Camp Butner 75th Anniversary Event- Sept 22/23rd- Butner NC

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Celebrate the 75th Anniversary of one of our Nation’s largest WWII training camps, Camp Butner, on September 22nd & 23rd. Opened in 1942, Camp Butner trained over 40,000 troops on a 40,000-acre military training facility for combat in the European and Pacific Theaters.
The Camp Butner 75th Anniversary Committee has collaborated with the Town of Butner to celebrate the occasion.
ACTIVITIES AT A GLANCE

Friday, September 22, 2017
Social Hour (cash bar) at 6:00 p.m.
Dinner & USO-style Show at 7:00 p.m.
Soldiers Memorial Sports Arena (SMSA)
Tickets: $25.00 each (click here for information)
Includes commemorative coin, ration card and program
**Tickets are limited. More than 100 sold!!**


Saturday, September 23, 2017
Parade down Central Avenue from A Street to Gazebo Park
Authentic WWII artillery, military vehicles, period re-enactors
Ceremony Honoring Camp Butner
Military Generals, Camp Butner Historian, VGCC Community Band, Jr. ROTC
WWII Re-enactment Camp
German and American Camps at Gazebo Park
Tour of Historic Buildings
30-40 minute tours (A/C equipped bus)
**All events are free and open to the public**
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