506th Association Fund-Raising Projects


Currahee Battle Flag

Currahee KIA Memorial at Fort Campbell, KY

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.

Memorial Dedication Ceremony Program

Memorial Dedication Photos

Memorial honors fallen Currahees: November 24, 2009,
Fort Campbell Courier
on-line article (with photo)


Currahee KIA Memorial

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.

Make a donation via US Mail or on-line via PayPal

Donors

Location of the Memorial is the south
side of Building 7078 - BDE HQ

KIA Memorial Fund Graph

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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.

Fund Description and Guidelines

Make a donation via US Mail or on-line via PayPal

Donors

Recipients

Hospital Visitation Teams

2008 Hospital Visitation Photos

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Scholarship Fund

506th Association Scholarships
Scholarship Program to benefit Currahees and their family members

Scholarship Description and Guidelines

Make a donation via US Mail or on-line via PayPal

Donors

Recipients

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Currahee Battle Flag

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

Donors

Make a donation via US Mail or on-line via PayPal
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.
 

Completed Fund-Raising Projects

Currahee Battle Flag

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.

Donors

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Currahee Battle Flag

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

Donors

Currahee Battle Flags Flying in Afghanistan

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4th BCT

2006 Currahee Package Project
(completed October 15, 2006)

Funds raised: $13,462.00

Donors

Photos of Packaged Items

Thank-You's from Iraq, 2006

Shipped: 158 boxes, totaling over 2-1/2 TONS

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2nd Infantry Division

2004-2005 Currahee Package Project
(completed)

Donors

Thank-You's from Iraq, 2004-2005

Photos of Packaged Items

Task Force Currahee

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Flags Fund Donors

2001-2002 Flags Fund Project
(completed)

Donors

Flag Photos

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These pages are maintained by veterans of
The 506th Airborne Infantry Regiment Association (Airmobile - Air Assault)
Send comments to: Hoyt Bruce Moore, III "The Moe"

This page updated 01/23/10