Saturday 4th June
9 a.m.: Opening to the public – free visit
11 a.m. (to be confirmed): Vehicle blessing with Father Lefrançois, former military Chaplain. Tribute to victims, with three Piper bands.

2 p.m.: Exhibition baseball match, women against men (camp members only)
5 p.m.: come and cheer on camp teams for a military obstacle course
9 p.m.: Concert USO Camp Show with band Flying Chickens

Friday 3rd – Sunday 5th June

Carentan

9 p.m.: Evening “Stage Door Canteen” with Mike&Deborah and Doughnut Dollies (1940’s atmosphere, evening dress)

Thursday 19th May

Sainte Mère Eglise

Inauguration and opening of the Ronald Reagan Conference center at Airborne Museum.
This 4th building completes the museum with a space for a conference center, a cinema and a temporary exhibition room.
In normal configuration, half the space is dedicated to a temporary exhibition, the other half to the cinema. For special events like seminars or conferences, the space is adapted to the animation program of the museum.
Ronald Reagan Foundation is headed by Michael Reagan, son of the USA President (1981-1989). the foundation wanted to financially help this project and also create a long-lasting partnership concerning the conferences.

Organization: Airborne Museum

www.airborne-museum.org

– 0033 233 41 41 35 –

www.airborne-museum.org

Monday 23rd May

Sainte Mère Eglise

4 p.m.: Meeting with Guy Stern.
Born in Germany in 1921, he emigrated to United States in 1937. He has lost his entire family that was deported to Varsovie ghetto. He volunteered as soldier in 1943 then he landed on Utah Beach on June, 9th 1944. Richie Boys member, specialized in psychological war, he was ( among other tasks) in charge of Foucarville camp prisoners’ interview. He published several books about German litterature and has received plenty of American and German awards. Today, he is still director of International Institute of the Righteous « Harry et Wanda Zekelman », Farmington Hills (Détroit, USA).
Included in entrance fee.
Organization: Airborne Museum

– 0033 233 41 41 35 –

www.airborne-museum.org

Friday 3rd June

Foucarville

Ceremonie at the monument where used to be the German prisoner camp.
Organization: Townhall – 0033 233 41 46 30

United States treated it’s  WW2 German POW with fairness compared to the Soviet Union

Friday 3rd June

Carentan

5 p.m.(time to be confirmed): Official ceremony at Carré de Choux (in front of “But” furniture store). Parade of American and French soldiers and personalities to the Townhall. Ceremony at Signal Monument. Organization: Townhall – 00 33 (0) 233 42 74 00

Friday 3rd June

Carentan

2.30 p.m.-3 p.m.: Re-enactment of parachute drops from C-47 planes above the marshlands with men with original uniforms on “Purple Hearts Lane”, road between Saint-Côme-du-Mont and Carentan. Animations: display of 1944 paratrooper equipment and uniform (at the bridge of Maison du Parc, Saint-Côme-du-Mont).
Take-away on site. Organization: RCPT – staff@rcpt.eu or www.rcpt.eu and Townhall – 00 33 (0) 233 42 74 00

Friday 3rd June

Carentan

8 a.m.-4 p.m.: Military fair at the hall market, route Américaine. Free entrance. Exhibitors: 15€/m
Organization: association BBB – 00 33 671 96 46 70 – bbbww2@live.fr

Sunday June 5th

Sainte Mère Eglise

Fun fair, at the market hall car park. WW2 themed all day.

Parlking available

Friday 3rd – Sunday 5th June

Carentan

Reconstruction of a US camp with 1940’s military and civilian exhibitions: “Arizona camp“.

Sunday 5th June
9 a.m.: Opening to the public – free visit
10 a.m.: Departure of military and civilian vehicle convoy toward Historical Center in Saint Côme du Mont
12 p.m.: Parade of military and civilian vehicles in town and exhibition on place du Grand Valnoble (town center)
Free entrance and parkings, Round-about of the hall market, rue de la Guingette, next to Intermarché supermarket.
Food take-away. “Histoire et Collections” stand proposes books and brochures on the Battle of Normandy, 20th Century History and military vehicles.
Organization: CAPA – camp.arizona.normandie@gmail.com – 0033 634 03 46 45