82nd Airborne Division: All American Week 2024 schedule announced

Rachael Riley, Fayetteville Observer

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.

Paratroopers march past Maj. Gen. Christopher LaNeve and retired Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Capel during the 82nd Airborne Division Review in 2022
Paratroopers march past Maj. Gen. Christopher LaNeve and retired Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Capel during the 82nd Airborne Division Review in 2022

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 rriley@fayobserver.com or 910-486-3528.

This article originally appeared on The Fayetteville Observer: When will All American Week be held on Fort Liberty?

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