Filed under: 3rd, Colmar Pocket, Officers, Veterans | Tags: 12th Armored Division, 28th Infantry Division, 36th Infantry Division, 3rd Infantry Division, 75th Infantry Division, Colmar Pocket, First French Army, Frederick J. Kroesen, Gordon Sullivan, XXIst Corps
UPDATED: The schedule has been updated, as Wreaths Across America will be taking place at Arlington National Cemetery on Saturday. The wreath-laying will occur Sunday morning.
Once again, Outpost Europe of the Society of the 3rd Infantry Division and the Embassy of France will be hosting our Colmar Pocket Seminar and Commemoration. It will be held at the Sheraton National Hotel, 900 South Orme Street, Arlington, VA 22204. Special guests include GEN Frederick J. Kroesen, veteran of the Colmar fighting, (video from last year) and GEN Gordon Sullivan, former Army Chief of Staff and current President of the Association of the United States Army.
This little remembered battle was so vigorously contested that 10 American soldiers were awarded the Medal of Honor: Audie Murphy, Charles P. Murray, Ellis Weicht, Bernard Bell, Keith L. Ware, Gus Kefurt, Eli Whiteley, Russell Dunham, Forrest Peden and Jose Valdez. There will be a number of veterans in attendance and their commentary and insights are priceless. The cost for the seminars is a mere $30 and further donations to support the event are always welcome. (Veterans of the Colmar pocket do not pay for the seminars or the banquet.)
Thursday, 8 December 2011
1400-1600 Registration
1730-2100 Reception and Historical Seminar Session I
Friday, 9 December 2011
0900-1130 Seminar Session II
1130-1300 Lunch (no host)
1300-1700 Seminar Session III
1700-1800 Dinner (no host)
1815-2100 Documentary film presentation
Saturday, 10 December 2011
0900-1200 Seminar Session IV
1200-1600 Open Time
1600-1700 Cocktail Hour (no host)
1700 Banquet ($35 per person, separate from the seminar fee)
11 December 2011
0900 Depart for Arlington National Cemetery
0930-1130 Wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns, 3rd ID Monument and Audie Murphy gravesite
Room reservations at the Sheraton are available at a discounted rate. The hotel is located near National Airport (DCA) and there is a free shuttle, so a rental car is not necessary to attend the seminar or to participate in the wreath-laying. There is also a restaurant located in the hotel that many attendees use for the convenience.
Contact Monika Stoy, President of Outpost Europe via email: monikastoy@yahoo.com
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