Pentagon!! and overview of the trip

Our tour request has been received and approved!! We're going on a tour of the Pentagon where we'll get a chance to meet up with Major Bob again! YAY!!

For those of you who haven't been following this blog here's the dealio...
On our way home from our trip to lower the flag at Mt. Rushmore the scouts started talking about our next trip in 2010. They wanted to touch all 4 bodies of water and they wanted to somehow thank the veterans who donated money to help fund their trip to Mt. Rushmore. Then they decided that instead of just paying them back they wanted to pass it forward...and here's their plan. They are going Coast 2 Coast to honor our veterans and active duty soldiers with a Flag Retirement Ceremony.

On June 11th we are departing KC for the Cleveland airport, traveling to Sandusky Ohio to honor the veterans at the Ohio Veteran's Home on June 12th with invites going out to any/all veterans in the Cleveland/Akron/Toledo areas - everyone is invited.

On June 13th we depart for DC where we'll head over to the Atlantic ocean - with Major Bob in tow! He is a big history buff and will be able to tell the boys all about the area and America's fight for Freedom. On Flag Day we will be participating in the Wreath Ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at 9:15AM, then we'll be off to our Pentagon Tour and then on to Ft. McHenry for their Flag Day Celebrations where we will be conducting our Flag Retirement Ceremony.

On June 14th we're headed for Galveston! We'll be staying with Randy and Deanna Patro - owners of Pearland Pools who have been big supporters of our Scout Troops endeavors to support and honor our military. We'll be able to relax for a day or two, catch our breath and get some laundry done!! The Flag Retirement Ceremony will be held at the Vietnam Memorial at Moody Gardens in Galveston on 6/17 at 9AM. Management at Moody Gardens has offered the scouts tickets to enjoy the rest of their day at their facilities. Very kind of them!

On June 18th we're heading to Portland. We'll be touring the area - get some good hiking in and enjoy the beauty that area has to offer. We'll be conducting the Flag Retirement Ceremony at Ft. Stevens on the beach at 7PM on the 19th.

On June 20th, we're headed back to Kansas City where we'll be conducting the final Flag Retirement Ceremony for our hometown at Liberty Museum.

Once home the troop will hold a private ceremony to bury the ashes of those flags who have served their country so well.

Reading our past blogs will enlighten you to the hard work the scouts have put in and the support they have received from people all over the country.

84 days and counting!!!