2023 EVENT PHOTO GALLERY
January 25, 2023
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Camp Toccoa at Currahee had it's first military group visit in 2023. The 202nd MI BN HHD from Ft. Gordon . Although a rainy day they were able to run Currahee after getting a guided tour.
February 14, 2023
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While traveling through the area, Aaron Koepp, who currently lives in France, visited CTaC and ran Currahee Mountain. He will be jumping with the Liberty Jump Team into Normandy on D-Day of this year.
February 17, 2023
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Firefighters from Clayton County, GA visited the Camp,, received a guided tour and ran Currahee Mountain. They are Company 1 of C shift "Yard Dawgs". They came to the Camp after their shift that ended at 7 AM. They earned a runner bracelet that says, "3 miles up. 3 miles down".
February 24, 2023
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The 2nd Battalion of the 58th Infantry and the 198th Infantry from Ft. Benning visited CTac. After the guided tour, they ran Currahee Mountain. They presented CTaC with a challenge coin and a photo of their last visit.
February 24, 2023
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The 707th Military Intelligence Battalion from Ft. Gordon visited and ran Currahee Mountain after a guided tour.
March 8, 2023
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Evan Brammer and his family, wife and 9 children, from Oregon requested and received a visit and tour of Camp Toccoa at Currahee.
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The children are home schooled and a part of the learning experience is visiting and learning about historic sites. They had watched the HBO series “Band of Brothers” and wanted to visit Camp Toccoa. Evan’s father was a member of the 82nd AB and Evan spent a lot of time at Fr Bragg.
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March 11, 2023
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Sixty members of the Heavyweight Rowing team from the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD visited Camp Toccoa at Currahee, Inc and ran Currahee Mountain the original way.
The team was accompanied by Assistant Coach, Eric Shoemaker who expressed how thoroughly they enjoyed kicking off the week of training in Georgia with a run up Currahee. Further he relayed that Camp Toccoa and Currahee Mountain's historical connection to the training of our nation's military elite resonates with the US Naval Academy.
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The group also received a guided tour.
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March 15, 2023
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LTC Kai Thaxton and Captain Darren Cinatl of HQ battalion of the 82nd Airborne Division from Ft. bragg, NC brought 31 paratroopers to Camp Toccoa. They stayed in the barracks, received a guided tour and ran Currahee Mountain on a chilly day.
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They presented Camp Toccoa with a thank you plaque, 82nd AB hat, coin and shirt. A meal was prepared and served by the community.
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March 15, 2023
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Camp Toccoa at Currahee Project Chair, Cynthia Brown, received on behalf of the Camp a generous donation from Toccoa Elks Lodge 1820. The donation was part of the Toccoa Elks Lodge "Night of Giving" to deserving local charities.
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Stacey Simmons, the Toccoa Elks Exhaulted ruler presented the donation.
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Camp Toccoa at Currahee is grateful for their generous support.
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March 18, 2023
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Twenty-nine members of the Burma Company of the 2nd Battalion of Yorkshire Regiment from the UK visited Camp Toccoa. They ran Currahee and received a guided tour.
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They were so proud to have earned their Currahee! 3 miles up 3 miles down bracelets. Burma Company came to Toccoa from Ft. Benning, GA where they are currently training.
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March 24, 2023
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Retired Army veteran Glenn Wells along with fellow veterans and families spent the night in the 517th barrack. They went up and down Currahee Mountain during their stay.
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March 30 - April 1, 2023
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Reenactors, led by Brain Shelton, camped out in the 517th barracks for the weekend, They marched, set up a kitchen tent and helped out around Camp Toccoa by setting up camp beds.
April 2, 2023
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Gabriel Sullen presented Gary Bellamy, the President of Camp Toccoa at Currahee, Inc., with a donation check from the proceeds of Veteran's Fest held in downtown Toccoa last June.
April 9, 2023
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Mike Faragher from Missouri visited Camp Toccoa at Currahee in February and enjoyed his visit. He has three children who are active duty military and was helping a daughter Nicki move from FL to NC. As a surprise for her he brought her to visit Toccoa.
They went to the Currahee Military Museum then received a guided tour at Camp Toccoa. They hiked Currahee in the rain and wind then later stayed in the 506th barrack Mike plans to bring his son (who is stationed in Germany) later this year when he returns to the US.
April 14 & 15, 2023
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The BSA Troop 540 from Marietta Ga stayed in the barracks at Camp Toccoa at Currahee the nights of Apr 14 & 15 2023. Their stay and visit was arranged by Scout Leader Jerome McConkey (2nd from left). While at CTaC they cleaned the entrance, parking lot, pavilion, tables and chairs in pavilion and restroom as a work project. They did an excellent job. They received a guided tour of the Camp Toccoa at Currahee facilities, visited the Currahee Military Museum in Toccoa and hiked Currahee Mountain during their stay.
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April 18, 2023
Retired Col Lawrence Saul, left rear of picture was the speaker at the Nov 2022 Veterans coffee. For this visit he brought a group of 7 people from France. They all have adopted graves from fallen US soldiers in WWII who are buried in the Normandy American Cemetery. Two of the fallen soldiers were in the 101st AB, one from the 506th and the other from the 501st. A third adopted grave is that of John W Adams, born in Ila GA and grew up in Greensboro GA, his descendants also joined the group. They toured Camp Toccoa at Currahee, Inc, received a guided tour and were planning a driving tour of Currahee Mountain.
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April 20, 2023
The Currahee Chapter of the Friends of the NRA held their annual fundraising event in the pavilion at the Camp.
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April 26, 2023
The 782nd Military Intelligence Battalion Cyber from Ft. Gordon visited the Camp. They received a guided tour, ran Currahee Mountain in the rain and had lunch at Ping's, a local restaurant. They presented CTaC with a Cyber challenge coin. Command Sergeant Major Crislip and Lieutenant Colonel Nelson, pictured above, touch the marker at the top of Currahee Mountain.
April 29, 2023
BSA Troop 955 stayed at the barracks, performed a work project, hiked Currahee Mountain and visited the Currahee Military Museum in Toccoa.
May 5 & 6, 2023
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The 3rd battalion of the 54th Infantry Regiment from Ft. Benning conducted training at CTaC. While at the Camp, they received a guided tour, visited the Currahee Military Museum and hiked Currahee Mountain at sunrise. The are led by LTC Stone (on the right) and the visit was arranged by Chaplain Chaney (3ed from the left).
May 20, 2023
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Thirty-eight members of C5/158 AVN "Raptors" held a reunion as part of a visit to Camp Toccoa. They hiked up and down Currahee Mountain and received a guided tour. They presented CTAC with a plaque to commemorate their visit. They flew many missions over Iraq. Photos from that group of "Band of Brothers from that time are pictured above. The visit was arranged by Gordon Cimoli.
May 29, 2023
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Camp Toccoa at Currahee hosted the annual Memorial Day service in the pavilion.
The service was open to the public. and over 200 loyal patriots attended. Local service organizations presented their wreaths to honor the fallen.
June 2 & 3
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Camp Toccoa at Currahee held it's annual D-Day Weekend at Camp Toccoa at Currahee. The banquet was held on Friday June 2nd and the Run on Saturday morning June 3rd.
It was a beautiful day for a run up and down Currahee Mountain. The overall winner in the run was Ronan O'Neill from South Carolina. He's pictured above with his mother.
June 17
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Camp Toccoa at Currahee, Inc had two visitors (Kenzie & James) from England on Sat. Jun 17 2023. The received the tour of CTaC and hiked Currahee in the shirts they had bought in the Camp Toccoa at Currahee, Inc gift shop.
June 21
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A group of veterans from Dahlonega, GA visited Camp Toccoa.
June 24
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Ambrose Tours "Band of Brothers" tour group visited Currahee Mountain and Camp Toccoa. They enjoyed lunch near the C47 and were chauffeured by Gerald Turner, a volunteer at the Currahee Military Museum.
June 24
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The 310 TPC (A) (Tactical Psychological Operations Company Airborne) from Ft. Gillen, GA hiked up Currahee Mountain and posed for a photo in front of the C47.
July 9
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W&R Vets from all over came to Toccoa to participate in Operation Currahee. Camp Toccoa at Currahee was happy to provide barracks to house the group and to provide the pavilion to prepare and pack parachutes for their jumps from the Toccoa Stephens County Airport.
The paratroopers arrived on July 6 & 7. They prepared for the their jump from the C-47 on July 7 and 8. The operation started with a flight over Currahee Mountain followed by fur different groups jumping at the airport. They named the "drop zone" for Toccoa Man Dick Winters who became well know from the series the Band of Brothers.
After the jumps the attendees were given the opportunity to view inside the C47 plane undergoing restoration at CTAC and view other displays. Later there was a hangar dance with WWII music.
Sunday the paratroopers went up and down Curahee Mountain to earn their "3 miles up. 3 miles down." bracelets.
July 10 - July 12
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The Rutland High JrROTC stayed at CTAC for their summer training camp. They ran Currahee Mountain three times and earned their bracelets.
July 24
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Riverside Military Academy from Gainesville, GA brought their summer camp members to CTAC. They toured the Camp and hiked Currahee Mountain.
Aug 1
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Cadets from Camp Liberty in Alabama spent two nights at CTAC. While visiting they received a guided tour, hiked up Currahee Mountain and earned their bracelets. They also watched the sunset while on the Mountain and had a night hike on the way back.
Aug 5
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Riverside Military Academy from Gainesville, GA brought another group of future cadets to CTAC. They toured the Camp and hiked Currahee Mountain.
Aug 6
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Staff Sergeant Alecsander Wolfert from Ft. Gordon, formerly a paratrooper from Ft. Bragg, chose Camp Toccoa at Currahee for his re-enlistments ceremony. It was conducted in the pavilion and attended by past and present commanding officers, family and friends.
Aug 14 - 18
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The Round Canopy Parachuting Team stayed at both barracks and used the pavilion. at Camp Toccoa at Currahee. On Wednesday August 16th the team jumped into Stephens County High School football stadium. They were also treated to lunch in the pavilion by the Toccoa Chick-Fil-A. Many members of the team hiked up Currahee
Aug 18
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The son of Benjamin W. Wax shared a photo of the headstone of his father who served as a Captain and was a member of the 501st PIR. Wax was a teacher and a coach in Louisiana before coming to Camp Toccoa. While here, he met and married Polly Teasley from Toccoa. They were married in the Chapel at Camp Toccoa in February 1943. He is buried in Toccoa City Cemetery.
Aug 26
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The Boy Scouts Troop 911 from Greenwood, SC stayed in the 506th barracks. During their stay, they hiked Currahee Mountain and visited the Currahee Military Museum in Toccoa
Sept. 8
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Members of the 104 Military Intelligence Battalion from Ft. Eisenhower (Ft. Gordon) visited CTaC. They received a guided our and hiked Currahee Mountain where they enjoyed lunch. They presented Camp Toccoa with a Certificate of Appreciation to our volunteers.