Tuesday-Friday, October 22-25

West Point, New York

Dear Fellow Members of the 919^th Engineers:

The 2019 Reunion at West Point, New York is fast approaching! A Save the Date email was sent out by Jim Fox on March 11 with general information. We are in the final stages of planning and have the following additional details for you.

All the planned events center around West Point Military Academy and the historic events that occurred in this area of New York—from Washington’s Headquarters, the nation’s first publicly owned historic site and the site where the Badge of Military Merit (forerunner to the Purple Heart) was created, to New Windsor Cantonment, where Washington spent the last winter of the American Revolution. We will have the opportunity to visit these sites and continue our living history tour.

We will be spending an entire day at West Point on Thursday, but are leaving additional time to visit the Museum since it is comprised of three floors of military exhibits of guns and weapons all the way back to the days of Rome. We think many members will want to spend extra time there.

We will be staying at the Homewood Suites by Hilton, Newburgh-Stewart Airport location. The King Suites and King Studio Suites all offer a sitting area and full kitchen at a rate of $110.00 for 2 adults, with a fee of $10 for each additional adult in the room. This rate extends to Monday October 21 for early arrivals; be advised there is an Army home football game on Saturday so we could not negotiate any Friday room rate. Please book your room ASAP since we only have a block of 30 rooms reserved. The hotel offers a shuttle service to and from the airport. The only available meeting space at this time is small, however is adjacent to a large sitting area. The hotel offers a full hot breakfast and a "lite fare" every evening, described to us as sliders, soup and salad, etc. and wine and beer.

Our traditional T-bone barbeque will be held at Bill Moore’s firehouse in Campbell Hall NY, approximately 10 miles from the hotel. We will continue to enjoy our traditional meal of steak, baked potato, salad and customized cake.

Tuesday October 22, 2019

• Registration 1-5 PM
• Optional self-tours to Washington’s Headquarters, Bear Mountain State Park
• Dinner at Temple Hill Tavern 6 PM
• Late Registration 8-10 PM

Wednesday October 23, 2019

• Registration open 9-10 AM
• Self-driven activities as follows:

• 10-11:30 AM – National Purple Heart Hall of Honor (PHHH)
• 11:30-12:30 PM – New Windsor Cantonment (adjacent to PHHH)
• 12:30 PM – Lunch
• 1:30-4:30 PM – West Point Museum
• 5:30 PM – Steak tailgate party at the Otterkill Engine Fire House

Thursday October 24, 2019

• Today we will be picked up at our hotel in a school bus for a tour of West Point

• 8 AM – load bus
• 8:30-9:30 AM – tour of the grounds of the Academy
• 9:30-10:30 AM – visit to the West Point Cemetery (weather permitting)
• 11 AM – Attend a memorial service devoted to the 919^th Engineers at the Old Cadet Chapel
• 12:30-2 PM – Buffet lunch at the West Point Club
• 2-4 PM – West Point Visitors Center
• 4:15 PM – load bus for return to hotel

• 6PM – enjoy a lite fare social dinner at the hotel, or dine on your own (remember, lunch will be hearty)
• 7:30 PM – Business Meeting in the Cadet Room at the hotel

Friday October 25. 2019

• 9 AM – Farewell to friends, checkout and departure.

These costs are preliminary. The one most likely to change would be the bus cost. The $15.00 per person is based on one full bus of 44 passengers. If we need a second bus that is not full, the cost may increase.

Dues (members only) $20 per member

Bunker Set Up $10 per person

Tuesday Lunch & Dinner self-pay

Wednesday Entrance Fees $6 per person

Wednesday Lunch self-pay

Wednesday Dinner $22 per person

Thursday Bus $15 per person

Thursday Lunch $16 per person