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PRESIDENTS LETTER
March 30, 2025
The contract for our Reunion hotel in Washington D.C. is finally complete. We have contracted the Holiday Inn National Airport. Vietnam Veterans of the 2d Battalion 1st Marines, Inc.
Holiday Inn National Airport
DC 2025 Reunion
Arrive July 9 - Depart July 13
We are expecting to have robust participation this year. You can make reservations
at the hotel using one of two methods. The best method is to use our web site at www.2dbn1stmarines.org pressing the Reunion Info tab, hitting the Make Reservations Here tab and complete your reservation by choosing room type and securing your reservation with a credit card. The second method is to call the hotel registration line at 888-294-5059 and use our code WAR. This code is required to receive your discounted rate of $124+ tax. All reservations must be made by
June 17, 2025, to ensure rooms are available in our Bloc of rooms.
The hotel has a free shuttle service from Reagan National Airport. The hotel telephone number is 703-684-7200. Those who drive to DC, the hotel provides self-parking at $20 per night (its normally $38).
We are having excursions to the National Museum of the Marine Corps and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on July 10th, the Friday Night Parade at the 8th & I Barracks, and the 4th Annual Ladies Luncheon on Friday, July11th. You can sign up for all or parts of the excursions on the website or by sending the paper registration form from the email to Mario Sagastume at 778 Silverado Estates Ct., Chico CA 95973.
We have a poll on the website, like last year, to help us determine how many will be going on the various excursions, the Ladies Lunch, and the Banquet. This poll will help us to contract the correct number of buses we need, and the amount of food needed for the buffet and Ladies Lunch.
We hope you all will join us this year in D.C. Many of y’all have told me that you are bringing family members. My family’s attendance at the reunions has been a revelation to them of the Brotherhood, Courage, and the meaning of Semper Fi. It’s our families and our fellow Marines that will maintain our legacy.
We’ll see you in July and if you have any questions, you can always contact me.
SEMPER FI
Tony Kilroy
