2020 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
JANUARY 17-19
WHAT: Battle of the Bulge Tactical WHERE: Camp Clark in Nevada, Missouri TIME PERIOD: January 1945 COMMAND: 17th Airborne Division UNIFORM: M43 Field Uniform NOTES: Our first event of the year. Bundle up! FEBRUARY 1 WHAT: 507th Unit Meeting WHERE: Patriarch Distillers TIME PERIOD: None COMMAND: None UNIFORM: Civis NOTES: Planning meeting for 2020. FEBRUARY 23 WHAT: Unknown Flag Raiser of Iwo Jima WHERE: The Durham Museum TIME PERIOD: None COMMAND: None UNIFORM: None NOTES: Just Eric and Matthew Hansen talkin' Iwo Jima. MARCH 29 - CANCELLED WHAT: Classroom or Field Training WHERE: TBD on weather TIME PERIOD: March 1943 COMMAND: 1st Airborne Brigade UNIFORM: HBT Coveralls and Jump Boots NOTES: Time to get back in gear! APRIL 19 - CANCELLED WHAT: U.S. Marine Corps Immersion Event WHERE: Mondamin, IA TIME PERIOD: April 1945 COMMAND: 1st Marine Division UNIFORM: P41 Utilities, Leggings, Camo Helmet Covers NOTES: Okinawa immersion event. Hope it rains! MAY 16 - CANCELLED WHAT: 507th Unit Training Day WHERE: Modale, IA TIME PERIOD: May 1944 COMMAND: 82nd Airborne Division UNIFORM: Reinforced M42 Jumpsuits NOTES: Training and field exercises. MAY 25 WHAT: Memorial Day Ceremony WHERE: St. Mary's Cemetery and Central High School TIME PERIOD: None COMMAND: None UNIFORM: TBD NOTES: This is our annual ceremony to honor our fallen. |
JUNE 6
WHAT: D-Day Immersion Event WHERE: Loess Hills State Forest TIME PERIOD: June 6, 1944 COMMAND: 82nd Airborne Division UNIFORM: Reinforced M42 Jumpsuits NOTES: Running patrols in Normandy JULY 4 WHAT: 4th of July Parade WHERE: Field Club in Omaha TIME PERIOD: 1944 COMMAND: 82nd Airborne Division UNIFORM: Market Garden M43 Field Uniform NOTES: Back to our annual neighborhood Independence Day Parade. JULY 24-26 WHAT: Retreat To Rome Campaign Event WHERE: Bloomfield, IA TIME PERIOD: Summer 1944 COMMAND: A Co. 168th Infantry 34th Division UNIFORM: Wools and Leggings NOTES: Full weekend long immersion event in Iowa. AUGUST - CANCELLED WHAT: 507th BBQ Dinner WHERE: Camp Krelle TIME PERIOD: None COMMAND: None UNIFORM: Civis NOTES: Sarge is smoking ribs for the boys! SEPTEMBER 5 WHAT: Timeline Living History Weekend WHERE: Ft. Atkinson, NE TIME PERIOD: Any time period COMMAND: Open UNIFORM: Open NOTES: Public display event. OCTOBER 10 WHAT: Hills of Italy Immersion Event WHERE: Mondamin, IA TIME PERIOD: 1944 COMMAND: 88th Infantry Division UNIFORM: Wools and Leggings NOTES: Time to reinforce that trench line! |