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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.

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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.
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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!
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