Entering West Point
Starting June 7, 2016, visitors 17 years of age and above without a valid (not expired) Department
of Defense issued identification card must report to the Visitor Control Center at 2107 New South
Post Road, West Point N.Y. 10996 to conduct a NCIC-III background check prior to entering the
installation in accordance with DOD Directive 2014-05.
All visitors without a valid DOD ID card must present a valid form of identification to enter West
Point; click here to view the current list of approved state driver’s licenses. If you do not have an
approved license, you will be required to show another valid form of identification, such as a
passport, to enter post.
If you will be entering West Point before a reunion check-in, we recommend that you sign-up for a
Grad Pass. This must be done 3 business days prior to your arrival. For more information, please
click this link: https://www.westpointaog.org/gradpass
For more information, please visit the West Point Garrison webpage:
http://www.westpoint.army.mil/visitus.html.
See below (Parking on West Point) for parking information.
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14. Handicapped Information
Parking: West Point does not issue handicap or special parking passes, so if not taking the Class
bus from the hotel please bring your own handicap placard in order to access handicap parking
spots. Handicapped parking spots are available with a permit or plates for people with disabilities
but only in non-designated CPA parking lots. Spots are first-come, first-served.
If you are a full time wheelchair user, please let the WPAOG Alumni Events Team know by writing
comments in the “Other Special Needs” field on the online registration form.
If you or a family member need a wheelchair during the reunion, please see below Medical Rentals
& Support Companies, to arrange for one
15. Lost & Found
If you find an item at the reunion, please either take it to the front desk at the hotel or to the
WPAOG staff at the reunion check-in tables.
If you lose an item, please check at the WPAOG reunion check-in table or the hotel’s front desk.
Any items turned in to WPAOG that remain lost at the end of the reunion will be shipped back to
the owner at their expense.
16. Map of West Point (to print)
Download the WPAOG app if you prefer to have an interactive map on your phone or tablet.
17. Medical Rentals & Support Companies
If you or a guest requires a wheelchair or scooter or other medical assistance during the reunion weekend, please contact one of the companies listed below to make arrangements.
This listing does not constitute a recommendation or endorsement by the AOG
Rentals Empire Medical 845.271.3101 122 Rte 9W, Haverstraw, NY 10927 Home Health Pavilion 845.569.1250 5027 Rte 9W, Newburgh, NY 10996 Homepro Medical Supplies 800.437.3677 759 Hicks St, Brooklyn, NY 11231 American Mobility Rentals 855.SCOOT.11
Support – Home Health Companies A & T Healthcare 339 North Main St. New City NY 10956
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Phone: 845-561-7900 Fax: 845-638-1303 Arch Care at Home 299 North Highland Avenue Ossining, NY 10562 Phone: (914) 941-1710 Fax: 212-967-7281 EverCare at Home 31 Cerone Place Newburgh, NY 12550 Phone: (855) 485-6697 Fax: (845)569-1887 Orange County Department of Health Division of Public Health Nursing 124 Main Street Goshen, NY 10924 Phone: (845) 291-2330 Fax: (845)291-2380 Willcare 700 Corporate Boulevard Newburgh, NY 12550 Phone: (845) 561-3655 Fax: (845)561-0252
18. Menus (for times and locations – see the schedule)
Saturday, May 18
Dinner – Asian Buffet: Soup, Asian Chicken Chop Salad, Market Salad, Grilled farm-raised Chicken
with shitake mushroom, capers, artichokes, and white wine butter sauce, Atlantic salmon, English pea,
corn, and fennel relish, Coconut jasmine rice, Sautéed baby vegetables, and assorted macaroons and
mini mousse shooters for dessert.
Sunday, May 19
Breakfast: Fruit juice, fruit & berries, bagels, muffins, scrambled eggs, bacon, yogurt, cereals,
oatmeal, sausage, coffee, and tea.
Dinner – American Buffet: Soup, Spinach Salad, Market Salad, Grilled chicken, Braised red
Snapper, Flank steak, Boursin mashed potatoes, Poached asparagus, and chocolate truffles and petits
fours for dessert.
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Monday, May 20
Breakfast at Westchester Marriott: Fruit juice, fruit & berries, mini-bagels, muffins, coffee, tea,
dry cereal, and oatmeal.
Class Widow Gathering Breakfast at West Point Club: multi grain muffins and bars, assorted
Greek yogurts, granola and berries, fresh fruit display, coffee, tea, decaf, and chilled orange juice
Lunch: Salad and Sandwich Bar: Homemade Tuna & Egg Salad, Herb Marinated Grilled Chicken,
Croissants & Kaiser Rolls and Salad Bar Fixings: lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion, black
olives, roasted red peppers, carrots, shredded cheese, assorted dressing, broccoli slaw and orzo
pasta salad, fresh fruit salad, assorted cookies, coffee, decaf, hot tea, iced tea, and ice water.
Dinner – Italian Buffet: Soup, Antipasto salad, Caesar salad, Tortellini Bolognese, Chicken
Francaise, Risotto, Sautéed broccoli Rabe, Grilled foccacia
Tuesday, May 21
Breakfast: Fruit juice, fruit & berries, mini-bagels, muffins, coffee, tea, dry cereal, and oatmeal.
Alumni Luncheon: Lemon Thyme Chicken Au jus, Sweet Corn Souffle, California Blend Vegetables,
Caesar Salad, with Salted Caramel Vanilla Crunch Cake for dessert. There will be water, iced tea,
coffee, and tea available.
Dinner Banquet: Pre-selected option of either Market salad, seared Atlantic salmon & wild flower
honey glazed chicken, fingerling potato, chef’s choice of vegetables and chocolate sabayan dome
OR Market salad, wild mushroom, mascarpone cheese, risotto and roasted cipollini onions, and
chocolate sabayan dome.
Wednesday, May 22
Breakfast Buffet: Full buffet breakfast including fruit juice, fruit & berries, bagels, muffins,
scrambled eggs, bacon, yogurt, cereals, oatmeal, sausage, coffee, and tea, in addition to pancakes
and other selections.
19. Parking on West Point
Parking passes are not issued to visitors except on football game Saturdays.
Parking is extremely limited in the Central Post area of West Point, the vicinity of the academic
buildings and barracks. Parking in this area requires a staff/faculty parking decal.
Parking is generally available in the following areas: Buffalo Soldier Field, old PX parking lot (near
the cemetery, K Lot on the West Point Map), Visitors Center (West Point Museum Parking), and in
the vicinity of Gillis Field House.
The SMURFF (Shuttle Movement of Uniformed members, Residents, Family and Faculty) is
available Monday-Friday from 7:00am-6:00pm. The bus picks up and drops off at Buffalo Soldier
Field, Thayer/Cullum Road, Mahan Tunnel, Library Corner, Clinton/Cullum Lot, Thayer Statue,
Building 667A, Building 618, Washington/Buckner Road, Keller Hospital, and the Post Laundry. You
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can track the CPA Shuttle Bus by downloading the Ride Systems App; click here for more
information.
West Point does not issue handicap or special parking passes, so please bring your own handicap
placard in order to access handicap parking spots. Handicapped parking spots are available with a
permit or plates for people with disabilities but only in non-designated CPA parking lots. Spots are
first-come, first-served.
20. Places at West Point Usually Open to Graduates and their Guests to Visit during the Reunion (hours
of operation will be listed in the Academy Welcome Brochure you’ll receive when you check in for
the reunion)
Alumni Center & Gift Shop, Herbert Hall - Mon-Fri 1000-1700, Sat 0700-1700, Sun CLOSED AAFES PX (DoD ID Card Holders) AAFES Shoppette (DoD ID Card Holders) Arvin Cadet Physical Development Center - Daily, 0800-1800 Cadet Store - Open to graduates and their guests Cemetery - Daily, dawn to dusk. Cullum Hall Fort Putnam Jefferson Hall Kenna Hall of Army Sports Museum & Gift Shop Visitors Center & Gift Shop West Point Club
The Cadet Barracks, Cadet Mess, Academic Buildings, and Flirtation Walk are off limits.
Reminder - All Graduates and their guests must wear their reunion name tag at all times while in
the Cadet Area.
21. Register (How To and Important Dates)
Click on “REGISTER” at the top of the reunion website or “Online Registration” beside Step 2.
Attendees Tab
o Enter your first and last name below Attendee 1.
o Select + Add attendee if you will have a guest(s) with you.
o After you’ve added all your guests, select Continue.
Select events Tab
o Select the Attend button next to the Class Reunion. A pop-up window will appear.
o Select the quantity for each registration/ticket type from the drop down menu. If you don’t
have a certain registration type, leave it blank. Select Next.
o Select which attendee is which ticket type from the drop down menu. Select Save.
o Select the Attend button next to each event you plan on attending. A pop-up window will
appear for each.
o Select the quantity for each ticket type from the drop down menu. Select Next.
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o Select which attendee(s) is attending each event you selected from the drop down menu.
Select Save.
o Once you’ve selected all the events you and your guests will attend, select Continue below the
Total due.
Select options Tab
o Fill out all information requested, especially required information annotated with *.
o Names are prefilled for Name Badges. If necessary, please update them as to how you want
them to be printed on your actual name badge.
o Graduates – enter Cadet Company and Regiment; Widows – enter Graduate’s First and Last
Name and Cadet Company (if you know it); Guests – enter West Point Class year if applicable.
o Select Dietary Restrictions from the drop down. If you have none, select None. If your dietary
restriction is not listed or you have more than 1, select Other and type your dietary restrictions
in the comments section.
o If applicable, input any special needs. If you are a full time wheelchair user, please input this
information here. If you or a family member need a wheelchair during the reunion, please see
above Medical Rentals & Support Companies, to arrange for one.
o Select any applicable meal choices.
Checkout Tab
o Check “Use an attendee’s contact info for billing” and select the appropriate attendee’s name
from the dropdown or select “Click here to clear form” and enter in the appropriate billing
information. Once that is completed select Continue.
o Enter in the billing email, phone number, address, name on credit card, credit card number,
expiration date and CSC code, then select Complete payment.
o You will receive a confirmation message in the next web browser. You will also receive this
same confirmation in an email to the address you used to register. Please keep this
confirmation for your records; however, you will not need it to check-in for the reunion.
The transaction for the reunion will look like this on your credit card statement: WPAOG Events
AS Events 845-446-1649
Registration closes Sunday, May 5 at 10:00 pm EST.
22. Registration & Guest Fee
Covers memorabilia (class hat, travel mug with lid, clear tote, coin, shot glass, bookmark, and
memorial book) for Graduates, Ex-Cadets, and Widows, lanyards and nametags for all and reunion
overhead (admin costs, general hotel costs, gifts for Class Aides, etc.).
There are 3 Registration Fee Types
o Graduate Registration Fee ($215) includes Ex-Cadets
o Widow Registration (free of charge)
o Spouse or Guest Fee ($10) includes everyone attending the reunion with a Graduate or Widow
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23. Reunion Events in chronological order (for times and locations – see the agenda)
Free Time at West Point during Reunion
o Places to visit will be provided in a Welcome Brochure provided at reunion check-in.
Saturday and Sunday Buses to NYC
o All buses will depart the hotel at 8:30am
o There will be 2 pick-up times: 4:30pm and 9:00pm – you must decide what time you’ll return
when you register for the reunion
o The drop off and pick up locations for this event are different if you get off at the first stop
9/11 Memorial & Museum
Buses will first drop off near the 9/11 Memorial on the eastside of West Street between
Vesey and Barclay streets, and then drop off anyone else at the corner of Bryant Park, 42nd
and 6th Ave.
All buses will pick up at the corner of Bryant Park, 42nd St. and 6th Ave.
o Events in NYC are on your own – the cost of this event is for the bus ride only
o Some ideas for your planning purposes:
http://www.cityguideny.com/activityplanner.cfm
Google NYC tours, walking tours, etc.
Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, Boat Tour of Manhattan, Broadway Shows, Lincoln Center, Art
& History Museums, the Intrepid Air and Space Museum, the “Art Kelly” Pizza Walking Tour
of Arthur Avenue
Recommend making reservations ahead of time
Sunday Bus(es) to Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
o Check the reunion schedule online dated 5/8/19 or more recently for final bus departure times
o Events/activities at FDR are on your own – the cost of this event is for the bus ride only
o Make your own plans/arrangements for your time at FDR
Monday Events at West Point
o See 5. Bus Transportation for bus schedule
o See schedule for events
Tuesday Alumni Exercises & Cadet Review
o Weather Decision
Is usually made three (3) hours prior to the review.
If the review is cancelled due to inclement weather, it will be on an announcement on the
installation’s information phone line. Please call 845.938.7000 for an update on the
parade.
If the review is cancelled, the class photo will be taken in the Cadet Mess Hall.
Reunion buses will be delayed until the time listed in [ ] on the reunion schedule.
Class Aides and WPAOG staff will notify the front desk at the main hotel of any changes.
All other activities will take place as scheduled on Tuesday.
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o Alumni Exercises
A wreath laying ceremony at Thayer Statue
Graduates assemble near Eisenhower’s statue on Thayer Walk. Graduates then march
across diagonal walk in columns of four to Thayer Statue.
Only graduates and ex-Cadets are authorized to march in the Alumni Exercises. Guests
will sit in the Review Stands, specific class section is listed on the reunion schedule.
For those graduates who do not wish to assemble on Thayer Walk before the Exercises,
you may sit in the review stands (specific section listed on the reunion schedule) until the
Cadets are on the field and then walk onto the field from the bleachers to reduce the
amount of standing time.
For those that wish to assemble on Thayer Walk before the Review, please note that the
total standing time is approximately 2 hours (including Parade time). Some folding chairs
will be available on the parade field.
o Cadet Review
Graduates will initially sit in the first few rows of the bleachers with their guests. They will
then walk onto the parade field from their seats.
Graduates are on the reviewing line next to their class guidon. Only graduates and ex-
Cadets are authorized on the Plain. Guests will sit in the Review Stands, specific class
section is listed on the reunion schedule.
Veterans, retirees, and active-duty military not in uniform can render a military-style hand
salute during the playing of the national anthem, and during the raising, lowering or
passing of the National flag.
There are no tickets for the Cadet Review.
Graduates who cannot stand or walk for long periods are encouraged to use a wheelchair
or sit in the bleachers with their spouse/guests. The Cadet Review is normally 50 minutes.
Tuesday Class Photo
o Photo will be taken in the Review Stands after the Cadet Review and include all Graduates
o Photos will be shipped after the reunion.
o Prices on the registration form include shipping and handling.
o The photo is 8”x32”. The matted and framed photo is 14”x38”.
Tuesday Alumni Lunch
o The meal is served at 12:15 pm.
After the parade and class photo, go directly to the mess hall to your designated wing and
fill tables 11 people per table back to front to make sure we have room for all those
registered for this event with their guests.
Please leave tables closest to the aisles open for classmates and guests who may have
mobility issues.
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Please listen to announcements in the mess hall and help your classmates and their guests
find empty seats. Table commandants be prepared to raise your hand if you have empty
seats at your table.
o The meal is still served “family-style,” the way you remember as a cadet.
o The menu will be determined four weeks before the reunion.
o A Cadet has been requested to sit at each table, so though the tables have place settings for
12, only 11 reunion attendees will be seated at each table.
24. Westchester Marriott Transportation Information
https://www.marriott.com/hotels/maps/travel/nycwe-westchester-marriott/
