{"id":129,"date":"2025-08-12T14:47:40","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T14:47:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.west-point.org\/society\/wps-paris\/?p=129"},"modified":"2025-08-12T14:47:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T14:47:44","slug":"2025-fall-luncheon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.west-point.org\/society\/wps-paris\/2025-fall-luncheon\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Fall Luncheon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fellow Graduates, Cadets, and Friends of West Point<\/strong>,<br>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. These Cadets 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. We hope you can join us and enjoy the fellowship of the West Point community in France that has become a hallmark of the WPSP Fall Luncheon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Please RSVP by 2 OCTOBER 2025<\/strong> to: secretarywpsparis@gmail.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In your response we ask USMA graduates to please include your Class Year, Commissioning Branch, and Rank, if applicable. All guests please include with your response your First Name, Last Name, Rank (if appropriate), Nationality, and your Date and Place of Birth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Date<\/strong> &#8211; Saturday, 25 October 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Time<\/strong> &#8211; 1200 to 1430<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Location<\/strong> &#8211; \u00c9cole Militaire, 1 Place Joffre 75007 Paris. Metro Station \u00c9cole Militaire, Ligne 8.  Pedestrian entry\/security checkpoint is at Place de l&#8217;\u00c9cole Militaire, and our luncheon dining room is the \u201cEspace Alexandrine.\u201d NOTE: IMPORTANT ACCESS CONTROL INFORMATION FOR THE \u00c9COLE MILITAIRE FOLLOWS AT THE END OF THIS INVITATION.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dress<\/strong> \u2013 For Graduates and their Guests &#8211; Business Casual. Cadets &#8211; White over Grey or India (changing facility available at the venue).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Luncheon Program<\/strong> \u2013 Cocktail reception followed by lunch                                <em>Reception: Ap\u00e9ritif kir<br>Entree: Marbr\u00e9 de cabillaud \u00e0 la moutarde violette<br>Plat: Roulade de dinde au cajun, polenta gratin\u00e9e<br>Fromage<br>Dessert: Cheesecake myrtille et miel                                                                                     Wines: Loire Blanc Sauvignon et Bordeaux AOC St Emilion Lussac Bell<\/em>evue<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Cost<\/strong> &#8211; West Point Society of Paris members and their guests &#8211; \u20ac45 per person<br>Non-Society members and their guests &#8211; \u20ac50 per person<br>Cadets \u2013 No charge \u2013 Cadets are guests of the Society<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Payment Due Date<\/strong> \u2013 NLT 2 OCTOBER 2025, by PayPal, check, or direct deposit to our bank account. Contact us by email at : secretarywpsparis@gmail.com for payment account numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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 \u00c9cole Militaire on 25 October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kevin Griffith, \u201882<br>President, West Point Society of Paris<br>GO ARMY, BEAT NAVY!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Admission to the \u00c9cole Militaire<\/strong>                                                                                             <strong>IMPORTANT:<\/strong><br>The \u00c9cole Militaire has an automated 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 an entry code (QR Code) for each person in your party. This QR code is required for each person to obtain access to the \u00c9cole Militaire. This website is in French, but easy to use. The WPSP will assist you if needed in filling out the online form. A direct sign-in to this website by you is required to obtain your QR Code and must be completed NLT 20 October 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">No POVs are allowed in the Ecole Militaire compound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Passports or French National Identity Cards are required for entrance to the \u00c9cole Militaire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. These Cadets will be the guests of the Society. 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