2d Marine Division’s 69th Birthday 2010 Camp Lejeune
The dates for the Division’s 69th Birthday Celebration are Thursday-Saturday, January 27-30. The registration Headquarters will be at the Comfort Suites. The backup hotels will be Holiday Inn Express, Innkeeper, Extended Stay America and America’s Best Value Inn. To get the rates listed below, you must identify yourself as being with the Second Marine Division Association when you call for reservations. The Division’s Birthday Celebration has become popular among our members in the past few years, and the number of attendees continues to grow. The big numbers stress the event facilities we use, and we need to predict accurately what our requirements will be. The fact is that we need to pre-register as many attendees as possible, so that our numbers will be somewhat accurate. We cannot guarantee admission to the Birthday Banquet to anyone unless they are pre-registered.
Essential Elements of Information
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WHAT: WHERE: WHEN: HOTEL: BACKUP: |
2nd Marine
Division Birthday Celebration Camp Lejeune, NC 27-30 January 2010 HQ Comfort Suites 130 Workshop Lane (off Rte 17N) Jacksonville, NC 28546 (910) 346-8900 Rate: $70/nite (1 or 2 beds) + tax Holiday Inn Express HOTEL 2115 N. Marine Blvd. (Rte 17N) Jacksonville, NC 28546 910-347-1900 Rate: $85/nite (1-2 beds) + tax |
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Innkeeper HOTEL 2139 N. Marine Blvd. (Rte 17N) Jacksonville, NC 28546 (910) 938-0800 Rate: $90/nite (1-2 beds) + tax Extended Stay America HOTEL 20 McDaniel Dr. Jacksonville, NC 28546 (910) 347-7684 Rate: $75/nite (queen single) + tax America’s Best Value Inn HOTEL 2149 Marine Blvd North (Rte 17) Jacksonville, NC 28540 (910) 455-6888 Rate: $54.99/nite (1 bed) + tax |
Transportation
AIR: For those who are planning to arrive by commercial airlines, the local regional airport servicing Jacksonville/Camp Lejeune is Albert J. Ellis Regional Airport (OAJ). It is served by only two airlines, US Airways Express and Delta ComAir, with ten scheduled flights per day to and from Charlotte, NC, and Atlanta, GA. They fly a mix of small turbojet and turboprop aircraft. The nearest alternative airports with major airlines and large turbojet aircraft are Wilmington, NC (ILM)(1.5-hour drive) and Raleigh/Durham International Airport (RDU) (2.5-hour drive).
HIGHWAY: For those who are planning to drive, Jacksonville, NC, is at the intersection of two major highways: Route 17 (which runs north and south parallel to the coast) and Route 24 (which runs east and west). Route 24 connects to Interstate 40 about an hour west of Jacksonville at Warsaw, NC.
Schedule
Wed, Jan 27 |
All Day: Arrival/Registration at Comfort Suites. |
thurs, jan 28 |
Day: Detailed planning for Thursday’s activities will take place in October. Tentatively we will be visiting Camp Geiger’s School of Infantry, previously known as “ITR” and “ITS” described in two previous issues of Follow Me. We will also have a weapons display. As soon as the schedule is solidified it will be posted on the website www.2dmardiv.com. Evening: SgtMajor’s Reception at Marston Pavillion. |
Friday, Jan 29 |
Day: Memorial Service and Division Birthday Ceremonies. Evening: Banquet at Paradise Point Officer’s Club. Saturday, January 30th Depart. |
(Note: National Staff Meeting - Wednesday Jan 27th, 4:00 pm at Comfort Suites. Women’s Auxilliary Meeting - Wednesday Jan 27th, 4:00 pm at Comfort Suites.)