2025 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
"80th Anniversary of 1945"
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JANUARY TBD
WHAT: Battle of the Bulge Tactical WHERE: Loess Hills State Forest TIME PERIOD: January 1945 COMMAND: 17th Airborne vs. Germans UNIFORM: M43 Field Uniform NOTES: Small unit tactical in the Loess Hills. FEBRUARY TBD WHAT: Unit Day at the Durham WHERE: The Durham Museum TIME PERIOD: 1945 COMMAND: Open UNIFORM: Open NOTES: Hang out at a WWII Train Station. 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. APRIL TBD WHAT: Spring Training Day WHERE: Ft. Atkinson, NE TIME PERIOD: 1945 COMMAND: 1st Marine Division UNIFORM: P41 Utilities, M41 Field Jacket NOTES: Unit training day with drill and classroom instruction. MAY TBD WHAT: Battle of Okinawa WHERE: Loess Hills State Forest TIME PERIOD: April/May 1945 COMMAND: 1st Marine Division UNIFORM: P41 Utilities, M41 Field Jacket NOTES: Immersion event in the Loess Hills. MAY 24 WHAT: Memorial Weekend Parade WHERE: Downtown Omaha TIME PERIOD: 1945 COMMAND: TBD UNIFORM: TBD NOTES: Parade through downtown Omaha. MAY 26 WHAT: Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony WHERE: Memorial Park TIME PERIOD: Open COMMAND: Open UNIFORM: Open NOTES: Ceremony to remember the fallen. |
JULY 4
WHAT: 4th of July Parade WHERE: Field Club Neighborhood in Omaha TIME PERIOD: TBD COMMAND: TBD UNIFORM: TBD NOTES: Omaha's best 4th of July parade. JULY TBD WHAT: Battle of Hamburger Hill WHERE: Loess Hills State Forest TIME PERIOD: 1969 COMMAND: 101st Airborne Division UNIFORM: 3rd Pattern Jungles NOTES: Immersion event on Dong Ap Bia. 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. 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 TBD WHAT: Fall Photo Shoot Event WHERE: Ft. Atkinson, NE TIME PERIOD: Open COMMAND: Open UNIFORM: Open NOTES: Any time period, any uniform. NOVEMBER TBD WHAT: Battle of Chosin Reservoir WHERE: Loess Hills State Forest TIME PERIOD: November 1950 COMMAND: 1st Marine Division UNIFORM: M43 Field Uniform, Overcoats NOTES: Korean War immersion event. DECEMBER TBD WHAT: Army vs. Navy Game WHERE: TBD TIME PERIOD: None COMMAND: None UNIFORM: Civis NOTES: GO ARMY! BEAT NAVY! |
