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Lima Co., 3rd Bn., 1st Marines, Vietnam Veteran 2010 Reunion - Schedule

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08 July 2010, Thursday - Arrival Day:

Hospitality Room will be open

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Receive Welcome Package and Tee Shirts

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Socialize

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Free time

09 July 2010, Friday - Destination Seattle:

                                 Breakfast on own 

  8:30 am                    Meet in Hotel lobby                                         

  9:00 am -   9:40 am   Board Sound Transit Light Rail at Airport and ride to the other end of the line at Westlake Station in the downtown transit tunnel 

  9:40 am – 10:30 am  Stroll through Pike Place Market on way to Waterfront

11:00 am                    Arrive at the Pier 55, Argosy Cruise Line (www.argosycruises.com)

11:00 am –   3:30 pm  Tillicum Village - Salmon Bake/show and return cruise 

  3:30 pm –   4:15 pm  Walk through the Pike Place Market to Westlake Center, board the Monorail to Seattle Center 

  4:30 pm –   6:00 pm  Seattle Center - Space Needle, Experience Music Project (inc exhibits about Jimmy Hendrix) – Dinner on your own at Center House Food Court (wide variety of restaurants to choose from) or those who want to go to Space Needle for dinner need to make reservations ahead of time (price includes elevator ride)

  6:00 pm –   7:00 pm   Return to Hotel via Monorail and Sound Transit Light Rail    

  7:00 pm -                   Free time, Hospitality Room

10 July 2010, Saturday - Memorial Service:

Breakfast on your own

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10:00 am – 11:00 am    Memorial Service at Cemetery nearby

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12:00 pm -   1:00 pm     Catered hot lunch at hotel, WW II & Vietnam Memorabilia items for viewing

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Social Hour                  Hospitality Room open all day

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Free Time:

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 Some Suggestions:

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   Sound Transit Light Rail (www.soundtransit.org) / King County Metro (http://metro.kingcounty.gov)

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     Day trips

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       Washington State Ferries (www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries): 1 hr. cruise across the Sound to Bremerton -

          Puget Sound Naval Shipyard - (www.navsea.navy.mil/shipyards/puget/default.aspx) many ships to see from a distance (NO access to installation)

          The USS Turner Joy - DD-951 - (www.ussturnerjoy.org) This destroyer, active in Vietnem, is now a floating museum open to the public, adjacent to the Bremerton Ferry Terminal

          Puget Sound Navy Museum - (www.history.navy.mil/museums/psnm/psnm.htm) a short walk from the Bremerton Ferry Terminal, a great little place                                   

       Casinos -

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          Muckleshoot, Silver Dollar, and numerous others in the area

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       Attactions -

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           Woodland Park Zoo (www.zoo.org) (N. Seatle)

          

           Seattle Aquarium (www.seattleaquarium.org) (Seattle Waterfront)

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           Seattle Art Museum (www.seattleartmuseum.org) (Seattle Downtown)

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           Burke Natural History Museum (www.washington.edu/burkemuseum) (UW Campus, NE Seattle)

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           Museum of Flight (www.museumofflight.org) at Boeing Field (S. Seatle)

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       Shopping -

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          many downtown Seattle opportunites -

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          Macy's, Nordstrom, Westlake Mall, Pike Place Market, Old Navy, etc. 

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          Chinatown/International District (www.cidbia.org) (S. Downtown) - lots of restaurants, shopping opportunities, including the Uwajamaya Asian Supermarket (www.uwajimaya.com) with unbelievable selections and a food court           

11 July 2010, Sunday - Say our Good-Byes:

Note: There are numerous websites regarding touring attractions, shopping opportunities, restaurants, and museums - please search the internet for additional info, or ask Gunnar.

The Vietnam Veterans of America Jim Hinde Chapter 102 in Seattle is proud to provide these webpages on our website to help advertise and provide an e-mail link to the Point of Contact for the Lima Company, 3rd. Bn., 1st. Marines, July 2010 Reunion.  The Lima 3/1 is being organized and run by the Vietnam Veterans of Lima 3/1.  VVA 102 will make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information presented on these webpages; they are provided for information only.  Since unforseen and unintentional errors can happen, please cross check information and verify reunion details with the 3/1 Reunion organizer, Gunnar Slothaug. 

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