Post by frank on Mar 16, 2011 16:05:15 GMT -5
March 26, 2011 White Sands, New Mexico.
New Mexico Descendants Group Meeting at the Post Theatre (Bldg 254), 12 noon - 12:40 noon.
§ American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Descendants Group, National Organization Meeting at the Post Theatre (Bldg 254), 12:45 noon - 1:25 pm.
§ Bataan Historical Seminar at the Post Theater (Bldg 254), 2:30 pm and 4 pm. This is a historical seminar conducted by New Mexico State University (NMSU) that covers the deployment of the NM National Guard to the Philippines, the battle for the Philippines and the Fall of Bataan. This seminar also provides historical information on the Bataan Death March and the POW Camps and the repatriation of Prisoner of War (POW) back to America. There is no charge.
§ Meet the Bataan POWs at the Professional Development Center, 3:30 pm - 5 pm. Come to the Professional Development Center from 3:30 pm until 5 pm and meet surviving members of the Bataan Death March.
§ Pasta Buffet Dinner at the Frontier Club (Bldg 1330), 4:30 pm - 8 pm. This All-You-Can-Eat Pasta Buffet Dinner is open to all marchers, guests and event personnel. Come by the Frontier Club and see the true meaning of esprit de corps. The Pasta Buffet Dinner will run from 4:30 pm until 8 pm at the Frontier Club. Cost is $11.00 per person and includes assorted pasta and sauces buffet, salad bar, breadsticks, brownies, coffee, tea and fountain soda.
§ Movie: "The Great Raid" at the Post Theater (Bldg 254). Free Showing at 7 pm. "The Great Raid" tells the true story of the 6th Ranger Battalion, under the command of Lt. Col Henry Mucci (Benjamin Bratt), which undertakes a daring rescue mission against all odds. Traveling 30 miles behind enemy lines, the 6th Rangers aim to liberate more than 500 American prisoners of war from the notorious Cabanatuan Japanese POW camp. The movie is based on two books, "The Great Raid on Cabanatuan," by acclaimed military historian William B. Breuer and "Ghost Soldiers," by Hampton Sides. This 2005 Miramax release is directed by John Dahl, the film also stars James Franco (Spider Man), Joseph Fiennes (Shakespeare in Love), Mark Consuelos and Connie Nielson (Gladiator). This film is rated R. There is no charge.
New Mexico Descendants Group Meeting at the Post Theatre (Bldg 254), 12 noon - 12:40 noon.
§ American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Descendants Group, National Organization Meeting at the Post Theatre (Bldg 254), 12:45 noon - 1:25 pm.
§ Bataan Historical Seminar at the Post Theater (Bldg 254), 2:30 pm and 4 pm. This is a historical seminar conducted by New Mexico State University (NMSU) that covers the deployment of the NM National Guard to the Philippines, the battle for the Philippines and the Fall of Bataan. This seminar also provides historical information on the Bataan Death March and the POW Camps and the repatriation of Prisoner of War (POW) back to America. There is no charge.
§ Meet the Bataan POWs at the Professional Development Center, 3:30 pm - 5 pm. Come to the Professional Development Center from 3:30 pm until 5 pm and meet surviving members of the Bataan Death March.
§ Pasta Buffet Dinner at the Frontier Club (Bldg 1330), 4:30 pm - 8 pm. This All-You-Can-Eat Pasta Buffet Dinner is open to all marchers, guests and event personnel. Come by the Frontier Club and see the true meaning of esprit de corps. The Pasta Buffet Dinner will run from 4:30 pm until 8 pm at the Frontier Club. Cost is $11.00 per person and includes assorted pasta and sauces buffet, salad bar, breadsticks, brownies, coffee, tea and fountain soda.
§ Movie: "The Great Raid" at the Post Theater (Bldg 254). Free Showing at 7 pm. "The Great Raid" tells the true story of the 6th Ranger Battalion, under the command of Lt. Col Henry Mucci (Benjamin Bratt), which undertakes a daring rescue mission against all odds. Traveling 30 miles behind enemy lines, the 6th Rangers aim to liberate more than 500 American prisoners of war from the notorious Cabanatuan Japanese POW camp. The movie is based on two books, "The Great Raid on Cabanatuan," by acclaimed military historian William B. Breuer and "Ghost Soldiers," by Hampton Sides. This 2005 Miramax release is directed by John Dahl, the film also stars James Franco (Spider Man), Joseph Fiennes (Shakespeare in Love), Mark Consuelos and Connie Nielson (Gladiator). This film is rated R. There is no charge.
Someday.