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State of Memorial May 22, 2021
Sky Soldiers and friends, On May 22, the Memorial Foundation held our annual face to face meeting here in Columbus, GA. It was great to see everyone again since we did not meet last year due to COVID-19 precautions. We held our business meeting, conducted an onsite Memorial inspection with the grounds keeper and electrical […]
Tree Dedication to Karen Riester
On May 22, the 173d Airborne Brigade National Memorial Foundation Board gathered to formally dedicate a tree on the Memorial footprint in memory of Karen Riester. Rick Weik, President, spoke the following words: “When those who did not know Karen read the dedication plaque, they will not know what she did but that she must […]
Memorial Fundraising 2021
Sky Soldiers and friends,
The 173d Airborne Brigade Memorial Foundation has changed the price of donation for our raffle/fundraiser from $100.00 per ticket to $50.00 per ticket. Or for an even better bargain, you can get 4 tickets for $100.00. All proceeds go 100% to the maintenance and well being of the Sky Soldier Memorial. Just click the QR square.
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1st Ticket (00001) purchased by: BOB MOORE, Deadwood South Dakota
Bob is a lifetime member of the JACKPINE GYPSIES group that started Sturgis Rally. Bob Rode with and raced for JC ‘Pappy’ Hoel Who originated Rally in 1968 and owned the Indian dealership in Sturgis SD Bob served in the Army with Nuclear Weapons Effect and Tests group in New Mexico and Nevada from 1959 thru 1962. Bob is […]
THE GUARDIANS
Throughout mankind’s history, when the need arose, individuals have stepped forward to safeguard objectives that warriors have obtained. Their organizations have been called various names and have assumed vastly different structures, but they served a common purpose – they are Guardians! In 2011, a group of Sky Soldiers stepped forward and formed the 173d Airborne […]
Sky Soldier Evolution
Evolution is a marvelous phenomenon that we daily see in multiple aspects of our universe. However, the products of evolution can sometimes create confusion. This is often the case with the three organizations that support Sky Soldiers and their families under the Sky Soldier umbrella. What started as a social gathering of fewer than 50 […]
180411 MG Ellis Williamson Memorial Bench
MG ELLIS WILLIAMSON MEMORIAL BENCH There is another new addition to the foot print of the 173d Airborne Brigade National Memorial on the Walk of Honor of the National Infantry Foundation campus. As a result of generous contribuions from Chapters I (Sigholtz Chapter) and IX (New England Chapter) and individual Sky Soldiers in these Chapters, […]
In Memoriam
Karen K. Riester: Memorial Foundation Board of Directors, 2010 – 2018; Director of Protocol and Gold Star Coordinator. Memorial Foundation Board of Directors, 2006 – 2016 Craig D. Ford: RTO – 1964 – 1966; Memorial Foundation Board of Directors, 2006 – 2018. Foundation Treasurer Don Dali: Combat Medic – 1964 – 1966; Memorial Foundation Board of […]
503d Infantry Regiment Marker
The Board of Directors of the 173d Airborne Brigade Memorial Foundation takes pleasure in announcing that the 503d Infantry Regiment (Airborne) marker featuring the familiar blue and while Regimental Crest now proudly stands on the National Infantry Museum’s Walk of Honor adjacent to the 173d Airborne Brigade National Memorial. The 503d Parachute Infantry Regiment was […]