11/18/2022
Couple of supreme commanders and supreme 82nd
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Experience Yesterday Today! Shake hands with the past, meet a-listers from many time periods at our
The Grand Encampment - A Living History & Military Festival Timeline event. The 1st Annual Grand Encampment is set to take place on June 4th thru June 5th, 2022 at Flabab Airport at 4130 Mennes Ave, Riverside, CA 92509. If you love history, living history reenactments, vintage aircraft and military vehicles and more, then this is the event for you! We plan on having a fantastic lineup of exciting
things to do and see with many different living history groups from many different time periods with their period encampments, demonstrations, battle reenactments of all eras, displays from area museums & historical societies, vintage vehicles & aircraft, lots of retail vendors as well as a wide assortment of food trucks & food vendors with lots of food choices to choose from. June 4th & 5th, 2022, will have battle reenactments & demonstrations, encampments, period tradespeople, merchants, period music & dancing. Thanks for your patience and understanding as we work hard to put this event on and we hope to see you all there this year! Please keep checking this site for more updates as we get closer to our event dates!
Operating as usual
11/16/2022
..not on Face the Nation but on the grounds of Flabob, Veterans Day 2022
11/16/2022
Our Vietnam displays from Veterans Day 2022
11/15/2022
Did you catch the Iwo Jima flag raising recreation this Veterans Day weekend at Flabob? 🌹
Very proud of the men from HUSC-Historical Unit of Southern California for their tribute to the Veterans through their reenacemt of the raising of the flag at Iwo Jima
10/29/2022
Chivalry's Farewell Trailer
You will see these guys-The Historical Unit of Southern California (HUSC) at The Grand Encampment 2023 on 11 March 2023...and we have trenches too!
The trailer for our upcoming docudrama about life in the trenches! See life in the trenches from the points of view of New Zealand Officer Ormond Burton and ...
10/18/2022
Timeline photos
08/16/2022
Photo Courtesy of John Powers
Four presidents! Spanning over 170 years! Their lives covering three different centuries! You got to love re-enactments!
Starting tomorrow I’ll be sharing my photos from this year’s RenFaire.
This is the last from my three-week series of photos I took in June at the Grand Encampment at the Flabob Airport in the Riverside, CA area.
08/16/2022
Photo Courtesy of John Powers
While walking to the encampments, I came across a gentleman in a wheelchair. Who could it be but the 32nd President of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt.
This is a three-week series of photos I took in June at the Grand Encampment at the Flabob Airport in the Riverside, CA area.
08/16/2022
⚠️SPOILER WARNING: The lovely Katja Germain will be singing the National Anthem at the Veterans Day event at Flabob Airport Saturday, 12 November 2022!!
Photo Courtesy of John Powers
In the World War II encampment I ran into the quintessential G.I. Jane, a charming young lady.
This is a three-week series of photos I took in June at the Grand Encampment at the Flabob Airport in the Riverside, CA area.
08/16/2022
Photo Courtesy of John Powers
Caught the moment this young WAC was coming out of one of the tents, getting ready to work under a hot sun.
This is a three-week series of photos I took in June at the Grand Encampment at the Flabob Airport in the Riverside, CA area.
08/16/2022
Photo Courtesy of John Powers
Here is an elaborate uniform from the Revolutionary War, smartly worn by one of the more ubiquitous re-enactors I photograph.
This is a three-week series of photos I took in June at the Grand Encampment at the Flabob Airport in the Riverside, CA area.
08/16/2022
Photo Courtesy of John Powers
Representing the English in the Boer War, this gentleman stands tall yet relaxed in the Grand Encampment.
This is a three-week series of photos I took in June at the Grand Encampment at the Flabob Airport in the Riverside, CA area.
08/16/2022
Photo Courtesy of John Powers
Coming up on the final postings in this series; just two more postings after this one.
This is a three-week series of photos I took in June at the Grand Encampment at the Flabob Airport in the Riverside, CA area.
08/08/2022
Photo Courtesy of John Powers.
For me, this simple headshot captures the iconic image of the GI during World War II.
This is a three-week series of photos I took in June at the Grand Encampment at the Flabob Airport in the Riverside, CA area.
08/08/2022
Photo Courtesy of John Powers
Re-enacting a moment in the World War II encampment, there’s hope in the eyes of this lieutenant. Or maybe she’s just enjoying watching the air show at the Grand Encampment.
This is a three-week series of photos I took in June at the Grand Encampment at the Flabob Airport in the Riverside, CA area.
08/07/2022
Socal_wacs
08/07/2022
Photo Courtesy of John Powers
From the World War I encampment, I came across this Prussian soldier on a break.
This is a three-week series of photos I took last month at the Grand Encampment at the Flabob Airport in the Riverside, CA area.
08/06/2022
African-Americans in Aviation Traveling exhibit
08/05/2022
Photo Courtesy of Matt Carillo
Doc Siegel sits back and relaxes after hu***ng in the bush all morning.
08/05/2022
Photo Courtesy of John Powers
In the WW II encampment I came across this Army captain, airborne qualified. It’s as if he just jumped into Normandy.
This is a three-week series of photos I took last month at the Grand Encampment at the Flabob Airport in the Riverside, CA area.
08/03/2022
HEROES IN HISTORY
🇺🇲 WW II uncovered 101st Airborne: Sergeant Donald Malarkey: Easy Company♠️
🇺🇲 WW II uncovered 101st Airborne: Sergeant Donald Malarkey: Easy Company♠️
Technical Sergeant Don Malarkey, of Astoria Oregon, was a NCO with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army.
In 1942, while a freshman at the University of Oregon, Malarkey was drafted into the Army, where he volunteered to become a paratrooper. During the early morning hours on D-Day, June 6, 1944, Malarkey parachuted behind enemy lines in support of the Allied Invasion. He was awarded the Bronze Star for his bravery in destroying German artillery in the Battle of Brecourt Manor later that day.
"He fought for twenty-three days in Normandy, nearly eighty in the Netherlands, thirty-nine in the Battle of Bastogne in Belgium, and thirty more in and around Haguenau, France, and the Ruhr Pocket in Germany. He was promoted to sergeant before Operation Market Garden. Malarkey, who was never seriously wounded, served more consecutive time on the front lines than any other member of Easy Company. Malarkey was awarded the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, American Campaign Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, Croix de Guerre, in addition to many others."
Don returned to Oregon after the war and received a Business Degree from the University of Oregon. He later moved to Portland, Oregon where he became a real estate and insurance agent.
Following the death of Sergeant Paul Rogers on March 16, 2015, Don Malarkey became the oldest surviving member of Easy Company. Don passed away on September 30, 2017 at the age of 96. Sergeant Don Malarkey lies in rest at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland Oregon. Lest We Forget.
Sgt. Don Malarkey was portrayed in the HBO miniseries Band of Brothers by Scott Grimes. For additional information we recommend the book: Easy Company Soldier: The Legendary Battles of a Sergeant from World War II's "Band of Brothers" by Don Malarkey, Bob Welch
WWII uncovered ©️ original description and photos sourced by: dday-overlord Database, Ancestry Database and Easy Company Soldier: The Legendary Battles of a Sergeant from World War II's "Band of Brothers" by Don Malarkey, Bob Welch.
08/03/2022
Photo Courtesy of John Powers.
Had a “bully” good time photographing the future president of the United States, Colonel “Teddy” Roosevelt!
This is a three-week series of photos I took last month at the Grand Encampment at the Flabob Airport in the Riverside, CA area.
08/02/2022
"Low Pass" Photo Courtesy of Alex Bellanger. This Fokker DR-1 Tri-plane provided the Great War vibes at The Grand Encampment 2022
08/02/2022
Shake hands with the past and with living historians that keep the Spirit of '45 alive.
08/02/2022
Photo Courtesy of John Powers
Admiral Chester Nimitz as portrayed by one of the re-enactors at the Grand Encampment.
This is a three-week series of photos I took last month at the Grand Encampment at the Flabob Airport in the Riverside, CA area.
07/29/2022
Here’s an iconic figure I’m sure most people will recognize: from the USA perspective, the father of our nation and our first president - George Washington!
This is a three-week series of photos I took last month at the Grand Encampment at the Flabob Airport in the Riverside, CA area.
Photo Courtesy of John Powers
07/11/2022
WWI. Photos courtesy of Alex Bellanger.
07/11/2022
On their way to the dance.
Photo Courtesy of Alex Bellanger.
06/18/2022
A uniform...the suit of success.
06/18/2022
One of a dozen reasons to love The Grand Encampment! Photo Courtesy of Alex Bellanger
06/15/2022
Lightweight summer fatigues: goes well with a tank top.
Photo Courtesy of Alex Bellanger
06/15/2022
Setting the style bar high for service men everywhere everyone. Feed your with a red beret
Photo Courtesy of Alex Bellanger
06/15/2022
Throw your arms around the world, but keep tight hold on a soldier.
06/15/2022
Real D-Day Dolls!
06/15/2022
Real D-Day Dolls!
06/15/2022
I felt I was living in a different era... this world was ours for the weekend at The Grand Encampment at Flabob Airport
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Photos courtesy of Alex Bellanger
06/14/2022
Looking all hench in the trench 😉...smart in campaign couture
06/13/2022
"Over the top" reenactment at The Grand Encampment!
06/13/2022
Stephen Keller and Jerry Finney bringing a bit of the exotic to The Grand Encampment...introducing a page of history about a place many people have not even heard of. The 2nd Anglo Boer War.
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Making cafe de olla at the Mexican camp. We roasted the green coffee on Saturday and boiled it with cinnamon sticks and cone sugar on Sunday, for a tasty morning treat.
What a great event! Are the photos going to be posted anywhere?
3rd Company, 23rd Infantry Regiment.
23rd Royal Welch Fusiliers , Captain Fergusons Coy.
See British General Sir William Howe, Commander Crown Forces Revolutionary War 1773 - 1783