Class of 1949 – 70th Reunion FAQ Table of Contents

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 22. Register (How To & Important Dates) 22. Registration Fee 23. Reunion Events

1. Add Events/Attendees to Previous Registration – After 5/5/2019 registration deadline • See the Alumni Events Team at a reunion check-in (times and locations listed on agenda) • Additional events/guests will be added on a space available basis. 2. Alumni Center & Gift Shop, Herbert Hall • Monday-Friday 10:00am to 5:00pm • Gift Shop Hours: • Sunday, 5/19 - CLOSED • Monday, 5/20 – Thursday, 5/23– 10:00am-6:00pm • Friday, 5/24 – 9:00am-5:00pm • Saturday, 5/25 – 7:00am-5:00pm • Sunday, 5/26 - 12:00pm-4:00pm • 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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Class of 1949 – 70th Reunion FAQ 3. Attendee List • If you wish to see which classmates and widows have signed up for the reunion, an “Attendee” link is available on the reunion website. 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

Sunday Armed Forces Day Band Concert: Business Casual Sunday Welcome Reception: Business Casual Monday Memorial Service/Ike Hall/West Point Club Events: Business Casual Monday Class BBQ Buffet Dinner: Business Casual Tuesday Alumni Exercises, Cadet Review, Lunch in Mess Hall, Class of 1949 Lodge: Graduates - dress pants, collared shirt, and jacket and class hat (if you have it from previous reunion), Spouses and Guests – Business Casual. Tuesday Class Dinner: Coat and Tie/Ladies Equivalent

Semiformal Attire: dark business suit, dress shirt, and tie for men; cocktail dress, “little black dress”, long dressy skirt and top or dressy separates for women. 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. Dressy Casual Attire: seasonal sport coat or blazer and slacks, dress shirt, casual button-down shirt optional tie, open-collar or polo shirt for men; dress, skirt and dressy top, dressy pants outfit, nice jeans and dressy top 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 15 minutes prior to the departure to begin boarding the buses. • All buses will depart the hotel at the same time in the morning, 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 • Sunday Bus to Events o All buses depart the at 1:15pm for the Armed Forces Day Band Concert at the Eisenhower Hall Theater (4th Floor).

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Class of 1949 – 70th Reunion FAQ o After the concert, all buses will take reunion guests back to the hotel. • Monday Bus to Events o All buses depart the Thayer Hotel at 9:15am for the Memorial Service at the Cadet Chapel. o After the Memorial Service, all buses will take reunion guests to the West Point Club for the Class Business Meeting, Lunch, and Academy & WPAOG Update Brief. o After the Academy & WPAOG Update Brief at approximately 3:15pm, reunion attendees will board the buses at the West Point Club and either go to the Cadet Chapel or take a tour of West Point or return to the Thayer Hotel. At 4:30pm, a bus will pick up those who went to the Cadet Chapel and drop them off at the hotel. • Tuesday Bus to Events o All buses depart the Thayer Hotel at 10:15am for the Cadet Review. o After the lunch in the Cadet Mess Hall, at approximately 1:30pm, reunion attendees will board buses by MacArthur’s Statue to take those to the Class of 1949 Lodge for “Lodge Time” (see schedule for a full description) or back to the Thayer Hotel. At approximately 4:00pm the bus(es) will return attendees to the Thayer Hotel. 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 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 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. 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 “Class of 1949 Reunion Confirmation Email” and the sender is “WPAOG, Alumni Events

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Class of 1949 – 70th Reunion FAQ [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. 10. Contact Information • WPAOG Alumni Events Team (reunion questions): [email protected] or 845.446.1649 • West Point Information phone line (weather call for parade): 845.938.7000 • WPAOG Gift Shop: 800.426.4725 11. 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 West Point Club (old Officer’s Club) 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).

12. 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 Rd, West Point NY 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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Class of 1949 – 70th Reunion FAQ 13. Handicapped Information • Parking: West Point does not issue handicap or special parking passes, so if not taking the Class Reunion bus from the Thayer 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. 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 “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. 14. 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 have a Class Facebook page, please take a picture of the item and tell your Class where you are turning it in. • If you lose an item, please check your Class Facebook page and 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. 15. Map of West Point (to print) • Download the WPAOG app if you prefer to have an interactive map on your phone or tablet. 16. 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 Homepro Medical Supplies 845.271.3101 800.437.3677 122 Rte 9W, Haverstraw, NY 10927 759 Hicks St, Brooklyn, NY 11231

Home Health Pavilion American Mobility Rentals 845.569.1250 855.SCOOT.11 5027 Rte 9W, Newburgh, NY 10996

• Support – Home Health Companies A & T Healthcare 339 North Main St. EverCare at Home New City NY 10956 31 Cerone Place Phone: 845.561.7900 Newburgh, NY 12550 Phone: 855.485.6697 Arch Care at Home 299 North Highland Avenue Ossining, NY 10562 Phone: 914.941.1710 Page 5/10

Class of 1949 – 70th Reunion FAQ Orange County Department of Health Division of Public Health Nursing Willcare 124 Main Street 700 Corporate Boulevard Goshen, NY 10924 Newburgh, NY 12550 Phone: 845.291.2330 Phone: 845.561.3655

Menus (for times and locations – see the schedule) Sunday, May 19

• Welcome Reception: Crab Rabgiib with Thai chili sauce, Crispy Truffle Mac & Cheese, Calzones with Ricotta, Mozzarella, and Pepperoni in a flaky pastry dough, tequilla lime chicken skewers, artisanal grilled cheese, vegetable pot stickers. Cash Bar will be available.

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Continental Breakfasts

• On your own.

Monday, May 20

• Lunch: Soup du Jour, Roast Turkey, Honey Baked Ham, Genoa Salami, Swiss & American Cheeses, Assorted Rolls and Breads, Garden Salad with Dressings, Potato Salad & Coleslaw, Pickle Spears & Potato Chips, Chef’s Choice Dessert. All buffets are served with coffee, tea, decaffeinated coffee and iced tea. • Class BBQ Buffet Dinner: Potato Salad, Cole Slaw, Field Greens Salad, Corn and Black Bean Salad, Slow Roasted Beef Brisket, BBQ Pork Ribs, Barbecue Chicken, Molasses Baked Beans, Grilled Corn on the Cob, Chef's Selection of Desserts. Cash Bar will be available.

Tuesday, May 20

• Alumni Luncheon: Lemon Thyme Chicken Au jus, Sweet Corn Souffle, California Blend Vegetables, Caesar Salad, Dinner Rolls and Butter, Salted Caramel Vanilla Crunch Cake, Iced Tea, Coffee with creamer. • Class Farewell Dinner: Spinach with Watercress & Avocado Salad, French Cut Chicken Breast with Pancetta Chip, Spinach, Fresh Mozzarella, Sage and White Wine Sauce or Poached Salmon with Sauce Vierge, Chef's Selection of Starch & Vegetable, Assorted Rolls & Butter, Chocolate Mousse Cake, Freshly Brewed Coffee, Decaffeinated Coffee, Assorted Teas & Iced Tea. Cash Bar will be available. 17. Parking on West Point • Parking passes are not issued to visitors. • 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

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Class of 1949 – 70th Reunion FAQ the vicinity of . Please park at Buffalo Soldier Field and make your way to the Thayer Hotel to be able to take the Class of 1949 bus. • 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 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. 18. 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 10:00am-5:00pm, Sat 10:00am-5:00pm AAFES PX (DoD ID Card Holders) AAFES Shoppette (DoD ID Card Holders) Arvin Cadet Physical Development Center - Daily, 8:00am-6:00pm Cadet Store - Open to graduates and their guests Cemetery - Daily, dawn to dusk. Cullum Hall Grant Hall 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 are off limits. • Reminder - All Graduates and their guests must wear their reunion name tag at all times while in the Cadet Area.

19. 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. Page 7/10

Class of 1949 – 70th Reunion FAQ 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. 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. o If attending the Monday West Point Tour, please note that due to security regulations at West Point governing all visitors to USMA, we need to provide a manifest with the names of all tour participants regardless of their age. Please fill in the full name, state or country of ID, and date of birth and select type of ID and gender from the drop down menus. • 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. • Use the “tab” key and/or your mouse, do not use the “enter” key. • 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 10:00pm. Page 8/10

Class of 1949 – 70th Reunion FAQ 20. Registration & Guest Fee o All Registrant Registration Fee ($20) includes Ex-Cadets, Honorary Members and all guests over the age of 4 years old. 21. Reunion Events in chronological order (for times and locations – see the schedule) • Sunday/Monday/Tuesday Class dinner o seating will be open • Free Time During Reunion o Places to visit will be provided in a Welcome Brochure provided at reunion check-in. • 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. o Alumni Exercises ▪ Is 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 . 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.

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Class of 1949 – 70th Reunion FAQ ▪ 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 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 about 6 - 8 weeks after the conclusion of your 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 12:15pm. ▪ After the parade, 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. ▪ 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 is listed above. 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. • Tuesday Lodge Time o Learn about the future of the Class of 1949 Lodge. o Photo will be taken at the Class of 1949 Lodge and include all Graduates from 1949 and 1999. This photo will be displayed at the Class of 1949 Lodge.

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