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5 NOV 2022 (Saturday)

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6:00-7:00 AM 

• Stationing of all equipment and approved vehicles (displays, timing registration, approved vendors etc.)

 

7:30 AM 

• Site setup finalize and complete music begins KVOE

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8:00 AM -9:00 AM

• Staging & Announcements for upcoming events

• Hospitality Table Opens (Coffee, Fruit, Snacks, Water)

• Check in for all events

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8:30 AM

Welcome and Posting of Colors/Pledge of Allegiance

Murph Challenge Opening Ceremony

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8:45 AM

• Staging and Announcements for Freedom Ride/Honor Flight Ride (16/25/40 mi)

• Check-in for Freedom Fest Open 1st Flight

• Safety Reminders

8:45 AM

• Player's Meeting For 9 am Round of Freedom Fest Open

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9:00 AM 

• Freedom Ride /USD 252 Competitors Depart (16/40 mi)

• USD 252 Veterans Honor Flight Riders Depart (25 mi)

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9:15 AM 

• Freedom Run, Spur Challenge, 12 Miler, and Murph Challenge Line Up (Run/Ruck events)

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9:16-9:20 AM (0916-0920 hrs)

• Emporia High School Drumline 

• Final Safety Comments

9:20 AM 

• Final Announcements & Safety

 

9:25  AM​

• Emporia High School Drumline

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9:30  AM

• Freedom Run, 12 miler, Spur Challenge (run phase), Murph Challenge (Run phase) depart

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9:30-10:00 am

• Murph Challenge Field Events

• Spur Challenge (Self Transition to Ride Event)

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10:30-11:00 AM  (Estimate)

• 5K Freedom Run Awards Ceremony @ All Vets Memorial (if you are a runner please stay and support/receive awards!)

• Disc Golf First Flight Awards Ceremony

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11:00 AM 

• ​10K Freedom Run Awards Ceremony; @ All Vets Memorial (if you are a runner please stay and support/receive awards!)

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11:30 AM

16 Mile Timmerman Freedom Ride Awards Ceremony

11:30 AM - 2:00 PM

• 25/40 Mile Eisenhower Freedom Ride participants returning

• Spur Readiness Test Begins (event #3 for Spur Ride at the Memorial)

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11:45 AM

• Player meeting for noon round of Freedom Fest Open

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12:00 PM

• Noon round of Freedom Fest Open Begins

• FOOD TRUCK OPTIONS( VFW 1980 food tent)

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1:00 PM 

• Flight Two Freedom Fest Open Disc Golf Awards

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1:30 PM

• 40 Mile Eisenhower Freedom Ride Awards Ceremony

• Spur Ride Awards Ceremony

• Return of Last Riders from Freedom Ride and Spur Ride

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2:00 PM 

• 101st ABN Reenactors Presentation (WWII) (loc TBD)

• Site clean up and Tear Down UPON COMPLETION OF REENACTMENT.

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7:00 - 9:00 PM 

• KSARNG 137th/635th/778th Emporia Armory Soldier Reunion - for All Soldiers stationed/assigned to  KSARNG Emporia Meet at VFW Post 1980 Emporia, Kansas 

 

All Day Events:

9:00 am to 3:00 pm  Military Expo a

• KSARNG Vehicle Displays/EAC Art Mobile

• Hospitality Table for Competitors

• Food tent (local charity for purchase)  for All

• Military History/Reenactors, Equipment and Vehicles

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