2023 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
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JANUARY 14
WHAT: Unit Admin & Planning Meeting WHERE: Barchen Beer Garden in Omaha TIME PERIOD: None COMMAND: None UNIFORM: Civis NOTES: Talk through more event details for 2023. FEBRUARY 25 WHAT: Winter Tactical Battle WHERE: Loess Hills State Forest TIME PERIOD: February 1945 COMMAND: 17th Airborne vs. 340th Volksgrenadier UNIFORM: M43 Field Uniform NOTES: Later war tactical with the 507th against our in-house Germans. MARCH 11 WHAT: St. Patrick's Day Parade WHERE: Downtown Omaha TIME PERIOD: 1945 COMMAND: 17th Airborne Division UNIFORM: M43 Field Jackets and Wools NOTES: Hopefully with this parade we'll have the luck o' the Irish! APRIL 29-30 WHAT: 507th Spring Training Weekend WHERE: Ft. Atkinson, NE TIME PERIOD: April 1943 COMMAND: 1st Airborne Brigade UNIFORM: HBT Coveralls & M41 Field Jackets NOTES: Extensive unit training with drill and classroom instruction - overnight event. MAY 19-21 WHAT: Battle of Bloody Gulch WHERE: High Point, Iowa TIME PERIOD: June 1944 COMMAND: Fox Co. 502nd PIR UNIFORM: Reinforced M42 Jumpsuits NOTES: Overnight tactical event with Germans. MAY 27 WHAT: Memorial Weekend Parade WHERE: Downtown Omaha TIME PERIOD: TBD COMMAND: TBD UNIFORM: TBD NOTES: Parade through downtown Omaha. JUNE 4 WHAT: Memorial Park 75th Anniversary Celebration WHERE: Memorial Park Omaha TIME PERIOD: WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm COMMAND: Open UNIFORM: Open NOTES: Big 75th Anniversary event at Memorial Park. JUNE TBD WHAT: 507th Unit Marksmanship Event WHERE: Loess Hills Trench Site TIME PERIOD: June 1944 COMMAND: 1st Airborne Brigade UNIFORM: HBT Coveralls & M41 Field Jackets NOTES: Live fire event at the trench site. JUNE TBD WHAT: Nebraska Vietnam Veterans Memorial WHERE: Sumtur Amphitheater, Papillion TIME PERIOD: Vietnam COMMAND: None UNIFORM: Any Vietnam era uniform NOTES: Dedication ceremony for the new memorial. JULY 4 WHAT: 4th of July Parade WHERE: Field Club Neighborhood in Omaha TIME PERIOD: TBD COMMAND: TBD UNIFORM: TBD NOTES: Back to defend our title. |
JULY 15-16
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: Vietnam immersion event. JULY 29 WHAT: 70th Anniversary Korean War Armistice WHERE: Memorial Park Omaha TIME PERIOD: Korean War 1953 COMMAND: TBD UNIFORM: HBT Utility Uniform NOTES: Setting up a Korean War display at Memorial Park. AUGUST TBD WHAT: BBQ Potluck WHERE: TBD in Omaha TIME PERIOD: None COMMAND: None UNIFORM: Civis NOTES: Get together for a casual unit potluck dinner. AUGUST TBD WHAT: Ranger Patrol Event WHERE: WMA Site near Murray, NE TIME PERIOD: Summer 1969 COMMAND: N Co. 75th Ranger Regt. UNIFORM: ERDL Utilities NOTES: Vietnam overnight immersion event dedicated to SSGT Cameron Trent McAllister. SEPTEMBER 2-3 WHAT: 9th Annual Timeline Living History Weekend WHERE: Ft. Atkinson, NE TIME PERIOD: Any time period COMMAND: Open UNIFORM: Open NOTES: Public display event. LATE SEPT. / EARLY OCT. WHAT: Unit Overnight Bivouac WHERE: TBD TIME PERIOD: Fall 1943 COMMAND: 1st Airborne Brigade UNIFORM: HBT Coveralls & M41 Field Jackets NOTES: Overnight immersion event. OCTOBER 15 WHAT: Vietnam Event WHERE: Ft. Calhoun, NE TIME PERIOD: TBD COMMAND: TBD UNIFORM: TBD NOTES: TBD NOVEMBER 11 WHAT: Veterans Day Parade WHERE: Bellevue, NE TIME PERIOD: 1944/45 COMMAND: 17th Airborne Division UNIFORM: M43 Field Uniform NOTES: Glad to be back at the Bellevue parade. NOVEMBER TBD WHAT: World War II Photo Shoot in Class A Uniforms WHERE: The Durham Museum TIME PERIOD: 1943-45 COMMAND: Open UNIFORM: Open NOTES: Get some unit photos down on the trains. DECEMBER 9 WHAT: Army vs. Navy Game WHERE: TBD TIME PERIOD: None COMMAND: None UNIFORM: Civis NOTES: GO ARMY! BEAT NAVY! |
