Hosted by The 173d Airborne Brigade National Memorial Foundation
Thursday, 21 March - Sunday, 24 March 2013 Fort Benning / Columbus Georgia Area
TENTATIVE PROGRAM
Thursday 21 March
- Arrival and Golf Tournament (Tentative)
Friday 22 March
- National Infantry Museum Visits
- Tours of Fort Benning (including Jump School)
- Mini-Reunions conducted by Unit Organizations
Saturday 23 March
- Memorial Cleaning Ceremony
- Silver Wings Jump
- 10th Anniversary - Iraq Parachute Assault Commemoration
- Reading of the Names (Vietnam Era)
- Candlelight Ceremony with Honors and Reading of the Names (Iraq/Afghanistan)
Sunday 24 March
- Prayer Service at Memorial
- Departure
Would you like to read names at the celebration? If so put in your request as soon as possible by using the following
links.
Names for Afghanistan
Names for Iraq
Names for Vietnam
"The Memorial Foundation anticipates receiving multiple requests for the reading of some names of the fallen. The Foundation will do its best to respond to your request. Readers will be notified well in advance of the ceremony regarding their requests."
The 173d Airborne Brigade (SEP) was activated by the Department of the Army on 26 March 1963 on the Island of Okinawa. 26 March 2013 is the 10th Anniversary of the 173d Airborne Brigade's parachute assault into Iraq. It is fitting to recognize these seminal events that later impacted and defined who Sky Soldiers are and what they have accomplished.
Periodically, members of Platoons, Companies and Battalions gather to remember and reflect on the life altering events that defined their service with the 173d Airborne Brigade in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan. The 173d Airborne Brigade National Memorial Foundation believes this Anniversary Celebration is an excellent venue for these gatherings and urges any group of veterans to take advantage of this opportunity to plan and conduct their own unit "mini-reunions."
Fort Benning is one common thread that unites Airborne soldiers of all generations. The 173d Airborne Brigade National Memorial Foundation is working with the Columbus / Fort Benning Chapter to hold a Golf Tournament and to plan and conduct Post tours including a visit to the Airborne School. Specific details will appear on this website in 2012.
The "Memorial Cleaning Ceremony" is both a practical and a symbolic event. The granite panels periodically require cleaning but only under the supervision of an expert. The Foundation is pleased to announce that Ms. Lynn Evans of the Columbus Monument Company and a member of our Foundation Advisory Board will supervise this effort.
The "Reading of the Names" Ceremony is a tradition that spans all generations. In 2012, the 173d Airborne Brigade Memorial Foundation will post on this website opportunities for Spartan Club Members, Sky Soldiers and their families, and our Gold Star “families” to participate in this sacred ceremony.
Periodically, please check this website for more updates regarding this event