Event: Muster Day
Date: Oct 2-3, 2004
Location: Camp Mabry, Austin Texas
Description: Rain dog-gone-it!

In spite of the rains, the club had a fantastic turn-out and one heck of a good time!  Barry was set-up in the WWII area with his 1 ton Chevy and so was John K with his MB.  Danny brought his M151A2/M416 combo, Scott brought his M38A1, Herb brought his GPW, Glen brought his CJ2A, Rick H brought his M38A1, and Tim W brought his MB Slatgrill and cousin.  Also lurking around was Fred H, Ward B in his Army aviators uniform, Jeff McD in uniform with his nephews, Claude, Web in the Sherman, and Don C in an APC.

Those that arrived early took over the gazebo on the East side of the parade field.  Figuring it was going to rain most of the day, that was a wise choice.  Danny brought a large table that served as the command area with all the food and Scott brought his bbq pit.  Not many people came by our display in the middle of nowhere as the morning progressed.  At about 10:00am, the parade began with a lot of vehicles from the museum as well as other participants.  Nobody from the LS-MVPA opted to participate as we stayed dry.

After the parade, and as the rain was coming and going, Scott fired up the grill and Prez Tim began cooking for everyone.  Rick brought Johnsonville Brats which wound up as the hit of the food line-up sandwiched in a flour tortilla with mustard. 

About mid-afternoon, the rain turned to drizzle and then began to clear up a bit.  A fair amount of people began to assemble at our display but our consensus was that all the armor parade vehicles were parked just behind us on the East service road of the camp.  In any case, the vehicles became a good target for the spectators.

Getting later in the afternoon, Scott loaded up along with Herb and Tim and Rick headed out.  The remaining vehicles were covered for the evenings continued rain and everyone left.

Sunday was a different story.  The sun was actually out and the crowds moderate.  About the time of the re-enactment, Danny loaded up his vehicle and headed out.

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Before the crowds and in the rain... ...with covers still in place Scott's M38A1
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30mm Start of the parade Bagpipes Buffalo Soldiers Command Car
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Command Car Command Car 1/4Ton John K and his MB Half-track
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Quad .50 half-track Tank retriever
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Current hummer Sign me up! Wow!
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Neat sidecar and older bicycle Barry's Chevrolet setup Attorney for Hire... Danny's M151 with a F4 in the background
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Herb, Tim and Glen Scott's M38A1 (with the sun out!)

 

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