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Armed
Forces Day Weekend Maritime
Heritage Exhibit and
Commemoration May
19 - 20, 2007 Saturday
and Sunday Historic
Ships Wharf and Armory Building Lake
Union Park Sponsored
by Combatant
Craft of America* in
cooperation with the U.S.
Coast Guard District 13, Coast Guard 83-Foot Sailors Association, U.S. Air Force
Northwest, Army Air Force/ USAF Crash Rescue Boat Association, Center
for Wooden Boats, Seattle Parks and Recreation Department, Puget
Sound Maritime Historical Society, Northwest Seaport, Virginia V Foundation and
the Seattle Maritime Academy
Schedule
Thursday,
May 17
[staging only; not public events]
10:00
am
CG-83527 make ready to get underway and leaves Everett moorage for
the Ballard Locks and Lake Union. Any volunteers are invited to ride along. Friday,
May 18
[staging only; not public events] 10:00
am
CG-83527 leaves Seattle Maritime Academy moorage at Ballard Bridge for Lake Union Park (LUP). 10:30
am
CG-83527 arrives at LUP, Historic Ships Wharf.
CG-83366/ USCG-11 (Tiburon) towed from Lake Union
Dry Dock moorage to LUP, Historic Ships Wharf.
11:00
am
CG-83366/ USCG-11 (Tiburon) arrives at LUP,
Historic Ships Wharf.
12:00 - 4:00 pm Other historic and modern military craft arrive at Historic Ships Wharf and CWB floats, and prepared for public exhibit, tours
on
Sat. and Sun, May 19-20. Saturday,
May 19
10
am
Armed Forces Day Commemoration – Historic Ships Wharf
Plaza
Saturday, May 19
Program
Chuck Fowler, Combatant Craft of America,
Master of Ceremonies
Welcome
Posting of Colors
National Anthem
Invocation (Navy Chaplain ________________)
Historic, Modern Patrol and Rescue Craft Background ·
Why
Important to Save, Exhibit Historic Boats and Honor Crewmember Veterans ·
Freedom
Heritage Fleet: Rescuing the
Surviving Boats ·
Why
Important to Showcase Modern Boats and Recognize Today’s Crews
Introduction of Honored Guests: ·
Mike
Gregoire,
Washington State First Gentleman
and Army Vietnam War Veteran
Special Guests Introduction/ Recognition ·
Honored
Navy Veteran,
perhaps a D-Day participant ·
Lt
(j.g.) Art Lehne, USCG
WWII Veteran and Skipper, of USCG-11/ CG-83366, CG Rescue Flotilla 1 on
D-Day at Normandy ·
SM3c
Wilfred “Bud” Eberhart,
USCG WWII Veteran and Crewman, USCG-11/ CG-83366, CG D-Day Rescue
Flotilla 1 on D-Day at Normandy ·
Other
Honored Veterans from WWII, Korean War and Vietnam War eras
Keynote Address: ·
Retired
Navy Admiral Remarks: ·
Mike
Gregoire,
Washington State First Gentleman
and Army Vietnam War Veteran Comments:
·
Dan
Withers,
President, Combatant Craft of America
and Navy Vietnam Veteran ·
83
Foot Sailor Association
Representative Memorial
Wreath Laying Ceremony, Cannon Salute
and Helicopter Flyover (Navy Support) Thank
You/ Adjourn Ceremonies Saturday,
May 19 11:00
am
Post-Commemoration Reception
Aboard Steamer Virginia V, Historic Ships Wharf 11:00
– 5 pm
CG-83527, CG-83366/ USCG-11 (Tiburon) other historic
and
modern military boats open for public viewing and tours. 1:00
pm
Coast Guard Fast Response Boat Demonstration
LUP Historic Ships Wharf 3:00
pm
Navy Inland Boat Unit Demonstration
LUP Historic Ships Wharf 5:00
pm
Coast Guard/ Navy Reunions
Armory Building 6:00
pm
Pizza and Warstories at the Lake Union Tavern, Seattle 83
Foot Sailors Association and Friends of the 83527 and 83366
Sunday,
May 20
11:00
– 5 pm
CG-83527, CG-83366/ USCG-11 (Tiburon), other
historic and
modern boats open for public viewing and tours. Any and all 83 sailors that live in the area or can travel to Seattle are encouraged to be there.
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