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Military Through the Ages returns March 15-16

The annual Military Through the Ages event returns the weekend of March 15 and 16 to Jamestown Settlement. Hundreds of reenactors from 39 distinct military units will muster on museum grounds depicting armed forces from 500 B.C.E. all the way to modern-day soldiers with the Virginia Army National Guard.The units at this year’s Military Through the Ages event originate from eight states—Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina and Virginia. Units will portray soldiers and military encounters across the globe from Greek times, the medieval period, Hundred Years’ War, War of the Roses, American Revolution, War of 1812, Napoleonic Wars, and American Civil War. Reenactors depicting World Wars I and II, the Vietnam War, and Operation Urgent Fury in Grenada will take visitors through the 20th century. The Virginia Army National Guard 111th Field Artillery and Virginia Defense Force will represent present day.View the full list of reenactmen...

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