“It is friendship, and something beyond friendship,
that binds the Marine Corps together."
-- USMC
1st Marine Division Association
75th Annual Reunion
August 16-21, 2022
Sheraton Pentagon City Hotel
Arlington, Virginia
Photo credit: https://wtop.com
FROM THE PRESIDENT
Dear Members,
The FMDA Executive Committee met on Saturday at the Sheraton Pentagon City Hotel, and via Zoom, to set the activities itinerary for our Reunion in this August.

The itinerary runs from check-in on Tuesday August 16 through departure on Sunday, August 21. Our group hotel rates run from August 13 through 22, for anyone who wants a longer stay. Hotel contact information is listed below.

Our schedule so far:
Tuesday, August 16: Check-in begins. Nighttime baseball game Nationals vs. Cubs
Wednesday, August 17: Arlington Cemetery (Subject to change due to access restrictions and expense)
Thursday, August 18: USMC Museum trip
Friday, August 19: Morning Memorial Service. Dinner at 8th & I, and the Evening Parade
Saturday, August 20: General Membership and Committee meetings, Ladies Lunch, Reunion Banquet.
Sunday, August 21: Check-out and departure, but hotel group rate is available through Tuesday, August 23.

We are looking into transportation during the week to the monuments.

We are contacting members of Congress about tickets to tour the White House and the Capitol building.

The banquet menu begins with Mixed Greens Salad, your choice of Airline Chicken Breast, or Grilled Shoulder Filet. Both entrées served with Garlic Mashed Potatoes and Grilled Asparagus.

Vegetarian entrée: Roasted Tomato Risotto with Char-Grilled Vegetables, Onion, Asiago Cheese.

Desert: Choice of N.Y. Cheesecake, Fresh Fruit Compote, Chocolate Ganache Torte Cake, Salted Caramel Drizzle, or Key Lime Pie.

The staff is working up the registration form now. Registration fee is set at $55, and includes primary registrant, and one guest, spouse, or significant other.

The deadline for Registration is July 15, but we will accommodate late registrations as much as we are able.

Please hit the survey questions again. Survey answers do not obligate you, but as we contract for meals and buses, the numbers are helpful.

If you have suggestions for activities, please email me.

I am looking forward to a great comeback Annual Reunion. Hope to see many old friends, and to meet new friends there this August.

Semper Fi

Gerard "Jerry" Corrento
President, 1st Marine Division Association
jcorrento@verizon.net
215-840-2257
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FROM HEADQUARTERS
2022 Annual Reunion Hotel Information

Sheraton Pentagon City
900 South Orme Street, Arlington Virginia 22204
Telephone +1(703) 521-1900
Fax: +1 (703) 271-6626

Our Group Number: 4843
Activities August 16-21
Group Rate available August 13-22

Room rate: $125 one king bed, plus 14.25% tax. Total: $142.81
Free shuttle for Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
Hotel does not provide transport for Washington Dulles Airport (25 miles)
Complimentary breakfast for up to two persons per room
Hotel reservations must be made by Friday, July 29, 2022
Parking: reduced overnight parking rate $15 for attendees

FMDA Registration will be $55 for primary registrant, and one guest, spouse, or significant other.

Please contact June Cormier, (760)763-3268, or june.oldbreed@fmda.us for information and registration.

Further details are still in formation. Please let us know if you are interested in attending.
TREASURER'S REPORT
FMDA Treasurer A.J. Burn reports our General Fund balance as of 30 April 2022: $176,391.81.
Headquarters Office (760) 763-3268
President Jerry Corrento's email: Jcorrento@verizon.net
Please visit our website: www.1stMarineDivisionAssociation.org
Website currently down. We are working on it.

First Marine Division Association
P.O. Box 9000, Box # 902
Oceanside CA 92051

(760) 763-3268

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Semper Fidelis