Information about events around the Inurnment Memorial Service
honoring Holland “Dutch” Coulter Thursday, June 21, 2018 at 1:30 PM West Point Cemetery
Our family is indeed honored
and grateful that you can participate in some part of this poignant and
beautiful experience of our lives. We appreciate that you share in our grief
and in our thanksgiving.
Lodging
Group lodging is
already reserved at the IHG Army Hotel, Tuesday, June 19 and Wednesday, June 20,
departing on the 21st. GPS address: 2113 New South Post Road,
Highland Falls, NY
(beyond yellow traffic light first entrance to the right) 845-446-5943
A
typical motel breakfast is included. This is plain, but should be a
comfortable gathering and
resting place for us all.
www.ihg.com/armyhotels/en/west-point
Lodging
reservations need to be confirmed by May 13. Please let Gail know if you would
like to be
added to this list: Coulters, Holloways, Fishburnes, Schultzes, Byrnes
Events
Wednesday, June
20
10:30
The new West Point museum, in the vicinity of the Hotel, will be open.
www.usma.edu/museum
11:45—A
group lunch table is reserved at the Thayer Hotel. Individual checks.*** Menus can be viewed at
www.thethayerhotel.com/macarthurs-riverview-restaurant
1:45 A
two hour private bus tour of the post and cemetery. Some walking involved, so
wear comfortable
footwear. Drinkable water will be provided. No cost. Will depart promptly
at 2:00 from the Visitor’s Center, which is within walking distance of the
hotel. *** Visitor’s Center: 2107 New South Post Road, West Point,
NY I may need to ahead of time
get some admittance information like names and addresses to give for a manifest for the bus to enter
the post.
www.westpointtours.com
7:00
Dinner together at Ermirio’s Italian Restaurant’s party room. This is quite
near the entrance to the post. For
a menu look at
www.ermiriosrestarurant.com. Individual checks. *** 287-291 Main Street, Highland
Falls, NY 845-859-4907.
Thursday, June
21
11:00
Memorial Reception/Lunch Herbert Hall’s Great Hall at the West Point Alumni
Center *** 10:45 meet in your vehicles at the Visitors Center for an escorted
trip to
Herbert Hall. Visitors Center: 2107 New South Post Road, West Point, NY.
Should you miss this escort, be prepared to spend 15 minutes or so to go through the
gate to the post. Each person must show a valid driver’s license, military ID
or
passport. At the gate you can get directions to Herbert Hall.
1:15
depart for the cemetery and the service there.
1:30
Inurnment service at the West Point Cemetery.
Departure
following the service.
Contact information: J.
Gail Coulter 828-551-4363 mobile,
jgailcoulter@gmail.com.
***Please let Gail know ASAP
if you plan to participate in this (these) events. Cancellations can be had.
