[Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] ARC at D-Day commemoration 6/1/2025

[Gary Sessums]

Alexandria Radio Club (ARC) members Gary Sessums-KC5QCN, Sean 
Gallagher-K4KBK, Stefano Fonda-K4IEW, Jan Maas-KB2LRX, Joe 
Kalfa-KD2HZG, and Bjorn Jernudd-KC3AOO participated in the City of 
Alexandria 2025 D-Day Commemoration to mark the 81st Anniversary of 
the D-Day landings and invasion of Normandy during World War II.

The program included live period music, WWII reenactors, history 
displays, community tables, performances by the U.S. Army Fife and 
Drum Corps, and the Alexandria Citizens Band.

The event was held on Sunday June 1, 2025 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm in 
the Old Town neighborhood of Alexandria, Virginia.

The team setup a battery powered portable amateur radio station and 
antennas, distributed club flyers, answered questions from the 
community, while demonstrating voice and digital modes of amateur 
radio, including the use of Winlink email over ham radio.

A photo of the ARC team at work is attached.
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