BASE CAMP 2008
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Does this scene evoke any memories?
Come join us at the Cantina for a beverage of choice!
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Base Camp 2008 will be held April 4, 5, and 6 (Friday,
Saturday, Sunday) 2008.
Veterans and friends are cordially invited to attend Base Camp 2008. The
purpose of Base Camp is to provide a location for veterans and friends
to assemble and share camaraderie. Live music and entertainment is
provided on Saturday night.
FREE ADMISSION.
Directions To Base Camp:
Traveling south on I-10 from Phoenix, exit I-10 at Wild
Horse Pass. Take the first left turn to go past Firebird Lakes on your
left. Proceed past the fire station on your right to the T intersection
with the stop sign. Turn right and proceed to and through the town of
Maricopa, cross the Railroad tracks by the big RR water tower and
continue 2 miles to Ak Chin Casino. Go 2 miles past the casino to Papago
(you will see a large Santa Rosa Cooling sign) where you turn right
(west). Continue 4.5 miles west on Papago until you curve left (south)
on to Warren. Go about .9 miles south on Warren until you reach Val
Vista where you turn right (west). Go west on Val Vista through the wash
and past the canal to the first street on your left—Deer Trail. Turn
left (south) on Deer Trail and go to where it Ts into Quail Run. Go
right (west) on Quail Run for 1/10 of a mile to the entrance of Base
Camp.
Base Camp is an area lined with bunker/fighting positions
simulating a firebase or a line unit’s perimeter defense camp. Military
apparel and military vehicles are welcomed to add to the ambiance.
Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom vets are encouraged to attend. There is a
90-foot high flagpole from which we fly a large American flag and the
Republic of South Viet Nam flag. There is also a 40-foot high
observation tower and other military type structures, water and two
flush toilets for convenience and sanitation, a stage for live
entertainment on Saturday, and a shooting range dug into the ground at
the base of a mountain as a backstop for target shooting. You may camp
out Friday and Saturday nights. Bring your own food, beverages, drinking
water, and firewood.
SCHEDULE:
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The Observation Tower Silhouetted
Against The Evening Sky
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- April 4—Arrive, setup camp, shooting range open
with a range master for safety
- April 5—1000—Welcome, US and RVN flag-raising, comments from
Betsey Bayless and other dignitaries
1200—1800 - Open Time
1800—Entertainment
- April 6—Break camp—go home
There are a few simple, fair rules to follow while at Base
Camp.
- You will have fun.
- Shooting range use—SAFETY FIRST—and police all brass and ammo.
- NO ILLEGAL DRUGS.
- Hold handle down until toilet flushes completely as a courtesy to
others.
- Police your areas and respect other people’s rights and property.
We’ll see you at Base Camp 2008.
For further information, call Joe at 602-253-2378.
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