82nd Airborne Division: All American Week 2024 schedule announced
FORT LIBERTY — The 82nd Airborne Division will host current and former paratroopers, their families and the local community May 20-23 during All American Week, a news release from the division this week stated.
With events, sporting competitions and a memorial, the week is dedicated to maintaining close ties among the division's veterans, families, and the Liberty community.
Paratroopers, past and present, as well as the community, will have a chance to celebrate "America’s Guard of Honor" and “remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice,” the news release stated.
The following events are open to the public:
May 20
Division Run from 6:30-7:30 a.m. on Long Street.
May 21
Division Memorial Ceremony from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the 82nd Airborne Division War Memorial Museum, C-6841, 5108 Ardennes St.
Junior Paratrooper of the Year and Family Fun Run from 5:30-7 p.m. starting at the Hall of Heroes, 5108 Ardennes St.
May 22
All American Hall of Fame from 11 a.m. to noon at the 82nd Airborne Division Hall of Heroes on Ardennes Street.
May 23
Division Review at 10 a.m. on Pike Field
For the latest information about All American Week 2024 and to preregister as a visitor, go to https://www.army.mil/82ndAirborne#org-all-american-week.
Staff writer Rachael Riley can be reached at [email protected] or 910-486-3528.
This article originally appeared on The Fayetteville Observer: When will All American Week be held on Fort Liberty?
