2016 HUD Memorial Day Commemoration Ceremony/50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War Commemoration/25th Anniversary of Desert Storm

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the HUD Veterans Affinity Group (VAG) request the honor of your presence, at the (2016) HUD Memorial Day Commemoration Ceremony/50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War Commemoration/25th Anniversary of Desert Storm/VAG STEM Program.  This honorable event is scheduled for Thursday, May 26, 2016, (11:00am – 12:30 P.M.) HUD Headquarters Building: 451 7th Street, SW, Washington, D.C., 20410  (South Plaza Entrance).

 

We are honored to have as our guests; Lieutenant General (LTG) Robert Louis Caslen Jr., (Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy (USMA) at West Point),  Lieutenant General Nadja West, Commanding General, 44th U.S. Army Surgeon General, U.S. Army Medical Command, Lieutenant General Robert S. Ferrell, Army Chief Information Officer/G-6, and Major General (MG) Thomas E. Ayres, Deputy Judge Advocate General, Office of The Judge Advocate General, U.S. Army.

 

We are also honored to have the Franklin Military Academy, including the Franklin Military Academy Commandant, the Franklin Military Academy Valedictorian, the Military District of Washington (MDW) Joint Forces Ceremonial Color Guard and Bugler, Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) Junior ROTC, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Junior ROTC, and other distinguished guests who will be participating in the recognition of those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our future as free nation.

 

A reception for all invited guest will begin promptly at 10:00 a.m., and the Memorial Day Ceremony will begin promptly at 11:00am.  Please use the South Plaza Entrance to enter the HUD building and parking will be available at the L’Enfant Plaza Garage, on D Street, S.W. (Security screening is MANDATORY – Please bring proper photo ID)

 

Please RSVP: Walter Elmore at: 202-275-6323, or Walter.A.Elmore@HUD.Gov. If you are interested in volunteering at this event please contact Natalie Bishop-Hodge at: Natalie.R.Bishop-Hodge@hud.gov or: 202-402-3132.

Facility Access: If you are a Federal Government Employee and have a Valid HSPD-12 (Federal Employee ID Card please present this at the security desk for entrance however, if you or your guest, are not Federal Government emplo
yees, and do not have a valid HSPD-12, or Federal ID you must RSVP to: Walter.A.Elmore@hud.gov with your first, and last name, DOB, and last four of SSN.