Waxahachie, Texas WWII Re-Enactment

[Panther]

Howdy All,

I was just notified that the Annual WWII Re-enactment in Waxahachie, Texas .

He said they are very camera friendly

Here's the Calendar of Events.

EVENTS
Friday
• Noon -1700 setup (all participants)
• Noon-1700 registration (Command Tent, Allies/Axis)
• Noon-1700 Convoy “Dave” into Wax (North Dallas route to Wax)
• 1700-1900 No-host Evening Meals (KP trunk, Allied Camp)
• 1900-2200 Oktoberfest – College Street Pub
• 1900-2200 Movie in the Square – Park behind College Street Pub
• 2000-2200 Axis/Allied night patrol (at their own discretion)
• 2300 Operations concluded (taps)
Saturday
• 0800-Noon registration
• 0830-0900 safety inspections (unit commanders)
• 0900-1000 Convoy “Charles” to Veterans ceremony (Grandview Route to Civic Center)
• 1000-1100 Convoy “Gary” to Veterans ceremony (Square to Civic Center)
• 1000-1200 Civic Center/Veterans ceremony
• 1100-1230 Military Vehicles static display at Civic Center
• 1100-1700 “Blackmarket” (Vendors, Franklin Street)
• 1100-1700 Antique Vehicles static display (Downtown Square)
• Noon-1500 “Paper/Aluminum Can drive” (Boy Scouts – tentative)
• 1230-1300 Convoy returns from Veterans ceremony
• 1230-1330 “Chowline” (Allied Camp/Parks & Rec bldg)
• 1300-1700 Military Vehicles static display (Downtown Square)
• 1315-1345 Unit Commanders, vehicle owners, participants assemble at Lumberyard, walk thru battle
• 1330-1400 Patton’s Speech (Downtown Square)
• 1400-1430 Units/vehicles move into position for battle, Final Safety checks, Communication checks, MPs in place, Spectators in place behind barriers, etc.
• 1500-1600 Battle
• 1600-1630 final safety inspection, police battlefield/pick up brass, fall in with units
• 1630-1700 mingle with crowd, pictures, etc.
• 1700-1900 No-host Evening Meal (KP trunk, Allied Camp)
• 2000-2400 USO dance across from Rodgers (tentative-POC, sponsors needed)
Sunday – tear down/optional
• 0800-1000 Wax08 Planning Committee Breakfast (Chisholm Trail - tentative)
CP – under large tent, corner Franklin & College Streets
• Allied and Axis tables, map board, message board, MP desk, lost & found, etc.
• Setup Friday morning
• Registration Friday noon-5pm, Saturday 8am-noon, stragglers noon –1500
• *Highly recommend unit commanders visit registration once during each day
General Rules
• All participants must check in/register.
• Follow all City of Waxahachie, and State of Texas laws and Ordinances.
• No weapons in public and private facilities serving alcohol.
• No weapons in private establishments, (shops, stores, restaurants, etc.).
• No excessive consumption of alcohol and absolutely no consumption of alcohol immediately before or during the battle.
• Respect all City Property, private and public.
• Keep your area, (camping) clean and dispose of all trash.
• Be extremely careful with campfires (if allowed) at all times. DO NOT leave any fires unattended for any reason.
• Absolutely NO LOADED weapons at any time except during the battle.
• Do not point and/or fire weapons into or near civilians.
• Do not fire weapons next to, at or near another person’s head and/or face.
• DO NOT shoot prisoners in custody.
• Authenticity standards will be enforced by individual unit commanders. Living History Volunteers (Reenactors) participating in this event are expected to comply with their unit’s standards.

[wildhairphotography]

Could you check your dates? It looks like the 5th is a Wednsday. Perhaps it is the 7th - 9th?

[Panther]

Originally Posted by wildhairphotography

Could you check your dates? It looks like the 5th is a Wednsday. Perhaps it is the 7th - 9th?

Thanks, I had turned one too many pages!!

[Panther]

Howdy All,

Received another Email from one of the Staff,

Looks like the Dallas Flikr' Group will be attending

Here's a few images from the last one we attended.