Fellow Graduates, Cadets and Friends of West Point,
You are cordially invited to join the West Point Society of Paris (WPSP) for our annual Fall Luncheon in honor of the West Point Cadets who are in France for their Fall Semester Abroad. There are thirteen Cadets here this Fall who will be the guests of the Society. We look forward to welcoming alumni, family, friends, and other service colleagues who will be in Paris to join us and take advantage of this opportunity to meet the Cadets and enjoy the fellowship of the West Point family in France that has become a hallmark of the WPSP Fall Luncheon.
PLEASE – RSVP BY 6 October 2021 to: secretarywpsparis@gmail.com
(USMA graduates please include Class Year and Rank, if applicable)
Date – Saturday, 16 October 2021
Time – 1200 to 1430
Location – École Militaire, 1 Place Joffre 75007 Paris. Metro Station École Militaire, Ligne 8. Pedestrian entry/security check is at Place de l’École Militaire, and our luncheon dining room is the “Espace Alexandrine.” NOTE: IMPORTANT ACCESS CONTROL INFORMATION FOR THE ÉCOLE MILITAIRE FOLLOWS AT THE END OF THIS INVITATION
Dress is coat and tie for the gentlemen and equivalent for the ladies. Cadets: White over Grey (changing facility available at the venue)
Cocktail reception followed by lunch
Reception: Apéritif Kir
Luncheon Menu:
Aspic de joue de bœuf, pickles d’oignons
Parmentier de canard, mesclun de jus corsé
Crémeux nougat et fruits rouges
Wines:
White: Entre deux mers “Gardogne”
Red: Beau Mayne “Dourthe”
Cost: Alumni and guests – €30 per person (Cadets are guests of Society)
Payment Due Date – NLT 6 October 2021
Payment options are PayPal, check, or IBAN. Please send an email to secretarywpsparis@gmail.com requesting payment details.
The Board of the West Point Society of Paris looks forward to welcoming the Cadets and all who are able to join us at the École Militaire on 16 October.
John J. Egan, ’69
President, West Point Society of Paris
GO ARMY, BEAT NAVY!
Admission to the École Militaire
IMPORTANT:
The École Militaire has automated their entry protocol with a QR Code system. Upon receipt of your positive Luncheon RSVP, the WPSP will send you the URL of the website where you will need to provide your personal information in order to get your entry code (QR Code). This QR code is required to obtain access to the École Militaire. This website is in French, so the WPSP will provide an instruction sheet in English to aid you in filling out the online form and a “help line” in case you are really stuck. A direct sign-in to this website by you is required to obtain your QR Code and must be completed NLT 12 October 2021.
SPECIAL COVID-19 ENTRY REQUIREMENT:
France’s Health Pass or Pass Sanitaire (or the equivalent from another EU country) is now required for entrance to all public gatherings in France. This includes private dining venues such as the École Militaire. The Pass Sanitaire is a scannable QR code that is accessed either via a mobile phone app or printed on paper. The Pass Sanitaire contains proof of full vaccination against Covid-19, negative test (PCR or antigen) within 72 hours, or proof of recovery and subsequent negative test. The Pass Sanitaire is required for entry into the École
Militaire compound.
- Passports are required for entrance to the École Militaire.
- No POVs are allowed in the compound.
- RSVP with First Name, Last Name, Grade (if appropriate), Class Year (if appropriate), Nationality, Date and Place of Birth to Andy Harvell ’72 secretarywpsparis@gmail.com – NLT Wednesday, 6 October 2021.