Military Museum to host "Back from Baghdad"

SPRINGFIELD, IL (04/11/2014)(readMedia)-- The Illinois State Military Museum will host "Back from Baghdad" featuring veterans of the Illinois National Guard's 233rd Military Police Company and historian Richard Schachtsiek to mark the tenth anniversary of the unit's return from Operation Iraqi Freedom.

WHO:

• The Illinois State Military Museum

• Historian Richard Schachtsiek

• Panel of Illinois National Guard Military Police veterans
WHAT:

• Tenth anniversary of the Illinois National Guard’s 233rd Military Police Company’s return from Baghdad in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom

• Panel discussion with 233rd veterans and equipment displays

WHEN: Saturday April 12, 2014 at 02:00PM Central Time (US & Canada)
WHERE: Illinois State Military Museum
1301 N. MacArthur Blvd
Springfield, Illinois 62702
NOTES:

• Admission and parking are free

• Richard Schachtsiek holds a master’s degree in historical administration from Eastern Illinois University; managed historic sites for the state of Illinois for more than 20 years; has been a living historian and re-enactor for more than 40 years; and has volunteered with the Illinois State Military Museum for more than a decade, serving as the assistant curator for the last six years.

For additional information, please contact the Illinois State Military Museum at 217-761-3910.

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