2017

DATE: 20 December 2017 EVENT: 2017 Annual LSMVPA Christmas Party LOCATION: Camp Mabry Military Forces Museum DATE: 20 December 2017 Vehicles in Parade: None Members at Party: 57 members and friends The party this year was as grand as those in the past. More than enough food was available. A special thanks to all those

DATE: 18 November 2017 EVENT: Blue Santa Parade LOCATION: Austin, Texas DATE: 18 November 2017 AAR PENDING

DATE: November 2017 EVENT: CDN Military Police Academy Remembrance Ceremony Nov 2017 LOCATION: Canada DATE: November 2017 For the past several years I have been honoured to lay a wreath in Remembrance of former RCAF Police personnel at the CDN Forces Military Police Academy located at CFB Borden some 50km from my residence. I was

11 November 2017 EVENT: Austin Veterans Day Parade LOCATION: Austin, Texas The parade was once again a resounding success…

DATE: 11 November 2017 EVENT: CAF Hangar Dance LOCATION: Austin, Texas DATE: 12 November 2017 Deployed Location: Commemorative Air Force Hangar Dance, San Marcos, TX Date/Time of Deployment: November 11, 2017 / 17:00-21:00 Deployed Club Members: James B. (1942 Willys MB) Contingency Purpose: Veteran’s day event, period theme 1. Arrived at location and made contact

11 November 2017 EVENT: Fort Worth Veterans Day Parade LOCATION: Austin, Texas DATE: 13 November 2017 Represented the 307th BG on Veteran’s Day in Fort Worth Parade and at American Airlines Skyball at DFW Airport. Busy day. Got home at 02:30 this morning. My motto has always been “Don’t let them forget”. Warm regards, John

DATE: 11 November 2017 Event: 14th Annual Red, White & Blue Veterans Banquet Event Purpose: Fund raising for the JR. ROTC’s in the Surround Bastrop area. Date: November 11, 2017 Doors open at 5:45 PM Location: Bastrop Convention & Exhibition Center1408 Chestnut St. Bastrop Texas. The members of the Lone Star Military Vehicle Preservation Association

DATE: 11 November 2017 EVENT: Purple Heart LOCATION: Austin, Texas DATE: 11 November 2017 The 1919 Chapter of the Purple Heart ASSO. Requested support of the LSMVPA to provide an open vehicle to transport their Purple Santa Clause in the parade. Madison H who has been doing this support since 2005 again proudly transported Raymond

4 November 2017 EVENT: Elgin Veteran’s Parade LOCATION: Elgin, Texas The parade was attended by James H and Barry F…

28 October 2017 EVENT: Hogeye Festival LOCATION: Elgin, Texas Vehicles in Event: 3 Members in Event: 3 The event was attended by Madison H with his M37, James Hy with his M1009 and Jim H with his M37B1. The day started off quite chilly and only warmed up enough to remove jackets but it didn’t

DATE: 28 October 2017 Main Street Car Show, Saturday October 28th, 2017 This annual event is held on the Saturday closest to Halloween and has grown in size over the years. This year’s event had well over 700 cars in attendance. Our vehicles were very popular, always drawing a crowd. This event conflicted with another,

20 October 2017 EVENT: Zombie Charge Vehicle Display LOCATION: Austin, Texas John S went with his HUMVEE…

20 October 2017 Fort Hood Historic Military Vehicle Rally (HMVR) — 20-22 October, 2017 LOCATION: Fort Hood, Texas A successful weekend at the HMVR at Fort Hood this past weekend! Saturday was an absolute fantastic day with a great tank trail ride, a visit to the Shadow Unmanned Vehicle airstrip, an up-close view of the

DATE: 8 October 2017 Event : Club Picnic Location : Austin Texas Date: October 8 2017 This year was the largest annual club picnic so far. We started setting up at 1100 hours and ate a great BBQ dinner at 1600. Following dinner we had drawings for our door prizes. Once again we had enough

7 October 2017 Event: Gonzales Parade Location: Gonzales, Texas Date: October 7 2017 The Lone Star Military Vehicle Preservation Assoc. attended the “Come and Take It” Parade on Saturday the 7th of 2017. The weather was great for a parade. The parade started at 10:30 a.m. The download parking lot was the local High School

DATE: 30 September 2017 Event : antique Parade Location : antique Texas Date: September 30 2017 I was the second vehicle on site so, picking a spot under a huge oak was easy and the weather was great. There were 40 cars and trucks in the show and a good number of local folks came

DATE: 16 September 2017 What: Air Force Birthday When: September 16th, 2017 On Saturday 16 Sep 17 Hercules and I met up with David B. from SA and Ricardo B. and Forrest A. from Uvalde. Together we set u a static display with our Air Force vehicles and equipment in front of the BX at

DATE: 10 September 2017 What: Belmont Village Senior Living Facility, West Lake Hills Where: Westlake TX When: 10 September, 2017 Club Members: James B. (1942 Willys MB) Contingency Purpose: In support of Hanger Dance USO Show for Grandparents Day. 1. Arrived at location and made contact with activity programs coordinator, Lucinda Farrah. The staff was

DATE: 9 September 2017 What: Burnet Air Show When: September 9th, 2017 This annual event for us has permanently moved from April to September. This is good for us because it removes conflicts with other events (April is one of our busiest months), and the weather tends to be better in September. This year we

12 August 2017 EVENT: USMC Marine Corps League Fund Raiser LOCATION: Bastrop, Texas Madison and Jim H attended this event…