**UPDATE**Helicopter to be displayed en route to D.C. Armory

UH-1V to be moved and displayed to public

WASHINGTON, DC (11/29/2012)(readMedia)-- A UH-1V helicopter is en route to the D.C. Armory, where it is slated to be mounted for display Friday, Nov. 30. Media are invited to view the installation, which will begin around 10a.m. and continue throughout the day. The helicopter will be arriving on a flatbed truck and will be moved into position with a crane. The installation was originally scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 27.

The helicopter will become a permanent fixture outside of the armory and is open to the public. The display is part of ongoing improvements to the armory building.

A ribbon cutting is scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 2nd at 11a.m., immediately following a ceremony honoring the service of D.C. National Guard soldiers and airmen since 9/11. Media are welcome to this event.

The helicopter was part of the D.C. Army National Guard inventory, and was used during Hurricane Katrina relief efforts and on Southwest Border Patrol before its retirement.

Please contact Miranda Summers Lowe, 301-693-3941 before arrival for media escort.

WHO:

DC National Guard
WHAT:

Helicopter Display Installation
WHEN: Thursday November 29, 2012 at 10:00AM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
WHERE: D.C. National Guard Armory
2001 East Capitol Street
Washington, District of Columbia 2003
NOTES:

Arrival and completion time of the installation are subject to change. Please contact Miranda Summers Lowe, 301-693-3941 before arrival for media escort.