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: 1967 Patrol Event WHERE: Loess Hills near Little Sioux TIME PERIOD: July 1967 COMMAND: C Co. 173rd Airborne Brigade UNIFORM: 2nd or 3rd Pattern Jungle Utilities NOTES: Overnight immersion event. 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. OCTOBER 8-9 WHAT: Hell's Highway Tactical Event WHERE: Near Stratford, Iowa TIME PERIOD: Fall 1944 COMMAND: F/502nd PIR 101st Airborne Division UNIFORM: M43 Field Uniform NOTES: Tactical Overnight Event. OCTOBER 15 WHAT: Operation Hump WHERE: Ft. Calhoun, NE TIME PERIOD: November 1965 COMMAND: C Co. 173rd Airborne Brigade UNIFORM: OG-107 Utilities or 1st Pattern Jungle Utilities NOTES: Operation Hump photo event. OCTOBER 22 WHAT: U.S. Army Air Force Field Day WHERE: Ft. Atkinson, NE TIME PERIOD: 1943-44 COMMAND: 8th Air Force UNIFORM: Wools, Flights Suits, A-2 Jackets NOTES: Photo event for USAAF NOVEMBER 12 WHAT: Veterans Day Parade WHERE: Bellevue, NE TIME PERIOD: 1945 COMMAND: 17th Airborne Division UNIFORM: M43 Field Uniform NOTES: Glad to be back at the Bellevue parade. 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! |
