Celebrate the 250th with the 10th Mountain Division Army Band on June 27

The Newark Valley Historical Society will present the 10th Mountain Division Army Band from Fort Drum at the Lehigh Valley Ray Shaver Depot in Newark Valley on Saturday, June 27. Entertainment will begin at noon with the Kirby Band performing and at 1 p.m. The Country Pickers take to the stage. The 10th Mountain Band will begin playing at 2 p.m. 

This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be available, and veterans can enjoy them for free. Parking is free and will be available in several places throughout the Village, including the NBT Bank parking lot, behind and in front of the municipal building, the Baptist Church (two lots: one on Whig Street and one on Clinton Street), and the NV Town Highway Department parking lot on Whig Street. 

A Google map showing the parking areas is online at nvhistory.org. Handicap parking will be near the depot. A bus will shuttle people to and from the depot from the Highway Department parking lot.

The 10th Mountain Division (LI) Band was originally established in the United States Army as the 505 Coast Artillery Band on April 13, 1942. It was redesignated as the 10th Infantry Division Band on June 25, 1948. Another redesignation took place on Nov. 3, 1987, at which time the band received its current name as the 10th Mountain Division (LI) Band and was relocated to Fort Drum, New York, where it continues to serve today. Since 2001 the 10th Mountain Division has been the most deployed unit in the entire U.S. military.

The Historical Society is extremely proud to host the 10th Mountain Division U.S. Army Band from Fort Drum at the Ray Shaver Lehigh Valley Depot on Saturday, June 27 with entertainment beginning at noon. Bring a lawn chair and help celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence with an unforgettable afternoon of music, history, and patriotism.