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*Hi, Everyone. I hope everyone is enjoying this weather!! VP Biden will
be will be attending a Marine Corps Sunset Parade honoring the Vice
President on July 10th. See below for details. We will be getting more
details as we get closer, but want you all to have this now for planning
purposes. This is a really nice event. Let me know if you are
interested. No worries if you cannot commit now, I will bug you again as
we get closer!! Kathy*


*Parade Information*

*Rough Schedule of Events:*
4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Reception held at the Women in Military Service for
America Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery
5:45 -6:00 p.m. Movement to the Lincoln Memorial (traditional parade venue,
U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial, will be restored this summer).
6:30 p.m. Parade Commences
7:30 p.m. Parade Concludes

*Reception Highlights*: The Marine Corps Band String Quartet will perform,
food and refreshments will be provided for guests.

Around 5:00 p.m Major General Ewers will deliver 4-5 minutes of remarks and
introduce the Vice President, who can then deliver remarks.

*Parade Highlights*: Guests of the Vice President and of Major General
Ewers will be seated in a roped off area in front of the memorial and
parade area.

The President's Own Marine Corps Band will perform, usually 2-3 pieces.

This is followed by two companies of Marines from Marines Barracks,
Washington, participating in parade formation. The Silent Drill Platoon
will be highlighted.

Major General Ewers and the Vice President will then stand and review the
parade as it departs.

*Invitations*: Approximately 250 individuals will be invited to attend the
reception and then be seated in the VIP section at the parade, with the
expectation that approximately 175 attend.

*Attire*: Military – Dress Blue / White “B” or Equivalent Civilian –
Business - Suit or Sport Jacket and Tie

*Transportation:* Movement from Arlington Cemetery to and from the Lincoln
Memorial will be provided by coach buses upon completion of the reception.
Should the VP require different transportation, our logistics and protocol
team can work in advance with yours to make arrangements.


On Mon, Mar 19, 2018 at 1:04 PM, Melinda Medlin <mmedlin@vpbiden.org> wrote:

Good afternoon –

Actually, we were talking about this with the Vice President just last
week. He is very interested in participating. Would you have some more
information about the logistics and timing.

Many thanks,

Melinda


*From:* Elisa Catalano Ewers <elisacatalanoewers@gmail.com>
*Sent:* Monday, March 19, 2018 10:25 AM
*To:* mmedlin@vpbiden.org
*Subject:* Response Requested: 10 July 2018 Invitation


Dear Melinda:


I wanted to follow up on the invitation request below that was sent to you
on January 30th via email.


Would you please send a brief email response to me indicating whether or
not you have considered the invitation and whether you will be declining?
We need to move forward with the planning, but of course cannot do so until
we have a response from you one way or another.


I greatly appreciate you taking the few moments to follow up.


Best regards,


-----Original Message-----
From: Ewers MajGen John R
Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2018 5:03 PM
To: 'Melinda Medlin' <mmedlin@vpbiden.org>
Subject: 10 July 2018 parade

Dear Melinda,

Happy new year.

Learning the lesson from last summer, I wanted to put this request to you
early, and again raise the possibility of inviting Senator Biden to be our
Guest of Honor at an United States Marine Corps sunset parade in 2018.

We currently have a parade scheduled on the early evening of Tuesday, July
10th, at which we would like to honor him. If that doesn't work, I can try
to
get another date, but would need to lock it in soonest. (I don't mean to be
pushy, but the dates typically go quickly.)

I will, of course, send an official letter of invitation if you think
there's
a chance of acceptance. I will also provide any background information that
would be helpful. Guests of Honor are often Cabinet Secretaries, Members of
Congress, Governors, and other public servants who have made a lasting
impact
on the Marine Corps and the broader community --in his case, the United
States.

It would be a privilege for us to have a chance to honor Senator Biden at
this
long-standing traditional venue. And as a fellow Blue Hen, I'd be
particularly happy to serve as his host.

I'd appreciate you getting this request to him for consideration, and
letting
me know soonest.

Hope we can make the scheduling work.

Thanks. John Ewers

John Ewers
Major General, U. S. Marine Corps
SJA to CMC
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