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FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF THE 508TH
PIR ASSOCIATION
THIRD ANNUAL REUNION, JULY 2009 |
The 40-foot tall conquistador statue known as "The
Equestrian" outside the El Paso airport greeted many of us as we arrived |
The nearby Airport Marriott Hotel was to be "home" for the next few
days. |
MEETING AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS |
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Thursday, July 2 |
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8 am - 4 pm - Registration
- 8 am - 10 am - Hospitality Room
(Coffee & Pastries)
- 10 am - 6 pm - Tours on Request
- Includes, but not limited to: Shopping
at Fort Bliss PX or Area Shopping Malls, El Paso Saddle Blanket,
Zicali Imports,
Boot Factories, Mt. Franklin Aerial Tramway, Sunland Park
Casino & Racetrack,
El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso Science Museum & War Eagles
Museum, etc.
- 12 Noon - Midnight - Hospitality Room
(Beverages & Snacks)
- 6 - 7:30 pm - Mariachi Performance
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Friday,
July 3
- 8 am - 4 pm - Registration
- 8 am - 10 am - Hospitality Room (Coffee &
Pastries)
- 8 am - 12 Noon - Ladies Social
- Includes, but not limited to: Senior Aerobics,
Massage Parlor, Hairstylists, Beauty Secrets, Cosmetics and Fashion
Show
- 8 am - 12 Noon - Organizational Meetings
- 1:30 - 3 pm - Welcoming Luncheon
- 4 pm - 6 pm - Historic Mission Tour OR
Tours on Request
- 7 pm - Midnight - Tequila Social & DISCO
Dance
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Saturday, July 4-
8 am - 4 pm - Registration
- 8 am - 10 am - Hospitality Room
(Coffee & Pastries)
- 10 am - 12 Noon - 4th of July Parades -
East & West sides of El Paso
- 12 Noon - Midnight - Hospitality Room
(Beverages & Snacks)
- 2 - 3:30 Mariachis & Ballet
Folklorico
- 6 pm - Assemble for “VIVA El Paso”
Performance
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Sunday July 5
- 8 am - 10 am - Hospitality Room (Coffee &
Pastries)
- 8 am - 12 Noon - Transportation Provided
for Religious Services OR Tours on Request
- 1 pm - 3 pm - Organizational Meetings
- 3:30 - 5 pm - Native American
Dancers & Ceremony (Circle Dance & Blessing)
- 6 pm - 7 pm - Cash Bar
- 7 pm - 1 am - Airborne Dinner/Dance
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MONDAY - 6 JULY
- 9 am - 10:30 am - Memorial Ceremony & Farewell
Breakfast (Ceremony Conducted by the Family & Friends of the 508th P.I.R.)
- 11 am - Menudo & Airborne Social at the Roy P.
Benavidez-Robert Patterson “All Airborne” Chapter “Partida Hall”
- Final Farewells
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