HBO will be flying 250 veterans plus their guardians into Washington, DC on Wednesday and they will begin to assemble at the WWII Memorial around 11 on Thursday.  The tentative schedule for the ceremony will be:

11:00am – 11:30am:
Guests arrive at Memorial (seated in the Ceremonial Entrance Plaza) Vets (with their Guardians) will assemble near the Park Ranger Office (outside the Pacific Arch Plaza @ 3:15pm)

11:30am:
Processional of Veterans“ lead by a bagpiper (escorted by their Guardians)

11:45am
Ceremony Begins (Ceremonial Entrance Plaza)
  –         Military Narrator to lead Ceremony
  –         Presentation of the Colors by the Armed Forces Color Guard
  –         Playing of the National Anthem (Military Quintet or Quartet)

11:50am
Remarks by Special Guests (HBO Exec, Govt Dignitaries)

12:05pm
Wreath Laying Ceremony (to be laid in front of Pacific Arch Plaza)
–        Speakers (Accompanied by Park Rangers) will lay the wreath to honor those Americans killed during World War II.  

 12:15pm
Ceremony concludes with Taps

 12:20pm
 Veterans tour Memorial, photo opportunities

The ceremony is featured in the new Jewel of the Mall: World War II Memorial book.