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Here are some very promising 2010 events to consider:
Events
Log
Show of Shows (Military Show)
February 18-21, 2010
Louisville, Ky.
(Class A or B dress up on the 20th
for the show and supper with the ladies that night in Louisville)
Cottonbaler Spring Invitational?
March or April?
Scottsburg,
IN
(Perhaps a training camp with our colleagues and favorite OPFOR?)
The 2010 Camden Spring Western Front Event
April
16-18, 2010
Woodland Trails Boy Scout Reservation, Camden, OH
WWII Tribute
May 1-2, 2010
Buckley Homestead
Living History Farm, Lowell IN.
(We’ll take the field and be present at the Axis Surrender)
Anzio Express
and the North Platte Canteen.
May 28 thru May 31, 2010 - Memorial Day Weekend, 2010
Illinois Railway Museum. (about
2 hours west of Chicago and 20 minutes east of Rockford¬)
Union, Illinois
(Hitting Anzio and Cisterna de Latorria in
IL – right up our ally!)
Battle for Caen – TSG Event
June 25-27, 2010
Rockville, Billie Creek Village,
IN
(Back country at Billie Creek – be great if they have a village tactical too)
Time line event hosted by
the 33rd Infantry Division
July - TBA
Danville, IL
(New event with our friends in the 33rd ID – Jim Blanton’s
outfit)
Victory Museum
July 24-25?
Auburn, IN
(Great annual event with Bill Sheets and the 82nd Airborne –
private tours of the Kruse Victory Museum)
VJ Day Parade
August 8
Seymour, IN
(Great way to show off those
Jap…anese souvenirs!)
Cottonbaler Riviera Summer Camp?
August 14
Scottsburg, IN
(Would be great to have
another get together with our friends and favorite OPFOR for the “Dogface Days” of summer - HBT’s welcome!).
Indiana
Military Museum
Sept. 11-12
Vincennes, IN
(Great privately owned museum with lots of armor and militaria; USO dance
that night in town)
Rockford Village – HRS Event
September 25-26
Rockford, IL
(Well worth the trip I
hear – town engagements as well)
Cottonbaler Fall Encampment?
Ocotber TBA – in conjunction with IN DNR
Charlestown,
IN
(This is the small event held at Charlestown State Park near the old ammunition plant – I’ll check with
Nathaniel Logsdon on date and details)
The 2010 Camden Fall Western Front Event
October 22-24, 2010
Woodland
Trails Boy Scout Reservation, Camden, OH
Cottonbaler Ball
November 13
Sellersburg, IN
(Think Heather is working
on this – should be a great bash; more information to come)
HRS: “Silent Night” Tactical
December
- TBA
Ft. Benjamin Harrison, Indianapolis, IN
(This is a great event in our own back yard)
Cottonbalers’
Colmar Christmas Feast
December - TBA
Scottsburg, IN
(Perhaps another repeat of ‘09’s fantastic feast
at Zach’s!)
Other Festival Living Histories and Tacticals of Note
“Operation Salzburg”
Living History (Freundenfest)
July 16-17
Oldenberg, IN
(This would be a Friday night to Saturday day & night
living history at a Beer Festival; we could do occupation duty circa 1945)
“Operation Haggis” Living History
(Scottish Festival and Games)
September 11-12
Columbus, IN
(This is a living history set up at the Scottish Festival
in Columbus – many British and Scottsmen in kilts go to this)
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