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 2007 Wounded Warrior Project Fund raiser at

 Trump National Golf Course NY

We proudly supported our troops with an exhibit of military vehicles and equipment for this honorable event..

 

 

Memorial Day, Celebration Held at the Estate of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Hyde Park, New York. This is a two day commemorative celebration of Victories won by our nation's armed forces, and offers a seldom seen opportunity to experience a large scale Living History display complete with full field encampments. Although the theme of the program varies at the request of the Museum Curator, you can always count on a strong World War II showing, with many military vehicles, display tents, field displays, and a very good impression of what the actual Military Guard Encampment of the President's Estate looked like (and sounded like) during the war period of 1942 through 1945.

The 1999 FDR Event also included participation of the National Guard with a display of current use Military Technology. On both days an M1 Abrams Tank, which was open to the public for a rare interior tour, could be seen in a low speed demonstration on the front field of the estate. Saturday afternoon even included the 63-ton Tank making a trip to the local gas station, when it's supply of 532 gallons was running a bit low.

Sunday brought a visit from the air, when a Blackhawk Helicopter swooped in for a visit and public tour.
The 1997 Autumn Warbirds Airshow of Dutchess County. A recreation event which duplicated a 1944 Army Airfield and encampments complete with all gear and vehicles, also a Marine Platoon encampment, an Irish Guards Regimental Squad, an Army Air Corps Bomber Flight Crew and Ground Crew during a mission briefing, and a unit of MP’s. During the event a Luftwaffe Fighter appeared to strafe and bomb the runway, but was quickly chased out of base airspace by a P-38 fighter before it could reach either the troops, the B-17 “Fuddy Duddy”, The Mitchell Marauder, or the C-47 the Swing Orchestra arrived in, to name just a few.

The United States Military Museum at West Point, - Museum Special Events Living Historians. We currently work closely with the Museum Curator to provide accurate Living History exhibits during Armed Forces Day and the fall exhibits for the Corps of Cadets celebrations at the Museum. These events involve the participation of over one hundred Living Historians who exhibit static displays, field encampments, and period era military vehicles at and around the Museum.

The 50th Anniversary Nation’s Parade Commemorative. (A recreation of the Victory Parade of 1945). We were recruited by New York City to recreate the lead element in the 1995 version of this event. New Yorkers watched with both joy and bittersweet tears as the period column of 35 World War Two vehicles, including Tanks, Troop Trucks, Command Cars, and Jeeps passed with over 200 perfectly outfitted young servicemen and women from 1945. Over one million New Yorkers watched in appreciation along Fifth Avenue, while well over fifty million watched the television coverage from their living rooms at home.

New York City’s 50th Anniversary of the V-J Day Celebration in Times Square. For this famous recreation we caused New Yorkers to stop dead in their tracks and stare as over one hundred and fifty 1945 Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines, with full gear and a cadre of period dressed civilian girls, launched a huge dance party/celebration hosted by Henny Youngman, Celeste Holm and Marilyn Micheals. This event was picked up by all the Networks and major Newspapers as a keynote for the nation’s celebrations.

The Franklin D. Roosevelt Museum and Library at Hyde Park. During the past few years we have coordinated participants in various Living History exhibits at the request of the Museum Director.

The United States Military Academy Annual Retirees Celebration.Open to the public and drawing an average of ten thousand spectators, our participation as Event Producer and Living History Exhibitors ran seven years until fiscal cuts terminated the program. During that time hundreds of men and women in period uniform, along with period field equipment and vehicles, were provided for the venue.

The 1993 Army/Navy Game Halftime Show. Produced by our founder, Mr. Brian Benedict, and performed during a live national telecast from the New Jersey Meadowlands Sports Complex Football Stadium, a choreographed cast of over 100 performers with full Military Gear and Vehicles executed a salute to the game. It is worth noting that this performance was ‘in time’ to the West Point Academy Marching Band.

Public Figure references;
  • General H. Norman Schwartzkopf, Joint Chiefs Ret.
  • Hon. Mayor Rudy Guiliani
  • Ms. Barbara Milovich, Mayor’s Office of Special Events, NYC
  • Mr. Donald Trump
  • Dr. Michael Moss, Ph.D., Director, West Point Museum
  • Ms. Christine Ferraro, Greater Dutchess County Chamber of Commerce.
  • Special Agent Peter Killie, U.S. Customs
  • Special Agent Franklin Mills, U.S.D.O.T.
Individual reference contact information available upon request.

 
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