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Currahee KIA Memorial at Fort Campbell,
KY
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Over 1,400 Currahees have made the supreme sacrifice for our
country. You
may have known some of them. But what you may not know is that
there is no
single memorial to all the soldiers of our Regiment who have
been killed in action.
This situation is about to change. Much of the work has been
completed on a
memorial, but your help is still needed.
At present, there is a need to raise
$49,000. This is the unfunded
dollar amount required to complete this memorial.
This tribute to our fallen is being paid for by people like
you. The Army has pro-
vided the land; however, soldiers, and veterans, along with Currahee
friends and
family, will have to come together if we are to complete this
project. Now is the
time to step up and take action. Click the links below to see
what the memorial
looks like and how you can make this dream a reality.
The granite stones are in place,
and the formal
dedication was held on
12 November 2009. However, we still require funds to pay for
the
carving of the WWII and Vietnam KIA names on their designated
stone tablets.
Click on the thumbnail to bring up the
15"x 5" photo. |
Currahee Memorial Slide Show
15-page Adobe PDF file (2,839KB) |
Artist Eugene Morelli donated a H58"xW24"xD20"
bronze "Majesty"
statue for the entrance to the Memorial. |
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Make a donation via
US Mail or on-line via PayPal |
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Location of the Memorial is the south
side of Building 7078 - BDE HQ |
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Widows, Orphans, and Wounded Soldiers
Fund
Fund to provide financial assistance
to living, current, and former Currahees
and family members of active-duty Currahees killed, wounded,
or missing
in action.
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506th Association Scholarships
Scholarship Program to benefit Currahees
and their family members
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Currahee Packages and Morale Fund
After careful consideration, the 506th Association has decided
to reinstate the
Currahee Packages Project and to rename it so that it more accurately
reflects
what this fund will attempt to provide in the way of support
for the active duty
soldiers of the 506th Infantry Regiment .
This Fund will be used to provide morale boosting items such
as Currahee Battle
Flags, 506th Association PX items, and other products that will
be purchased
and sent to our troops.
The scope of this project will be based upon the level of support
received.
Questions may be directed to me at AlfredMay@aol.com.
Fred May, Active-Duty Liaison/Charitable Funds Chairman
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GENERAL DONATIONS can also be made to
the Association to cover day-to-day operating expenses:
- make an on-line donation via
PayPal
- make a donation via US Mail using the Currahee
veterans Membership Dues/Donation Form
- make a donation via US Mail using the family
members/supporters Membership Dues/Donation Form |
NOTE: The
IRS has recognized the 506th Association as a War Veterans Organization
under section
501(c)(19), so donors making contributions to the Association
can deduct such donations on their per-
sonal or corporate tax filings, as provided for by IRS rules
and regulations. The Association is listed in
IRS Publication 78, Cumulative List of Organizations
described in Section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, the list of organizations
eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions. For exemption/
deduction purposes, the Association Employer Identification Number
(EIN) is 91-2088108. |
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Completed Fund-Raising
Projects |
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Fund Raising for the
2009
Rendezvous, May 28-30
(completed May 21, 2009)
In order to keep costs low or free for active duty soldiers,
the
Association partnered with the active duty Command Team in
an effort to raise funds for this event. All donations were tax
deductible. |
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Fund Raising for the 2008 Afghanistan
Deployment
(completed December 31, 2008)
After careful consideration, the 506th Association Board of
Directors decided
against asking our members to support a third Package Project
for the deployment
of the Regiment to Afghanistan in 2008.
The reasoning behind this decision is the general falling off
of support during the
2006 deployment, along with the increased requirements of supporting
the entire
4th Brigade Combat Team, 506th Infantry as opposed to just the
two 506th
Infantry Battalions.
The balance in the Currahee Packages Fund was spent on the creation,
production,
and shipping to Afghanistan of the new Currahee
Battle Flag, which was designed
by the active-duty troops of the 506th Infantry Regiment.
If anyone has questions regarding exactly what was done, please
contact me at
AlfredMay@aol.com.
Fred May, Active-Duty Liaison/Charitable Funds Chairman
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2006 Currahee Package Project
(completed October 15, 2006)
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2004-2005 Currahee Package Project
(completed)
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2001-2002 Flags Fund Project
(completed)
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