THE OFFICIAL EAM EVENT FAQ:

Deutschland Regiment of the NWHA is proud to sponsor a weekend of WW2 living history and public battle at the Evergreen Aviation Museum June 9th, 10th, and 11th, 2006.

This event is a tribute to all veterans past and presently serving the United States. This event is also dedicated to the memories of Mike Smith and Tyler Hayden.

This event will be multi-faceted, with living history displays from our region's premier American, Commonwealth, Russian, and German reenactor units. Displays will include uniforms, equipment, firearms, and vehicles of the Second World War.

Two World War Two themed battles will be performed for the museum guests each day of the event. One battle is a Normandy 1944 theme, illustrating the struggle between the Allies and the Axis forces after D-Day in Western Europe.

The second battle each day is Ost Front themed, illustrating the clash of the Germans and Russians on the vast Eastern Front of the Second World War.

There will be other public demonstrations including horse-mounted German Kavalrie and period infantry tactics.

We have an L4 Cub that will be flying in the role of the artillery spotter aircraft for the 1030 Saturday "Normandy" scenario. Mr. Colin Powers, the restorations director for the EAM, will be flying his personal L4 as his contribution to this event.

This is a great event for cameras as there will be many unique photo opportunities.

DIRECTIONS:

The Evergreen Aviation Museum is located on the outskirts of McMinnville, Oregon, in the scenic Willamette valley. The Evergreen Aviation Museum is about 45 minutes SW of Portland Oregon, and about 30 minutes from Salem, the capitol of Oregon.

When traveling South on I-5, take exit #294 for Tigard/McMinnville and follow the signs to McMinnville. Continue on Highway 99W through Dundee until the Highway 18 Ocean Beaches junction. Turn left on Highway 18 and continue for approximately four miles. The Museum is on the right.

When traveling North on I-5, take exit #253 at Salem for Highway 22/Mission Street and follow the signs for Highway 22/Mission Street through Salem. Stay to the left on Highway 22 after crossing the Willamette River. Turn right (north) at the intersection with Highway 99W. Continue northbound on Highway 99W to the outskirts of McMinnville. Take the Highway 18E exit and continue for approximately four miles. The Museum is on the left.

When traveling on Highway 101, take Highway 18 and continue until the “Y” just before entering McMinnville. Stay to the right at the “Y” heading toward Portland and Dayton. Continue on Highway 18 for approximately five miles. The Museum is on the left.

For these instructions and a map, please visit Evergreen's website at:

http://www.sprucegoose.org/visit/directions.html

EVENT CHECK-IN:

This event is open to all current NWHA, PNWHG, and CHG members.

Non-NWHA Members will need to complete Guest Membership applications upon check-in.

Non-NWHA Members are invited to read our Visitor Information page.

The event Check-in tent for all participating reenactors will be located in the oak grove on the north side of the large Evergreen Air Museum building. The check-in staff of Deutschland Regiment will be using handstamps to indicate checked-in reenactors. The handstamp will only be available at the event check-in point. The handstamp will allow participating reenactors to be able to walk in and out of the museum freely both Saturday and Sunday.

The check-in staff will also issue each reenactor a colored card. It will be important that all reenactors carry their colored cards. These colored cards will be checked prior to battle, to ensure that only known, registered reenactors will be in the battlefield area.

EVENT FEES:

There are NO event/battle fees for this living history/public event.

EAM EVENT SCHEDULE:

FRIDAY, JUNE 9th, 2006

The setup time for the the bivouac area and the public displays for this living history weekend and public battle event at the Evergreen Aviation Museum is from 9am to 5pm on Friday June 9th.

The event Check-in tent and the bivouac area for all participating reenactors are located in the oak grove on the north side of the large Evergreen Air Museum building.

The oak grove is our bivouac and display area. Our various unit encampments will function as living displays of soldiers in their environment with their period vehicles, equipment, weapons, and personal ephemera. Period signage for each unit is encouraged to help the public identify each unit's bivouac area and displays.

The battle area for Saturday and Sunday's public battles are separate from the oak grove bivouac area. Unit commaders will be provided with a map of the operation area. The unit commanders meeting will be Saturday morning at 0800.

Battlefield preparations (slit trenches, foxholes, defensive positions, etc.) will also commence Friday and must be completed by 0900 Saturday morning. Period camping is allowed in the battlefield positions. Yes, we can dig foxholes in our display areas if they are filled-in and re-capped neatly with the grass that was removed.

Even though Friday is our official setup day, don't be too surprised if a few Evergreen Air Museum vistors want to see what we are doing. Feel free to interact with them in a positive manner.

SATURDAY, JUNE 10th, 2006

The event times for this living history event and public reenactment will be the same as the Evergreen Aviation Museum's open time, 9am to 5pm Saturday and Sunday.

Prior to the opening time for the event there will be a unit commander's meeting at 0800 at Deutschland Regiment's check-in tent. This is the event HQ.

After the unit commander's meeting we will need a detail of men to assist in moving some of the weapons from Evergreen's weapons collection to the display area. I have arranged for display weapons for each of the forces represented at this event.

The Normandy battle will be at 1030 daily, and the Ost Front battle will occur at 1400 daily.

There will be other WW2 period demonstrations as well. If any unit wishes to demonstrate drill, tactics, weapons, etc, please contact the event coordinator, Chris Sharp, at waffenmg34@yahoo.com.

Smaller groups of reenactors are free to skirmish on the battlefield area at times that do not clash with the pre-scheduled public battles.

The public aspect of the Saturday event officially ends at 5pm.

After 5pm, I will need another detail of men to help return all the Evergreen display weapons back to the Evergreen Weapons Collection room.

SUNDAY, JUNE 11th, 2006:

The event times for this living history event and public reenactment will be the same as the Evergreen Aviation Museum's open time, 9am to 5pm Sunday.

Prior to the opening time for the event there will be a Unit Commander's meeting at 0800 at Deutschland Regiment's check-in tent. This is the event HQ.

After the Unit Commander's meeting we will again need a detail of men to assist in moving some of the weapons from Evergreen's weapons collection to the display area.

The Normandy battle will be at 1030, and the Ost Front battle will occur at 1400.

Once again, groups of reenactors are free to skirmish on the battlefield area at times that do not clash with pre-scheduled public battles.

The public aspect of the Sunday event officially ends at 5pm.

After 5pm, I will need another detail of men to help return all the Evergreen display weapons back to the Evergreen Weapons Collection room.

Display breakdown and cleanup will occur after 5pm Sunday afternoon. All slit trenches and foxholes in the oak grove bivouac display area will be filled in and recapped neatly with the grass that was removed for the foxhole/trench.

Units will be cleared to leave after check out of their bivouac area is completed by the event coordinator.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

The event coordinator is Christopher Sharp who can be reached at: waffenmg34@yahoo.com

WHAT ABOUT POISON OAK? MOSQUITOS?

Yes, there is a bit of both in the Willamette valley, but the Evergreen site has only a little of each. Come prepared.

LOADING / UNLOADING / PARKING

A gravel road leads into the bivouac site, allowing easy unloading and later loading of vehicles. Parking will be available in the Museum's parking lot and in an additional overflow parking area.

LOCAL ACCOMODATIONS:

Potential places to stay include:

1. In a tent with your Deutschland Regiment Kameraden in the oak grove to the north behind the Evergreen Aviation Museum

2. Best Western Vineyard Inn Motel
2035 S Highway 99W
McMinnville, OR 97128
This Best Western is located about 2 miles west of the Museum, 1/2 block north, off the intersection of Hwy 18 and Hwy 99W.

3. Red Lion Inn and Suites McMinnville
2535 NE Cumulus Ave
McMinnville, OR 97128
The Red Lion is a 3-star hotel, and is located 1/2 mile west of the Museum.

4. Safari Motor Inn McMinnville
381 NE Highway 99W
McMinnville, OR 97128
This is also a 3 star hotel, yet is located deeper in town about a 7 minute drive from the museum

5. McMenamin's Hotel Oregon
310 NE Evans St
McMinnville, OR 97128
(503) 472-8427 (local)
(888) 472-8427 (elsewhere)
This hotel is über cool: a 1905 four-story brick number with a cigar room, rooftop pub, restaurant, lounge, soda fountain...yeah, this place has it all...and it is pretty reasonably priced and is only 5 minutes from the museum by car.

Hope this information helps all of you fine folks that are coming to the event.

EVENT RECAP:

Just to re-cap the event times:

Friday June 9th from 9am to 5pm is Set-Up and Check-in. We may follow this up with some food and refreshments.

Saturday June 10th event times (displays manned) between 9am and 5pm, public battles at 1030 (Normandy scenario) and 1400 (Ost Front scenario) other demos will be performed in the meantimes.

Sunday June 11th, event times (displays manned) between 9am and 5pm, public battles at 1030 (Normandy scenario) and 1400 (Ost Front scenario) other demos will be performed in the meantimes.

After 5pm on Sunday will be the main breakdown session. As it is summer, we will have daylight to break camp in.

IN CLOSING:

If there is ANYTHING that you or your unit needs, or maybe you think I overlooked or forgot to mention something, please contact me at your earliest convenience.

Together we can make this event the first of many!

I look forward to seeing each one of you there.

Best regards,
Chris Sharp
EAM Event Coordinator
waffenmg34@yahoo.com