Schedule of Events

Wednesday, May 2:
5:30 pm - 10:30 pm: 506th Association Hospitality Room opens/check-in and pick up 2012 Currahee Reunion Name Tag(s) + Information Packet. (location: Azalea Room)

Thursday, May 3:
9 am - 4 pm: 506th Association Hospitality Room open for check-in and pick up 2012 Currahee Reunion Name Tag(s) + Information Packet. (location: Azalea Room)
TBD - the Association is in the process of working with appropriate official Fort Benning personnel for us to have a Infantry Weapons Display (to include .50 cal Barrett Sniper Rifle as well as an opportunity for veterans to live fire such weapons under close supervision.
6 pm - 10 pm: 506th Association Buffet Dinner (cash bar; location: Azalea Ballroom)
10 pm - TBD: 506th Association Hospitality Room open (location: Azalea Room)

Friday, May 4:
8:30 am - 5 pm: Bus Trip leaving from the hotel at 8:30 am for a morning at Fort Benning. This morning portion will include a stop at the Airborne School for a Training Demonstration, then over to the Ranger School for a briefing before lunch at a DFAC (Dining Facility/Mess Hall) on Post. After lunch it is on to the new National Infantry Museum for a two hour guided tour before heading to the Downtown Columbus Riverwalk area. There you can enjoy a stroll along the walk, visit some of the local shops in the area and have some ice cream at the Goodrich Famous Ice Cream Shop before heading back to the hotel at around 4:30 - 5:00 pm. Cost for this bus trip is $30.00 per person, including lunch and museum guided tour fee.
NOTE#1: to secure a bus for this trip we MUST have a minimum of 35 paid attendees on or before April 4th. If the trip is canceled, full refunds will be issued at the Reunion.
NOTE#2: the Association is still working with Fort Benning for final approval of the on-Post activities, so some small changes may occur.
Evening (ON YOUR OWN): Squad, Platoon or Company Dinners
9 am - 4 pm; 7 pm - TBD: 506th Association Hospitality Room open (location: Azalea Room)

Saturday, May 5:
10 am - noon: 506th Association General Membership Meeting (location: Azalea Room)
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm: 506th Association Board of Directors Meeting (location: Azalea Room)
1:30 pm - 4 pm: 506th Association Hospitality Room open (Location: Azalea Room)
6 pm - 7 pm: 506th Association Reception (cash bar; location: Azalea Ballroom)
7 pm - 9:30 pm: Currahee Memorial Dinner (cash bar; location: Azalea Ballroom)
10 pm - TBD: 506th Association Hospitality Room open (location: Azalea Room)

Sunday, May 6: Departure

Columbus, GA

Columbus is the third largest city in Georgia, with a population of almost 200,000. It is located about 105 miles SE of Atlanta and 90 miles E of Montgomery, on the Alabama border. A major regional service center, it is the county seat of Muscogee County, and is home to several colleges, hospitals, arts and athletic facilities and a major regional indoor shopping mall.

Transportation - Columbus is served by regional airlines from Atlanta, as well as by several shuttle and bus service connections from the Atlanta airport and by Greyhound lines. It is located on I-185 with direct connection to Atlanta, and also is on US Highways 27, 80, 280 and 431. Columbus has municipal bus service and a number of cab companies.

Climate - Normal temperatures in early May range from highs in the low to mid-80s, and lows in the low 60s. Average total rainfall for May is 3.5".

Attractions - In addition to several cultural and enter-tainment facilities and indoor and outdoor recreational opportunities, Columbus is home to these attractions:
- National Civil War Naval History Museum
- Coca-Cola Space Science Center (with simulators)
- National Infantry Museum
- River Center for the Performing Arts
- Springer Opera house
- Amateur, semi-pro and low-level professional sports teams
- Peachtree Mall - a major indoor shopping mall

Fort Benning, GA

Fort Benning is a major Army training and operational post.

It is the home of these critical units:
- Infantry School
- Armor School and Maneuver Center,
- the School of the Americas
- Officers Candidate School
- NCO Academy
- Airborne Training
- Basic Training and AIT brigades

Operational units include elements of:
- Third Infantry Division
- 75th Rangers
- Support and deployment specialist units for ready response units