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NCM eNews - October 15, 2013 (1/1)
 10/19/13 11:51pm
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Burke, VT - USA

Vette(s):
SOLD - "The Toy" - '70 Convertible
SOLD - "The Beast" - '90 ZR-1 (#682)
SOLD - "Betty" - '28 Ford Model A Tudor
Still have - "BLKBRRD" - '78 Pontiac Trans Am


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Vets 'n Vettes

In 2008 we began a tradition of honoring our veterans, POWs and MIAs with a new event, Vets ‘n Vettes.  In the ensuing 6 years the event has expanded to include the American Warrior Recognition, a way of providing our returning warriors with a special Corvette Experience.  Thursday kicks off with Fort Campbell and Fort Knox sending down members of their Warrior Transition Battalion to enjoy a day at the Corvette Museum, rides in participants’ Corvette on back road tours led by the Kentucky State Police as well as lunch and tours of the Museum and Plant.  With a Meet n Greet, road tours, seminars,  and participation in the Bowling Green Veterans’ Day Parade the event offers veterans, servicemen and women and those who want to support them, a comfortable place to meet and share stories and experiences.

General registration for Vets ‘n Vettes is only $15.

Visit the Vets 'n Vettes page online here and we hope you will register to attend! Deadline to register is Thursday, October 24.

Event Agenda

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7

8:00am

NCM Opens

8:00am – 5:00pm

Registration Open

  • Located in ticket booth
  • Advance Registration Pickup
  • Onsite registration available

8:00am – 2:00pm

Plant Tours
If you are driving a soldier in the am – please sign up for a pm plant tour. If you are driving a soldier in the pm – please sign up for the am plant tour. We will work closely with warriors and participants to assure scheduling times are correct for all

  • AM & PM Tours offered
  • $7 registration fee
  • Request am or pm tour
  • You will get e-mailed assigned tour time before arrival at NCM

8:30am – 9:00am

Our American Warriors Arrive
Due to the uncertain number of soldiers at this time we cannot guarantee everyone a soldier – but encourage you to ride along the route just the same. We will go on the first come first serve basis as far as the sign ups to registration.

  • Meet & Greet your warrior for the day

9:00am – 9:15am

Drivers Meeting for am drivers

9:15am – 10:45am

American Warrior Recognition Program

  • Military personnel and guests from Fort Campbell and Fort Knox will take part
  • Fort Knox participants and drivers will go on a guided tour of BG Assembly Plant
  • Fort Campbell participants will go on a back road tour
    • Volunteer Corvette drivers requested (see registration pages)
    • Escorted by Kentucky State Police

9:15am – 11:15am

Screening of Military Movie

  • Movie ‘TBD’
  • Full length documentary
  • Chevrolet Theater

11:30am – 11:45am

Presentation of Colors

  • Located in Conference Center

11:45am – 12:45pm

Lunch for AWR participants

  • Participants from Ft Campbell and Fort Knox
  • Volunteer Corvette drivers & their guest – no charge
  • Available by pre-registration to VnV participants
  • Fee for non-drivers: $20 per person
  • Located in Conference Center

12:45pm – 1:00pm

Photos of our Soldiers

  • NCM Logo Circle

1:00pm – 1:15pm

Drivers Meeting for pm drivers

1:15pm – 2:45pm

American Warrior Recognition Program continues

  • Fort Campbell participants will go on a guided tour of BG Assembly Plant
  • Fort Knox participants will go on a back road tour
    • Volunteer Corvette drivers requested (see registration pages)
    • Escorted by Kentucky State Police

1:00pm – 3:00pm

Screening of Military Movie

  • Movie ‘TBD’
  • Chevrolet Theater

3:00pm – 4:00pm

S1: My Enemy – My Friend

  • Speaker:  Brig. Gen., USAF, (Ret.) Dan Cherry
    General Dan Cherry is the author of My Enemy, My Friend, a story of reconciliation from the Vietnam War. This inspiring book chronicles an intense 1972 dogfight between Dan’s F-4 Phantom and a North Vietnamese MiG-21 and his subsequent meeting and friendship with the MiG pilot, Nguyen Hong My.

    During his Air Force career, he held the positions of

    • Commander and Leader of the Air Force Thunderbirds;
    • Commander of Moody Air Force Base, Georgia;
    • Inspector General of the Pacific Air Forces
    • Commander of the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing flying the F-16 and
    • Commander of the Air Force Recruiting Service
       
  • NCM Conference room

4:00pm – 4:30pm

Ice Cream Break in Corvette Cafe

  • Complimentary to Ft Knox & Ft Campbell soldiers
  • Please join them for ice cream

4:00pm – 5:00pm

Book Sales and Autograph Session

  • My Enemy – My Friend Books
  • Autographed by Brig. Gen., USAF, (Ret.) Dan Cherry

4:30pm

American Warriors depart

5:00pm

National Corvette Museum closes

5:15pm – 6:15pm

Meet n Greet Pizza Party

  • Pizza / Sub Sandwiches / Soda / Water
  • Located on Boulevard
  • Advance Registration required
  • $15 registration fee

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8

8:00am

NCM Opens.

8:00am – 5:00pm

Registration Open

  • Located in ticket booth
  • Advance Registration Pickup
  • Onsite registration available

8:30am – 4:30pm

Sign Cards to Active Duty Personnel

  • Located at entrance to Gateway
  • Available all day

9:30am – 10:00am

Vets n Vettes Group Photo

  • NCM Logo Circle
  • Picture by FotoFX and available at their kiosk in Exhibit Hall

10:00am – 2:30pm

LT1: Aviation Heritage Park / 5 Chefs Restaurant

  • Stage NCM Front Circle
  • Pre-registration required
  • $20 registration fee
  • Aviation Heritage Park tour – hosted by:           Brig. Gen., USAF, (Ret.) Dan Cherry

2:00am – 5:00pm

RT1: Poker Run

  • Requires GPS
  • Self-guided
  • Stops within Warren & Simpson Counties
  • Navigator suggested
  • DYOC (Drive Your Own Car)
  • Prize for best hand

2:45pm – 3:00pm

April Kauffman Bench Unveiling

  • Located NCM Courtyard
   

3:00pm – 4:00pm

Jeopardy-Style CorvetteTrivia

  • Located in NCM Clubroom
  • Open to teams of 1 or more
  • Military & Corvette Trivia Questions
  • Prize for winning team

5:00pm

National Corvette Museum closes

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9

8:00am

National Corvette Museum opens

8:00am – 9:00am

Registration open

8:45am

Depart NCM Front Circle to Bowling Green Veterans Day Parade

9:00am

Arrive at Parade Staging area and prep cars

10:00am

Parade Begins

  • Return to NCM at end of parade

12:15pm – 2:00pm

LT2: VFW Lunch

  • Pre-registration required
  • Stage NCM Front Circle after parade
  • Lunch fee $11 per plate
  • Menu:
  • BBQ or Chicken
  • Potato Salad
  • Cole Slaw
  • Baked Beans
  • Rolls
  • Assorted desserts
  • Beverage

2:30pm – 4:30pm

Free Guided Road Tour

  • Stage NCM front circle
  • Roller Coaster Tour
  • Approx 2 hrs –  Distance 70 miles

5:00pm

National Corvette Museum closes

5:15pm – 5:45pm

Cash Bar

  • NCM Blvd

5:45 pm

Vets ‘n Vettes Banquet

  • NCM Conference Center
  • Advance registration required
  • Banquet fee $30 per person

Visit the Vets 'n Vettes page online here and we hope you will register to attend! Deadline to register is Thursday, October 24.

Vets 'n Vettes
November 7-9, 2013
National Corvette Museum

 



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