Date/Time
Date(s) - 22 Nov 2025
1030 - 1530

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• Mission

DETAILS MAY CHANGE – CONTINUE TO CHECK THIS MISSION FOR UPDATES

We will be the guests of the LMHA for lunch at Fraunces Tavern after the mission, so attendance is strongly encouraged!

WHO:  FM, CG, ALL VCA in good standing

WHAT:  235th Evacuation Day Parade and Flag Raising

WHERE:  Bowling Green and Fraunces Tavern

WHEN:  22 November 2025 (Saturday) – event muster NLT 1030hrs at USCG parking lot – see details below from LTC Capra

HOW:  Request CG with flags, SGM Clohessy will confirm

UOD:  PD, OCP, ASU, AR 670-1 grooming standards apply and will be enforced

OIC/NCOIC:  LTC Capra / SGM Clohessy

PARKING at USCG:  As a reminder, spacing is limited.  Carpooling is recommended where practical.  Parking at U.S. Coast Guard facility is AUTHORIZED but must be requested.

Forward your parking request to LTC Capra ASAP for processing.  Your parking request must include:

• Rank, Name of owner/operator
• Year, Make, Model (2dr/4dr) sedan/subn, color of vehicle
• License plate number and state (please include if “specialty plate”- VFW, NY GUARD, etc.)

More details from LTC Capra:

• The permit request for Evacuation Day flag raising at Bowling Green on Saturday, 22 November 2025 has been APPROVED and issued to the VCASNY under NYC Parks Department.
• The mission time has been formulated in cooperation with the Lower Manhattan Historical Association (LMHA).

1030: VCA muster USCG parking lot for duty assignments and placement

1130: Official formation at Fraunces Tavern

1145: March parade route along Broadway to Bowling Green

1200: Retiring of British flag and raising of the American flag

1215: Remarks by officials

1230: Reformation of Color Guard and return March to Fraunces Tavern

1300: Public event concludes.  Lunch for Corps and others at Fraunces Tavern

• Members of Golds Dragoons will act as the British component and accept return of the flag to the crown.

 

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