2017 Reunion for 508 P.I.R.

508 PIRVeteran Reunions

The Making History Project will be attending another Veteran reunion, the 2017 Reunion of the 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment. The Making History Project is attending the reunion to support members of the “Greatest Generation” and provide encouragement to active duty paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne. This will be another occasion to visit with old friends, make new friends, and hopefully conduct a few more oral history interviews.

Fort Bragg

The 2017 Reunion for the 508 Parachute Infantry Regiment will take place this year on October 19, 2017, through October 21, 2017. The Reunion is being hosted in Fayetteville, North Carolina, the home of Fort Bragg and the 82nd Airborne. This year represents the 75th Anniversary of the activation of the 508 P.I.R.

Fury from the Sky

FuryActive duty soldiers of the 508 P.I.R. will participate once again this year with the past generations of paratroopers from World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and other conflicts. As a special treat, the group will spend a day touring Fort Bragg and the 82nd Airborne Museum. For more information on the Reunion, to join the Family & Friends of the 508 P.I.R., or to purchase tickets for the Reunion, please visit the 2017 508 P.I.R. Reunion page.

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About Patrick Russell

Director and oral historian for the Making History Project, a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving Veteran stories for future generations. Resides in Miami, Florida, where he is a full-time mediator and has been a practicing lawyer since 1994. Proudly serves as a staff member for the University of Florida Samuel Proctor Oral History Program, in addition to being a member of the Oral History Association, American Historical Association; Friends and Family of the 508 P.I.R.; and the Battle of the Bulge Association. Graduated from Marquette University with a B.A. in Political Science, and a law degree from the University of Miami School of Law. Additional courses and workshops for oral history and museum studies have been taken at Baylor University and Harvard University, Harvard Extension School. Contact info: (305) 608-2977 or patrick@making-history-project.com

One comment

  1. Look forward to this reunion each year – even tho my father-in-law, Edwin Hamilton, Company H, passed in January of 2015, we attend this reunion each year to honor these men of the 82nd Airborne!!

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