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In spite of the rains, the club had a fantastic
turn-out and one heck of a good time! Barry was set-up in
the WWII area with his 1 ton Chevy (for sale) and so was John K
with his MB. Danny brought his M151A2/M416 combo, I brought
my M38A1, Herb brought his GPW, Glen brought his CJ2A, Rick H
brought his M38A1, and Tim W brought his MB Slatgrill and cousin.
Also lurking around was Fred H, Ward B in his Army aviators
uniform, Jeff McD in uniform with his nephews, Claude, Web in the
Sherman, and Don C in an APC.
Those that arrived early took over the gazebo on the East side
of the parade field. Figuring it was going to rain most of
the day, that was a wise choice. Danny brought a large table
that served as the command area with all the food and I brought my
bbq pit. Not many people came by our display in the middle
of nowhere as the morning progressed. At about 10:00am, the
parade began with a lot of vehicles from the museum as well as
other participants. Nobody from the LS-MVPA opted to
participate as we stayed dry.
After the parade, and as the rain was coming and going, I fired
up the grill and Prez Tim began cooking for everyone. Rick
brought Johnsonville Brats which wound up as the hit of the food
line-up sandwiched in a flour tortilla with mustard.
About mid-afternoon, the rain turned to drizzle and then began
to clear up a bit. A fair amount of people began to assemble
at our display but our consensus was that all the armor parade
vehicles were parked just behind us on the East service road of
the camp. In any case, the vehicles became a good target for
the spectators.
Getting later in the afternoon, I loaded up along with Herb and
Tim and Rick headed out. The remaining vehicles were covered
for the evenings continued rain and everyone left.
Sunday was a different story. The sun was actually out
and the crowds moderate. About the time of the re-enactment,
Danny loaded up his vehicle and headed out. |
