WASHINGTON - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today that it will
waive day-use fees for veterans, active and reserve component service
members, and their families at the more than 2,400 Corps-operated recreation
areas nationwide on Veterans Day, November 11.

"This Veterans Day we will honor our veterans, active and reserve service
members, and their families with an invitation to visit one of the thousands
of Corps recreation sites nationwide, free of charge. As an active
participant of the administration's America's Great Outdoors initiative, we
hope that you will join us," said Jo-Ellen Darcy, Assistant Secretary of the
Army for Civil Works.

The day-use fee waiver requires only verbal confirmation of service. This
waiver covers boat launch ramp and swim beach fees. The waiver does not apply
to camping and camping-related services, or fees for specialized facilities
such as group picnic shelters. Other agencies that manage recreation areas on
Corps lands are encouraged, but not required, to offer the Veterans Day
waiver of fees in the areas that they manage.

"We began this initiative in 2006 to support and honor the men and women who
have served our nation and the armed forces, and to encourage them and their
families to visit and enjoy one of our many recreation sites," said Mike
Ensch, Chief of Operations for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

With more than 370 million visits annually to 422 lake and river projects,
the Corps is the largest federal provider of outdoor and water-based
recreation in the nation. The more than 2,400 Corps-operated recreation areas
nationwide provide a diverse range of outdoor activities to people of all
ages, and the Corps estimates that 90 percent of its recreation projects are
within 50 miles of metropolitan areas. To discover the Corps recreation site
nearest you, please visit
http://corpslakes.usace.army.mil/visitors/visitors.cfm