FRIDAY, 19 SEPTEMBER 2008 - Remembering Those Still Waiting to Come Home

• 0830 hrs - Line Up and Sign-in for Escort Patch - Wal-Mart Parking Lot

• 0915 hrs - Escort Procession departs

• 1000 hrs - "Keeping The Promise" - First Baptist Church, Americus
  Speakers: MajGen Albert G (Jerry) Rogers USAF, Cpt Ronald Harrell USN, Stephen E. Thompson, Family and Veteran Liaison for Joint POW/MIA Accounting (JPAC), Dr/Rev Chuck Gass VA Medical Center Chaplain, LtCol Kyle Nickel, USMC, Col. Charles W. Durr, Chief of Staff, Ft. Benning, GA.

• 1300 hrs - 42nd Rainbow Div. WWI & WWII POW Plaque Dedication,
  Andersonville NHS

• 1300 to 1600 hrs - Museum 10th Anniversary Open House, Andersonville NHS

• 1300 to 1600 hrs - Event Merchandise & Dinner Ticket Sales at Windsor Hotel, Quality Inn, Jameson Inn

• 1630 hrs - First Seating POW Dinner, Windsor Hotel

• 1800 hrs - Second Seating POW Dinner, Windsor Hotel

• 1900 hrs - Candlelight Ceremony, Windsor Hotel

• 2000 hrs - Sponsors' Reception, Summit Room at Windsor Hotel

SATURDAY, 20 SEPTEMBER 2008 - Recognizing Ex-POWs Who Have Returned

• 0730 hrs - Line Up, Sign-in for Escort Patch and Event Merchandise, Wal-Mart Parking Lot

• 0845 hrs - Escort Procession departs

• 1000 hrs - Recognition Ceremony opens with flyover by 1-14th Aviation Regiment, Ft. Rucker, AL, music by U.S. Marine Band, Marine Corps Logistics Base, Albany, GA

• 1700 hrs - Cookout, Brickyard Plantation Golf Club & RV Park, advance ticket purchase required

Check back for updates as details are confirmed. Final program will be distributed at registration.

 

As with all Rolling Thunder^® events, a motorcycle is not required to ride with us. We welcome all vehicles. Participants need only the desire to pay tribute to our American Heroes – POWs and MIAs.