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Private Tour of the Pentagon with Lt General Charles Hooper P'25

Item Number: 243

Estimated Value: Priceless
Sold: 5500 USD to Live Event Bidder

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Experience an exclusive insider tour of the Pentagon led by Lieutenant General Charles Hooper, Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency. This unique experience will include a guided tour and lunch inside the Executive Dining Room for five participants.

LTG Hooper has served in command and staff assignments in the U.S. Army Armor Center, the 25th Infantry Division, the 82nd Airborne Division and the U.S. Army Recruiting Command. He is the now the senior U.S. Army Foreign Area Officer with extensive experience in security cooperation, security assistance and military attaché experience.

The Pentagon, the headquarters of the United States Defense Department, is one of the world's largest office buildings. Designed and built in 1943, it houses nearly 23,000 military and civilian employees and about 3,000 non-defense support personnel workers. It has five sides, five floors above ground, two basement levels, and five ring corridors per floor with a total of 17.5 miles of corridors. The Pentagon surrounds a five-acre (20,000 m2) central plaza.

Enjoy this unique opportunity to learn about the Pentagon, a potent symbol of America's military strength.

https://pentagontours.osd.mil/Tours/

Item Special Note

This weekday tour is available on a mutually agreeable date through June 2019. Minimum 4 weeks notice required. Maximum 5 people. Minimum age 8 years old. Note: Extensive walking required during the tour.

Open to all Congressional School families past and present, including grandparents, aunts and uncles, alumni, parents of alumni, former students and their families, and Congressional Camp families.