2024 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
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JANUARY 26
WHAT: Masters of the Air Premiere Party WHERE: Fort Hazard TIME PERIOD: 1943 COMMAND: 8th Air Force UNIFORM: Flight Suits or Coveralls NOTES: The long awaited series has finally arrived! FEBRUARY 17 WHAT: Winter Tactical Battle WHERE: Loess Hills State Forest TIME PERIOD: Winter 1945 COMMAND: 134th Infantry vs. Krauts UNIFORM: M43 Field Uniform NOTES: Small unit tactical in the Loess Hills. MARCH 9 WHAT: St. Patrick's Day Parade WHERE: Downtown Omaha TIME PERIOD: March 1944 COMMAND: 82nd Airborne Division UNIFORM: M41 Field Jacket and Wools NOTES: Back at our favorite St. Paddy's Day Parade. APRIL 27-28 WHAT: The 507th in England WHERE: Ft. Atkinson, NE TIME PERIOD: April 1944 COMMAND: 82nd Airborne Division UNIFORM: M41 Field Jacket, Wools, M42 Jumpsuits NOTES: Extensive unit training with drill and classroom instruction - overnight event. MAY 17-18 WHAT: "Day of Days" Tactical Reenactment WHERE: Near Garden Grove, Iowa TIME PERIOD: June 1944 COMMAND: 82nd Airborne Division UNIFORM: Reinforced M42 Jumpsuits NOTES: Misdropped 507th troopers with F/502nd. MAY 25 WHAT: Memorial Weekend Parade WHERE: Downtown Omaha TIME PERIOD: June 6, 1944 COMMAND: 82nd Airborne & 1st Infantry Division UNIFORM: M42 Jumpsuits or Wools with Leggings. NOTES: Parade through downtown Omaha. JUNE 6 WHAT: D-Day Remembrance Ceremony WHERE: Memorial Park TIME PERIOD: June 6, 1944 COMMAND: 82nd Airborne & 1st Infantry Division UNIFORM: M42 Jumpsuits or Wools with Leggings. NOTES: Quick ceremony to remember the fallen. JUNE 6 WHAT: Nebraska Vietnam Veterans Memorial Dedication WHERE: Sumtur Amphitheater, Papillion TIME PERIOD: Vietnam COMMAND: Open UNIFORM: Any Vietnam era uniform NOTES: Dedication ceremony for the new memorial. JUNE 7 WHAT: D-Day Movie Night WHERE: Fort Hazard TIME PERIOD: None COMMAND: None UNIFORM: Civis NOTES: Saving Private Ryan movie night - with popcorn!!! |
JULY 4
WHAT: 4th of July Parade WHERE: Field Club Neighborhood in Omaha TIME PERIOD: June 6, 1944 COMMAND: 1st Infantry Division on Omaha Beach UNIFORM: M41 Field Jacket, Wools, Leggings NOTES: Omaha's best 4th of July parade. JULY 20 WHAT: Platoon '67 WHERE: Loess Hills State Forest TIME PERIOD: 1967 COMMAND: Bravo Co. 22nd Inf. 25th Division UNIFORM: 2nd or 3rd Pattern Jungles NOTES: Recreating "Platoon" on a hilltop in the 'Nam. AUGUST 3 WHAT: CAF Great Plains Wing Open House WHERE: Hanger 1, Council Bluffs Airport TIME PERIOD: Open COMMAND: Open UNIFORM: Open NOTES: Public display event for USAAF. AUG 31 - SEPT 1 WHAT: 10th Annual Timeline Living History Weekend WHERE: Ft. Atkinson, NE TIME PERIOD: Any time period COMMAND: Open UNIFORM: Open NOTES: Public display event. SEPTEMBER 22 WHAT: Unit Admin Meeting WHERE: DJ's Dugout TIME PERIOD: None COMMAND: None UNIFORM: Civis NOTES: Unit planning meeting for late 2024 and 2025. OCTOBER 12 WHAT: Fall Photo Shoot Event WHERE: Ft. Atkinson, NE TIME PERIOD: Open COMMAND: Open UNIFORM: Open NOTES: Any time period, any uniform. OCTOBER 27 WHAT: "Flight of Fright" Event WHERE: Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum TIME PERIOD: WWII COMMAND: Open UNIFORM: Open NOTES: Dropping Halloween candy from WWII aircraft. NOVEMBER 9 WHAT: Foxholes in the Hurtgen Forest WHERE: Loess Hills State Forest TIME PERIOD: October/November 1944 COMMAND: 1st Infantry Division UNIFORM: M41 Field Jacket, Wools, Leggings NOTES: Fall immersion event DECEMBER 14 WHAT: Army vs. Navy Game WHERE: TBD TIME PERIOD: None COMMAND: None UNIFORM: Civis NOTES: GO ARMY! BEAT NAVY! |
