2022 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
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FEBRUARY 26
WHAT: Winter Field Training WHERE: Loess Hills State Forest TIME PERIOD: February 1945 COMMAND: 17th Airborne Division UNIFORM: M43 Field Uniform NOTES: Field training and formations MARCH 29 WHAT: Nebraska Vietnam Veterans Memorial WHERE: Sumtur Amphitheater, Papillion TIME PERIOD: Vietnam COMMAND: none UNIFORM: Any Vietnam era uniform NOTES: Groundbreaking ceremony for the new memorial. APRIL 9 WHAT: Training at Châlons-sur-Marne WHERE: Ft. Atkinson, NE TIME PERIOD: Spring 1945 COMMAND: 17th Airborne Division UNIFORM: M43 Field Uniform NOTES: Final preparations for the Jump on the Rhine! APRIL 23 WHAT: Airborne Bricks Dedication Ceremony WHERE: Memorial Park Omaha TIME PERIOD: TBD COMMAND: 82nd Airborne Division UNIFORM: TBD NOTES: Unveiling of 50 bricks to honor 73rd Cavalry troopers killed in the Global War on Terror. MAY 28 WHAT: Memorial Parade WHERE: Downtown Omaha TIME PERIOD: TBD COMMAND: TBD UNIFORM: TBD NOTES: Parade through downtown Omaha. JUNE 11 WHAT: Harold "Pie" Keller Memorial Dedication WHERE: Brooklyn, Iowa TIME PERIOD: 1945 COMMAND: 5th Marine Division UNIFORM: P41 Utilities NOTES: Parade and memorial dedication ceremony. JULY 4 WHAT: 4th of July Parade WHERE: Field Club Neighborhood in Omaha TIME PERIOD: February 1945 COMMAND: 5th Marine Division UNIFORM: P41 Utilities NOTES: Mt. Suribachi here we come! |
JULY 16-17
WHAT: 1968 Patrol Event WHERE: Loess Hills near Little Sioux TIME PERIOD: July 1968 COMMAND: 173rd Airborne Brigade UNIFORM: 2nd or 3rd Pattern Jungle Utilities NOTES: Overnight immersion event AUGUST TBD WHAT: Vietnam LRRP Patrol WHERE: Loess Hills near Little Sioux TIME PERIOD: 1969-70 COMMAND: N Co. 173rd Airborne Brigade UNIFORM: Tiger Stripes or ERDLs NOTES: Sunset photo shoot SEPTEMBER 3-4 WHAT: 8th Annual Timeline Living History Weekend WHERE: Ft. Atkinson, NE TIME PERIOD: Any time period COMMAND: Open UNIFORM: Open NOTES: Public display event. SEPTEMBER 16-18 WHAT: TBD WHERE: TBD TIME PERIOD: TBD COMMAND: TBD UNIFORM: TBD NOTES: TBD SEPT./OCT. TBD WHAT: 8th Air Force Mission Briefing WHERE: TBD - Maybe Ft. Atkinson TIME PERIOD: 1943 COMMAND: 8th Air Force UNIFORM: Wools, Fight Suits, A2 Jackets NOTES: Mission briefing, baseball, photo shoot. OCTOBER TBD WHAT: Vietnam 1965 themed event WHERE: Loess Hill trench site TIME PERIOD: 1965 COMMAND: TBD UNIFORM: OG-107 Utilities or 1st Pattern Jungle Utilities NOTES: TBD NOVEMBER TBD WHAT: Unit Field Immersion Day WHERE: Loess Hills near Little Sioux TIME PERIOD: November1944 COMMAND: TBD UNIFORM: M41 or M43 Field Jackets with Wools NOTES: Immersion field day with patrols and digging foxholes. DECEMBER 10 WHAT: Army vs. Navy Game WHERE: Local Beer, Patio and Kitchen - Millard TIME PERIOD: None COMMAND: None UNIFORM: Civis NOTES: GO ARMY! BEAT NAVY! |
