Arrived late to Ft Worth show...most of the vendors had blown the place..but 2 really good vendors/collectors were left. Had long conversation with one from Ft. Hood area...long discussion of QM Corps unit DIs and his collecting interests and current missing pieces. My own interest is in collecting the DIs from the 8ID supporting and tenant units including the 504th, 505th, and 509th Abn Inf Regiments , and the Abn School at Weisbaden AB. The first 2 were moved to the 82nd Abn and the 509th to SETAF in '73...so I will have fun looking for these and some other rarities at the upcoming shows listed below. Had a good time...old soldiers never die....
May 24, 2008, San Antonio Militaria Collectors Show, VFW Lodge, 222 Austin Highway, San Antonio, Texas; 9 am to 4 pm.
May 30 - June 1, 2008, Ft. Worth Militaria Show – Amon Carter Exhibit Hall, Ft. Worth, Texas....Big Show with at least 300 tables...gun show next door!
August 29-31, 2008 ASMIC (American Society of Military Collectors) National Convention, (Non members welcome) Ft. Mitchell, KY - across from Cincinnati, OH