About this event
Event lasts 2 hours 30 minutes
Greetings BOOSTers, family, and friends!
All hands are cordially invited, to muster, or watch, this historic celebration, and unveiling, of our B.O.O.S.T. 1.0 All Classes Commemoration Plaque Reunion Ceremony, at the U.S. Navy Memorial Museum on October 4th, 2024 at 2pm! From 1969 to 2009, BOOST 1.0 provided a transformative opportunity for underrepresented individuals in America, empowering them with unparalleled collegiate-level skills and unwavering physical prowess.
Through this prestigious program, countless exceptional civilians and enlisted Sailors shattered barriers, showing their unwavering dedication and earning the honor of a full Naval scholarship and coveted military commission.
Our basic program agenda and main ceremony will start at 2 pm, anthem, welcome, a moment of silence, Roll Call of all BOOST 1.0 class members recognized there in the auditorium, a brief history of BOOST 1.0 and its place in the evolution of our pursuit of better American Civil Rights/Diversity & Inclusion in our military, PowerPoint presentation of shared memories, congratulation notes/testimonials from present members, then the 4 – 5 main speakers. More info below. . .
NOTE: if you are attending, this event is being recorded and live-streamed, and parts will be filmed for use in an upcoming documentary movie about our BOOST 1.0 legacy. If any former BOOSTers would like to be interviewed for the documentary, you can.
For Parking:
The US Navy Memorial Museum suggest, for parking, that all guests are encouraged to use the PMI Parking Garage located at 875 D Street N.W. The garage opens at 7:00 am until midnight. Get your ticket from the garage and get it validated in the Navy Museum gift shop. This will reduce your parking cost to $13.00 good for up to 7hrs.
The following are links to a Facebook BOOSTers All Classes Affinity Network page and some original BOOST 1.0 plaque merch, t-shirt and hat, created and digitally available (at cost) for purchase and wear at our historic event!
https://www.facebook.com/UsNavyBoostOnepointOAllClassesNetwork
https://ellorenzrecords.com/product/boost-1-0-black-gold-forever-cap/
https://ellorenzrecords.com/product/boost-1-0-black-gold-forever-t-shirt/
This event will be held:
Date: 10.04.2024
Time: 1400 (2 pm) – 1630 (4:30 pm) EST
Address: US Navy Memorial Museum Theater 701 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest
Washington, DC 20004
Main program agenda (in more detail):
Main ceremony will starts in the Burke Cinema Theater
Host: BOOSTer c/o 91′, Frank Cisco Anderson
U.S. National Anthem sang by a barbershop quartet, Frank Cisco and Friends
Official Welcome by the museum
Moment of Silence/Prayer
Roll Call/BOOST 1.0, each class, members recognized and asked to stand and be recognized
Legacy and place of BOOST 1.0, from the Golden 13 until now, the evolution of Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion (DEI) in the American military – read by the honorable family of late Tuskegee Airmen, Robert Williams, CAPT, USAF…
PowerPoint presentation video of memories from fellow BOOSTers and FB affinity groups shared
Congratulation/Testimonies
Speakers:
First speaker: Chesapeke, VA, Councilman and retired CAPT, USN, BOOST 1.0 c/o 91′, Anthony “Tony” Kelly Jr.
Second speaker: Ex Congressman Gilbert Cisneros, BOOST 1.0 c/ o 90′
Third speaker: RADM Craig Mattingly, BOOST 1.0 c/o 91′
Keynote speaker, BOOST 1.0 c/o 91’, Brigadier General James (Jim) A. Ryan II, USMC.
Then around 3:30 pm, we’ll exit the Burke Theater, into the prestigious Dr. Jack London Commemorative Plaque Wall hallway for the historic unveiling of our legacy plaque, and a light mixer commences until 4:30 pm!
Main program ends.
Reunion continues at happy hour at the Hunt Valley Texas BBQ market 1 block away. . .
Bravo Zulu! Black and Gold forever!!
Media contact:
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Katherine “Katie” McCarthy
Donor Relations Manager
Event organized by K-La Productions
B.O.O.S.T. 1.0 Plaque Commemoration and Reunion Ceremony
Media Contact
Organization: United States Navy Memorial
Contact Person: Katherine
Email: Send Email
Contact Number: +12023800782
Country: United States
Release Id: 28072414865