Currahee Reunions and Other Events



Other Events of Interest to Currahees

NOTE: The appearance of an announcement does not constitute endorsement by the 506th Association;
nor does the 506th Association exercise any control over activities at these events.

Dates

Event


July 17-19
2009
Stand Down 2009
A Co, 1st BN, 506th Vietnam (1967-1971) Veterans Reunion in Nashville, TN:

- Reunion Headquarters: Guesthouse International Inn & Suites (Music Valley)
- Events:
        Friday, July 17 - Dinner
        Saturday, July 18 - Memorial Dinner
        Sunday, July 19 - Farewell Brunch
- Reunion Packets were mailed in January 2009;if you served in A/1-506th in Vietnam and have NOT received a Reunion Packet, contact Ed and Beth Krohe, emkrohe@casscomm.com, 217-323-5089

July 23-25
2009
2009 Bravo Company (3rd BN, 506th, Vietnam) Reunion in Marietta, OH:
- Reunion Headquarters: Lafayette Hotel; Group Code: Bravo Company
- Contacts: Rick Brown, badpopa2000@yahoo.com; Cell: 440-309-6069 or Rich Rios, rsrios2002@yahoo.com; Cell: 281-381-3501

August 14-20
2009
2009 Week of the Eagle at Fort Campbell, KY:
- additional information
- includes a Vietnam Veterans Welcome Home Ceremony

August 16
2009

4:30pm-9pm
Fundraising BBQ and Raffle for SPC Ryan Price (D Co, 2nd BN, 506th,WIA May 7, 2008) at
American Legion Post 328
3888 Old Hammer Road
Norco, CA
Contact:
Gene Langenberg (B Co, 2nd BN, 506th, 1966-1967), gene@langenbergandassociates.com, Cell: 951-544-6109
The 506th Association is donating various items from its Quartermaster sales inventory for this fundraising raffle.

August 18-22
2009
The 'Stand Alone Battalion' 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 506th Infantry (Currahees)
13th Annual Reunion at Nashville, TN:

- Reunion Headquarters: Radisson Hotel, downtown Nashville
- additional information
- Reunion Message Board

September 9-13
2009
64th Annual 101st Airborne Division Association Reunion in Hampton, VA:
- additional information and registration forms

September 24-27
2009
15th Annual 101st Airborne Division Vietnam Veterans Reunion in Orlando, FL:
- additional information and registration form

October 7-10
2009
2009 FSB Ripcord Association Reunion in Myrtle Beach, SC:
- additional information TBA

October 23-25
2010
2010 Reunion of B Co, 2nd BN 506th Airborne Infantry (1967-1968) in Washington, DC:
- additional information

October 6-11
2010
2010 FSB Ripcord Association Reunion in Des Moines, IA:
- additional information TBA

October
2011
2011 FSB Ripcord Association Reunion in Springfield, MO:
- additional information TBA

2012
2012 FSB Ripcord Association Reunion in Laughlin, NV:
- additional information TBA

2013
2013 FSB Ripcord Association Reunion in Myrtle Beach, SC:
- additional information TBA



Past 506th Association Reunions
1996 Reunion Photos
1997 Reunion Report and Photo
1998 Reunion Report
2000 Currahee Reunion at Fort Campbell, KY:
Millennium Reunion Photos
B/2-506th Unit Dinner Photos
2002 Currahee Reunion:
After-Action Report
Reunion Attendees List
Timonium, MD Events
Washington, DC Bus Trip
2002 Currahee Veterans Memorial Jump:
Currahee Jump Photos

Easy Company & WWII Reenactor Photos
Chambersburg Herald-Mail On-Line Article
2004 Currahee Reunion at Des Moines, IA:
After-Action Report
Reunion Attendees List
Memorial Dinner

Other Reunion Events
2004 Currahee Veterans Memorial Jump:
Currahee Jump Photos
2006 Currahee Reunion at Colorado Springs, CO:
After-Action Report
Reunion Attendees List
Reunion Events
2006 Currahee Veterans Memorial Jump:
'Band of Brothers' Jump for Old Times Sake
The Gazette (Colorado Springs) On-Line Article
2007 Gathering of Currahees at Fort Campbell, KY
2008 Currahee Reunion at Reno, NV:
After-Action Report
Reunion Attendees List
Reunion Event Photos
Message from COL John P. "Pete" Johnson
2009 Currahee Rendezvous at Fort Campbell, KY:
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Veterans Activities
DMOR Induction Ceremony Program
DMOR Induction Ceremony Photos
Other Ceremonies
Currahee Grand Ball



After-Action Reports and Photos
of Other Currahee Reunions
3rd Battalion, 506th PIR Reunion, Kansas City, 1946
G Company, 3rd Battalion, 506th PIR Reunion, Dayton, OH, 1992
G Company, 3rd Battalion, 506th PIR Reunion, Xenia, OH, 1993
3rd Battalion, 506th Airborne Infantry Reunion, Hampton, VA, 1999
506th PIR Millennium Reunion, Toccoa, GA, 2000
1st Platoon, A Co, 1st BN, 506th Vietnam Reunion, Indianapolis, IN, 2001
3rd Battalion (Airborne), 506th Infantry Reunion, Kansas City, KS, 2001
B Co, 2nd BN, 506th Airmobile Reunion, Panama City Beach, FL, 2001
506th PIR 60th Anniversary Reunion, Toccoa, GA, 2002
Band of Brothers, Easy Company Reunion, Phoenix, AZ, 2002
B Co, 2nd BN, 506th Airmobile Reunion, Waukesha, WI, 2003
2003 Camp Toccoa Paratroopers Reunion, Toccoa, GA
Band of Brothers, Easy Company Reunion, Phoenix, AZ, 2003
2004 Camp Toccoa Paratroopers Reunion, Toccoa, GA
'Band of Brothers' troops pay a visit to Hanau on way to Bastogne reunion: article from the European edition, December 16, 2004 Stars & Stripes
B Co, 2nd BN, 506th Airmobile Reunion, Saint Louis, MO, 2005
A Co, 1st BN, 506th Vietnam: 2005 Stand Down After Action Report
3-506th (Currahee) 2005 Reunion, Arlington VA
3rd BN, 506th Vietnam Reunions Photos/After Action Reports/Attendees (1997-2007)
A Co, 1st BN, 506th Vietnam: 2007 Stand Down After Action Report



506th Currahee Reenactors

In August 2003, the 506th Association Board of Directors approved the recognition and sanctioning of the 506th Currahee Reenactors. This group is headed up by two seasoned reenactors: Duane Gregory and Jim Radel, who have agreed, at their own expense, to organize two group of reenactors.

Duane and Jim are both 506th PIR WWII Reenactors, but plans are in the process of recruiting both WWII and Vietnam-Era Reenactors for this group. The mission they have agreed to take on is to correctly portray the 506th Regiment during these two combat eras through their participation in high school presentations, living history/reenactment events as well as reenactments during the 506th Association Reunions.

There are a number of WWII 506th PIR Reenactors out there, all wearing Airborne Wings on their uniforms, but Duane and Jim have plans in the works for the WWII segment of their group to go through Jump Training at Fort Bragg, NC, in order to be qualified to jump out of a C-47 aircraft and to have the Vietnam reenactors go through Air Assault Training. Contacts and arrangements to accomplish this have already been set up at the Special Operations Center at Fort Bragg by the 506th Reenactors Senior Advisor, Clarence "Clancy" Lyall (E Co, 2nd BN, 506th PIR, 1944-1945; 1st ABG, 1956-1958).

Contact Duane Gregory at airborne506@verizon.net or 570-784-2293; or Jim Radel at radel@evenlink.com if you are interested in joining the 506th Currahee Reenactors.

A Rifle for Shifty: October 2006 article by Jim Radel about Darrell "Shifty" Powers (E Co, 2nd BN, 506th PIR, 1942-1945)

Previous Currahee Reenactors Events
WWII Weekend, Reading, PA Air Show, June 2003
WWII Weekend, Eisenhower Farm, Gettysburg, PA, September 2003
WWII Weekend, Reading, PA Air Show, June 2004


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 07/03/09