Library of Congress On Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, the Marine Corps Historical Company and the National Museum of the United States Navy will have displays of historic Marine Corps uniforms and equipment from the 1924 period. Bravo Co., 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion is bringing a modern Light Armored Vehicle. On Saturday at 1:00 p.m. there will be a commemorative ceremony featuring a brass quintet from “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band and talks by Dr. Brian F. Neumann, Chief Historian, Marine Corps History Division and Keith Snyder, Antietam’s Chief of Interpretation. Sunday’s schedule includes a program at 11:15 a.m. by Gordon Calhoun, Historian and Curator at the National Museum of the United States Navy on the Navy’s airship program. Two military balloons were brought to the battlefield in 1924. At 1:15 there will be an illustrated program on the 1924 encampment. For more information about the 1924 Marine maneuvers, visit the park’s website at: ttps://www.nps.gov/anti/learn/historyculture/marines1924.htm Participating Organizations The National Park Service, Antietam National Battlefield The National Park Service preserves unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of the National Park System for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations. Marine Corps Historical Company (USMCHC) USMCHC is a not-for-profit educational corporation established to support the United States Marine Corps, and Marine Corps Heritage Foundation. Their mission is the presentation and preservation of Marine Corps history by developing and providing outreach and educational programming focused on telling the story of the United States Marine Corps and its people. The National Museum of the United States Navy The museum, located in Washington D.C. which is part of the Naval History and Heritage Command which serves the U.S. Navy through the preservation and interpretation of artifacts, art, archives and other assets. The NMUSN is one of ten NHHC museums around the country. “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band Their mission is to provide music for the President of the United States and the Commandant of the Marine Corps. America’s oldest continuously active professional musical organization was established July 11, 1798 by an Act of Congress Marine Corps University The Marine Corps University’s mission is to deliver Professional Military Education and training through resident and distance learning programs, while also preserving and presenting the history of the Marine Corps, in order to prepare leaders to meet current and future security challenges and inform the public of the service’s role in national defense. U.S.M.C., Company B, 4th Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion Their mission is to conduct combined arms reconnaissance and security operations as part of a Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) to establish a designated secure area, provide combat information, reaction time, and maneuver space. On order, we conduct combined arm offensive and defensive economy of force operations to preserve the combat power of the MAGTF. The Antietam Detachment Marine Corps League 113 of Washington County, Maryland The Antietam Detachment strives to serve active and veteran Marines, as well as all other veterans and our community at large through acts of service, volunteerism and patriotic public displays. 
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Last updated: August 24, 2024