! Gala: Live Auction

Item Description

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.

This is the last opportunity to tour with Lt. General Hooper because of his impending retirement. 

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

Item Special Note

This weekday tour is available on a mutually agreeable date through September 30, 2020. Minimum 4 weeks notice required. Maximum 5 people.  Minimum age 8 years old.  Note: Extensive walking required during the tour. 

Should the Pentagon not reopen by 9/30/2020 due to Covid 19, cost of item will be refunded to the winning bidder.

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.

Thank you for supporting The Red Carpet Gala! Congressional School is currently closed out of an abundance of caution in response to the Coronavirus. Winning bidders may pick up their items from the Advancement Office at Congressional School, 3229 Sleepy Hollow Road, Falls Church, VA following our spring break on Tuesday, April 14. If you are unable to pick up your item at this time, shipping fees will apply. Electronic certificates, as available, will be sent to winning bidders via email beginning April 14th. Please note that emails can only be sent to the winning bidder’s registered email address.

Please let us know if you have any questions at development@congressionalschool.org.