2025 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
"80th Anniversary of 1945"
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JANUARY 4
WHAT: Unit Admin Meeting WHERE: The Good Life TIME PERIOD: None COMMAND: None UNIFORM: Civis NOTES: Unit planning meeting for 2025. FEBRUARY 1 WHAT: Unit Day at the Durham WHERE: The Durham Museum TIME PERIOD: 1943-45 COMMAND: Various UNIFORM: Class A uniform NOTES: Hang out at a WWII Train Station. FEBRUARY 22 WHAT: Battle of the Bulge Tactical WHERE: Loess Hills State Forest TIME PERIOD: Winter 1945 COMMAND: 17th Airborne vs. Germans UNIFORM: M43 Field Uniform. NOTES: Small unit tactical in the Loess Hills. MARCH 8 WHAT: St. Patrick's Day Parade WHERE: Downtown Omaha TIME PERIOD: March 1945 COMMAND: 5th Marine Division UNIFORM: P41 Utilities, M41 Field Jacket NOTES: 80th Anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima. MARCH 28 WHAT: Movie Night WHERE: Fort Hazard TIME PERIOD: Spring 1944 COMMAND: 82nd Airborne 507th PIR UNIFORM: Wools & Jump Boots NOTES: Unit admin meeting and movie night. APRIL 13 WHAT: Operation: Easter Egg Hunt WHERE: Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum TIME PERIOD: Spring 1944 COMMAND: 82nd Airborne 507th PIR UNIFORM: Reinforced M42 Jumpsuits NOTES: Helping out with a giant Easter Egg Hunt! APRIL 27 WHAT: Spring Training Day WHERE: Ft. Atkinson, NE TIME PERIOD: Spring 1944 COMMAND: 82nd Airborne 507th PIR UNIFORM: Reinforced M42 Jumpsuits NOTES: Unit training day with drill and classroom instruction. MAY 24 WHAT: Memorial Weekend Parade WHERE: Downtown Omaha TIME PERIOD: Spring 1944 COMMAND: 82nd Airborne 507th PIR UNIFORM: Reinforced M42 Jumpsuits NOTES: Parade through downtown Omaha. MAY 26 WHAT: Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony WHERE: Memorial Park TIME PERIOD: WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam COMMAND: Various UNIFORM: Various NOTES: Ceremony to remember the fallen. |
JUNE 7-8
WHAT: "Timmes Orchard" D+1 Event WHERE: Loess Hills TBD TIME PERIOD: June 7-8, 1944 COMMAND: 82nd Airborne Division UNIFORM: Reinforced M42 Jumpsuits NOTES: 507th troopers on the defensive. JULY 4 WHAT: 4th of July Parade WHERE: Field Club Neighborhood in Omaha TIME PERIOD: Okinawa 1945 COMMAND: 1st Marine Division UNIFORM: P41 Utilities NOTES: 80th Anniversary of the end of WWII. AUGUST 2 WHAT: CAF Great Plains Wing Open House WHERE: Hanger 1, Council Bluffs Airport TIME PERIOD: 1945 COMMAND: 20th Air Force UNIFORM: Khakis, Flight Suits or HBTs NOTES: Public display event for USAAF. SEPT 6-7 WHAT: 11th Annual Timeline Living History Weekend WHERE: Ft. Atkinson, NE TIME PERIOD: Any time period COMMAND: Open UNIFORM: Open NOTES: Public display event. OCTOBER 3 WHAT: Military Display at UNO vs. Air Force WHERE: Baxter Arena TIME PERIOD: World War II COMMAND: Various UNIFORM: Various NOTES: Military display at UNO Hockey Game OCTOBER 26 WHAT: "Flight of Fright" Event WHERE: Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum TIME PERIOD: World War II COMMAND: 82nd Airborne and 20th Air Force UNIFORM: Reinforced M42 Jumpsuits or Khakis NOTES: A fun family event with tons of Halloween candy! NOVEMBER 11 WHAT: Korean War Dedication Ceremony WHERE: Memorial Park TIME PERIOD: Korean War COMMAND: Various UNIFORM: Various NOTES: Ceremony to dedicate a new memorial. DECEMBER 13 WHAT: Army vs. Navy Game WHERE: TBD TIME PERIOD: None COMMAND: None UNIFORM: Civis NOTES: GO ARMY! BEAT NAVY! DECEMBER TBD WHAT: Winter Event WHERE: TBD TIME PERIOD: TBD COMMAND: TBD UNIFORM: M43 Field Uniform NOTES: Winter immersion event. |
