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WWII Re-enactment Battle

June 22, 2017 By Bailey

Over Memorial Day weekend, Andy and I went to a WWII re-enactment at the Elizabethtown Nature Park. It was created in 2014 to honor “the Greatest Generation” during their service to our country in World War II. The re-enactment is a historically accurate combination of battles fought during the Breakout and Pursuit of Normandy. They had a few WWII veterans there as the guests of honor, and when one of them was speaking to the crowd, he said “I hope I’ll be here next year to come.” 🙁 It broke my heart!

We both loved the re-enactment! Andy initially thought it would be kinda boring– just a few guys saying “Bang, bang” or something– but that was not the case. It was like a real battle, with replica 1940s cars and tanks and everything! Andy said it felt so real that he had the urge to start shouting orders at his squad 😉

 

After the battle, we were able to walk around the authentic WWII camp sites. When we passed by this Recruiting Office, I made Andy take a cheesy photo! Hey, at least his new office will have air conditioning! 😉

It is so neat and so important to learn about history, and I especially loved learning about it from my husband. He was able to explain things in better detail to me since he has personal experience.

Have you ever been to a re-enactment battle?

Filed Under: Army Life, Travel Tagged With: Fort Knox, Kentucky, Living History


Hi y’all!

I’m Bailey and that’s my handsome husband, Andy. I’m a Kentucky girl who fell in love with a soldier and packed up her life in the Bluegrass state to explore the world. We currently live in beautiful Bavaria, Germany with our toddler son, Drew, and our cat, Gracie. Becoming Bailey is my happy space on the web where I share about our lives, Army adventures, and everything in between!

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