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World War II Federation PO Box 711 Waynesburg, Pennsylvania 15370-0711 (724) 627 8545 Tuesday thru Thursday 10AM to 4PM info@wwiifederation.org |
BATTLE OF THE BULGE
at FORT
INDIANTOWN GAP, PA
65th Commemoration is January 26th thru January 31st, 2010
" Have you HUGGED a WWII Veteran TODAY "
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This World War II, Battle of the Bulge Living History Commemoration Week is dedicated to honoring the Veterans of World War II, and the Battle of the Bulge.
-IDENTIFICATION:
You must have
Government Issued Photo ID
& Event Registration Card ready at ALL times. -No Parking within 25m (81 ft) of ANY buildings.
-No Parking of NON-WWII
Vehicles on Woodland Ave. or Susquehanna Ave. (Near the Mess
halls). -No Driving of POV Vehicles on Woodland Ave., except when in possession of pass for unloading (See Arrival Section). -ALL Re-enactors MUST park in the POV Parking Lot. -No parking in the Veterans Parking Area. -ANY VEHICLE FOUND IN VIOLATION WILL BE TOWED IMMEDIATELY AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THERE WILL BE NO WARNINGS. -EMERGENCIES: In case of a family medical emergency, you may call the Fort Indiantown Gap Military Police Department at: 717-861-2121. -CONDUCT: Unit commanders/representatives will be held responsible for the conduct of their registered participants, both male and female. NO drunkenness, rowdiness, or other inappropriate behavior will be tolerated. If a unit member is disorderly or out of line, we can and will exclude his or her entire unit from the event. -PETS: NO PETS are allowed on the post. Any violations found will incur immediate removal and exclusion from the event for both pet and owner(s). NO EXCEPTIONS. MEDICS: We need Reenacting Medics to volunteer for one or both of the following opportunities: -Garrison Aid Station in Area 12 (See Map) -Interested in volunteering? Please contact Event Operations Officer Angela Hassel at: angela@wwiifederation.org -Field First Aid Station -If you plan on going into the field as a medic, please check “Medic” box along with your unit designation. -Meetings will be mandatory in order to be a medic. AUTHENTICITY: The Federation Authenticity Regulations will be enforced. Those individuals with severe violations will be asked to leave the event, and those with lesser violations will be noted in writing for inspection at the next event. Unit commanders will be held responsible for the authenticity of their unit members. REGISTRATION: ALL REGISTRATIONS MUST BE POSTMARKED ON OR BEFORE 07DEC2009 -You must fill out a Reg Form, and send it to the address listed on the form. -Any INCOMPLETE forms will be DESTROYED. -Check your forms carefully. -QUESTIONS? If you have any questions, please call Dave or Angela at 724-627-8545 Tuesday through Thursday 1100 (11AM) to 1600 (4PM). Or you can reach us at info@wwiifederation.org -Registration Verification: Prior to the event, please visit the web site at: www.wwiifederation.org to verify we have received to your completed registration forms.
-No Post Cards will be
mailed. -The last day we will be available before the event is 17JAN10. REGISTRATION OPTIONS: Option A: Veteran, Historian, or Vendor with Saturday meal. The registration fee for this option is $70.00 per person. This includes: Barracks Costs (opening/closing/cleaning, per capita fee, heating costs, security costs). Saturday Evening Dinner with Evening of Period Entertainment. Event Operations Costs (general operating expenses, printing and postage, vehicle gas, insurance, phone expenses). Option B: Veteran, Historian, or Vendor, without Saturday meal. The registration fee for this option is $50.00 per person. This includes: Barracks Costs (opening/closing/cleaning, per capita fee, heating costs, security costs). Evening of Period Entertainment Event Operations Costs (general operating expenses, printing and postage, vehicle gas, insurance, phone expenses). Option C: World War II Veteran, Saturday Evening Dinner ONLY! The registration fee for this option is $22.00 per person, which includes dinner on Saturday with Evening of Period Entertainment. Veterans Commemoration Reception: This will be a special reception for all who wish to attend in the Community Club on Friday. -FREE to all World War II Veterans -$15.00 for all others
We will have a few special
guest speakers at the reception. Please mark the Veterans
Reception box on the Registration Form if you plan to
attend. ARRIVAL: -You may arrive AFTER 1400 hours (2PM), Tuesday 26JAN10. -Check in at the Registration Building. (See Map) Have your Photo ID Ready. - Acceptable Forms of ID include a State or Government Issued Photo Identification. -Unloading on Woodland Ave. via POV Tuesday through Thursday: POV's will be allowed to drop off equipment with a signed agreement Tuesday through Thursday, NO POV's will be allowed on Friday or Saturday. You must check in at the registration building for this privilege.
-Pickup and Drop Off
Service on Friday and Saturday:
After check in, immediately
park in the POV parking lot. A tractor with a wagon will be
making rounds for you to load your equipment onto, and unload at
your barracks assignment. Drivers are not permitted to help you
load *See Special Events Section for Barracks Competition!* -No Cooking inside or outside of the barracks. -NO SMOKING in the barracks or any other buildings! -ALL SMOKING IS TO BE OUTSIDE OF ALL BUILDINGS – the buildings are old and of wood structure. This is a distinctive fire hazard. -DO NOT PLACE ANYTHING ON THE FIRE ESCAPES FOR ANY REASON. Items will be removed without warning. -Please do not bring modern items such as TV's, VCR's, DVD Players, Game Consoles and such items to the event. Please respect authenticity and bring items that were in existence during the World War II Period. RADIO STATION KFIG: We will have the live Radio Station KFIG on air for this event, the channel is tentatively 102.7 FM. Period music, programs and special event announcements will be made on KFIG. This is a low-power FM station, so please bring those converted tube radios with a modern receiver, and enjoy the music. If anyone is interested in doing a show, please contact Dave Shaw at 724-627-8545 or info@wwiifederation.org MPs: Authorized Military Police (Historians) & Garrison Police (Historians) have the authority by the Federation to: -Issue Warnings -Log Transgressors -Report Transgressors to Regiment and the Federation in the form of a daily report. (Regiment will support this with the inclusion of the MP sections report in its AAR to the Federation.) MESS HALLS: For your convenience, there will be a pay-as-you-go Mess Hall in Area 12, open for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner. This mess hall are operated by the Civil Air Patrol. VEHICLES: -All Vehicles, Vintage or Modern must meet all laws, including licensing, insurance and registration. -All Drivers must have a valid Driver's License. -You are NOT permitted to drive any unlicensed and/or uninsured vehicle on any public roads at Fort Indiantown Gap. -ALL World War II Vehicles that are brought to the event MUST BE PRE-REGISTERED. They will be allowed to drive and park on Woodland Ave. -All World War II Vehicles that go out to the Battlefield will be under TOTAL control of the Corresponding Motor Pool Office and will be given specific tasks – they will not necessarily be with a specific unit or unit of driver's choice. -Please complete the Vehicle Registration Sections on the Registration Form. -You must attend the Vehicle Safety Training Class in order to go into the field with your vehicle. (See Schedule for times). -NO TRACK VEHICLES of any kind are permitted on the roads of Fort Indiantown Gap, this includes tanks and half-tracks with rubber tracks. -WWII Vehicles will be permitted to travel to the training areas on a pre-approved route at pre-determined arrival and departure times. Vehicles will not have personnel riding or hanging on the outside of them. -Non World War II Vehicles are NOT permitted to drive or park on Woodland Ave., Susquehanna Ave., in WWII Veteran's Parking, or any other area other than designated POV Parking and Overflow Parking as designated on the map. Please see the Arrival Section for limited unloading privileges granted through Thursday. -There will be no Civilian Vehicles going out to the training areas, there will be transportation provided by bus. BATTLE INFORMATION: -There will be a mandatory roll call for both Allies by Battalion and Axis by Battalion, please check with battalion commanders. -This list will be posted in each barracks and at the registration building. -You MUST fall out with your assigned Battalion. -No one will be permitted to deploy to the field until all roll calls are completed. -No one will be permitted to return from the field until a second roll call is completed. -TROOP FORMATIONS: All formations will take place on Woodland Ave. WEAPONS INFORMATION: *World War II Federation Safety Regulations will be ENFORCED.* -NO LIVE AMMUNITION -NO POP-UP FLARES -NO MILITARY GRENADE SIMULATORS or ARTILLERY SIMULATORS -NO SHOTGUNS -NO PAINTBALL or AIR SOFT BASED EQUIPMENT -There will be a thorough inspection of all blank ammunition. -We will inspect for correct machine-gun paperwork. -NO Class 3 Rentals are permitted. -You must have a copy of your “Registration of a National Firearms Act Weapon” Form that shows the tax stamp (original not required, photocopy is acceptable.) -You must also have a copy of an approved “Application to Transfer Interstate NFA Weapons” Form. -You must have the form(s) with you at the safety inspection, and on your person at ALL times, or you will be turned in to the authorities. -For the purposes of filling out the ATF form 5320.20 “Application to Transport Interstate NFA Weapons,” this event is located at:
Fort Indiantown Gap, National Guard Training Site Route 443 Lebanon County Annville, Pennsylvania 17003-5011
-NO PYROTECHNICS will be permitted, of any kind. The reason is because of all the garbage that is left behind, that people do not clean up. FLEA MARKET: ALL FLEA MARKETING WILL BE IN AREA 12, THERE WILL BE NO OUTSIDE VENDING PERMITTED. -EACH individual person working for, or helping any vendor must also register for the event. -Prices: -Aisle Space: $53.00 -Wall Space: $63.00 -1/2 Mess Hall Building: $597 -Request Specific Building: Add $15.00 Requests will be honored on a first-come, first-served basis as best possible. Please check the web site at www.wwiifederation.org and click on the Flea Market Icon to see spaces and buildings available. If your request cannot be honored, you will be assigned the next available space, and the difference (if smaller space assigned) will be refunded at the event, only if you attend. Table space is approximately 10-12 feet in all buildings. Maximum number of spaces that can be requested is one (1). Since requests are on a first-come first-serve, please mail in early. You must provide your own security. Buildings will be open for setup from 1500 (3PM) until 1900 (7PM) on Tuesday. Flea Market will end at 1600 (4PM) Saturday night. Reminder, THERE IS NO SMOKING IN ANY BUILDING, this includes the flea market! You may bring ONLY World War II era items to sell and trade at this event.
Event coordinators reserve the right to question the appropriateness of any item displayed for sale.
-NO WEAPONS OR GUNS ARE PERMITTED FOR SALE. -This includes dummy, fake guns, knives, bayonets, or anything that may resemble these items.
-NO POLITICAL ITEMS ARE
PERMITTED FOR SALE.
WWII Battle of the Bulge Living History Schedule of Events
Tue, Jan 26, 10
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