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WWII Western Front Tour

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Our 2026 trip to Europe was awesome. From Churchill’s War Rooms in London to the battlefields of Normandy, Omaha Beach, the American Cemetery, Arromanches and the remains of the Mulberry Harbor, we saw places that we had studied and talked about for years. We continued to Bastogne, the foxholes of Easy Company and the 506th PIR, Foy, the Bois Jacques woods, and many of the locations connected to the Battle of the Bulge.

We finished the trip in Germany, visiting Cologne, Sachsenhausen concentration camp, the Berlin Wall, the Holocaust Memorial, the Brandenburg Gate, and other important places throughout Berlin. Sachsenhausen was an especially powerful experience and one that will stay with us. We covered a lot of ground, learned a lot, laughed a lot, and had a great group of travelers. The trip moved fast, but we made the most of every day. It rocked, and we are already making plans to do it all again in July of 2028. This upcoming tour in 2028 will add a trip south from Berlin to Nuremburg, Munich, and the Eagle’s Nest!

We traveled to Europe on the EF (Education First) WWII Western Front Tour in 2024, 2026 and are planning the third trip in 2028.

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Picture perfect…

Last week I was attempting to delete old pictures from my web server. Or so I thought. I managed to delete lots of pictures, some which were on products still up for sale. So, if you happen across an item you might be interested in, and the site shows its in stock, but there is no picture… let me know by text and Ill shoot you some shots ASAP. Then Ill load thos pics to the website unless you are buying that item! Ill get replacement pics up as the summer rolls by.

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Veterans Day School Assembly and Yakima Veterans Day Parade 2018

I had the privilege of working with 24 awesome high school students who wore the uniforms of American service men and women from the last 100 years.  I’ve collected uniforms for a very long time, and this is the best, by far, way to display them!  Walking in the parade for the 100th commemoration of the end of WWI was incredible.  Yakima turned out in great numbers to honor our veterans.  It was an awesome day!

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Students Involved in Military Tributes, Parades and Events – Over the Years…

Service of Supply is not just a business.  It’s a personal collection, a way to honor our nation’s military veterans, and a vehicle for getting students involved in our patriotic history.  Bryan Dibble collects uniforms of all eras and puts them to use for Veterans Day, demonstrations, living history displays, and much more.  Students from our city eagerly volunteer to represent the military men and women of the past.  Our group is called SERVE – Students Engaged in Re-creating Veteran’s Experiences.  SERVE teaches students about the period of time they are representing.  We meet veterans at the VFW and learn more about what they experienced in the service.  Students who are wearing uniforms also are called upon to teach others, especially younger kids, what that uniform represents and who the people were called up to serve at that time in American history.  Since the late 1990s, hundreds of students have worn the uniforms and “walked a step in their shoes.”

 

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KATS FM Radio giving us a cool tribute for Veterans Day

KATS FM posted a cool little video last year for Veterans Day.  We do this every year, and it’s fun to see the students wearing the uniforms and interacting with the vets at the FVW in Yakima, WA.  Thanks to KATS for being there and sharing what these great kids do for our vets!

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