A World War II reenactor, playing a German Red Cross officer (right), treats a reenactor, who was wounded, during a battle reenactment in the Antique Village in Denham Springs on Saturday, Sept. 15.
A World War II reenactor, playing an American soldier, orders rreenactors, playing German soldiers, to lower their weapons during a battle reenactment in the Antique Village in Denham Springs on Saturday, Sept. 15.
A World War II reenactor, playing an American soldier, removes a Nazi flag from a building during a battle reenactment in the Antique Village in Denham Springs on Saturday, Sept. 15.
World War II reenactors, playing a German Red Cross officer (left) and an injured German solider, walk up in surrender at the end of a battle reenactment in the Antique Village in Denham Springs on Saturday, Sept. 15.
World War II reenactors, playing German soldiers, surrender to American forces during a battle reenactment in the Antique Village in Denham Springs on Saturday, Sept. 15.
World War II reenactors, playing German soldiers, run to find cover during a battle reenactment in the Antique Village in Denham Springs on Saturday, Sept. 15.
World War II reenactors, playing American soldiers, provide cover fire during a battle reenactment in the Antique Village in Denham Springs on Saturday, Sept. 15.
A World War II reenactor, playing a German Red Cross officer, waits to treat wounded soldiers during a battle reenactment in the Antique Village in Denham Springs on Saturday, Sept. 15.
World War II reenactors, playing German soldiers, patrol in front of occupied Old City Hall during a battle reenactment in the Antique Village in Denham Springs on Saturday, Sept. 15.
A World War II Jeep displays the look of an open Jeep during Relive World War II Weekend in the Antique Village in Denham Springs on Saturday, Sept. 15.
Visitors to Relive World War II watch Frank Ratermann start his World War II-era Jeep by pressing a button under the dash in the Antique Village in Denham Springs on Saturday, Sept. 15. Keys were eliminated in combat Jeeps due to the need to be able to get the engines running as fast as physically possible.
World War II reenactors, playing German soldiers, relax in the shade beside BMW motorcycles with sidecars during Relive World War II Weekend in the Antique Village in Denham Springs on Saturday, Sept. 15.
Visitors to the Allied Camp at Relive World War II explore the World World II weapons and vehicles in the Antique Village in Denham Springs on Saturday, Sept. 15.
American World War II reenactors salute the flag during the opening ceremony of Relive World War II Weekend in the Antique Village in Denham Springs on Saturday, Sept. 15.
The Walker High Marine Corps Junior ROTC color guard presents the colors during the opening ceremony of Relive World War II Weekend in the Antique Village in Denham Springs on Saturday, Sept. 15.
Suzette Callahan, a German nurse, puts film into a World World II era camera during Relive World War II Weekend in the Antique Village in Denham Springs on Saturday, Sept. 15.
A World War II reenactor aims his Panzerfaust during a weapons demonstration that took place at the Relive World War II Weekend in Denham Springs on Saturday, Sept. 15. The Panzerfaust was an inexpensive, single-shot, recoilless German anti-tank weapon of World War II.
A tent containing World War II memorabilia sits unoccupied in the Allied camp. The memorabilia was on display as part of the Relive World War II Weekend in the Denham Springs Antique Village on Saturday, Sept. 15.
Robert Reynolds, organizer of the Relive World War II Weekend in the Denham Springs Antique Village, welcomes the crowd to the event on Saturday, Sept. 15.
Reenactors for the Relive World War II Weekend give a salute while the National Anthem is being played to start the day’s festivities on Saturday, Sept. 15.
World War II reenactor Keith Medenwaldt, left, lifts the scope on his weapon for Chase Richey, 7, to look through during the Relive World War II Weekend in the Denham Springs Antique Village on Saturday, Sept. 15.
World War II-period guns are displayed on a table in the Allied camp during the Relive World War II Weekend in the Denham Springs Antique Village on Saturday, Sept. 15.
Frank Ratermann, right, talks with a fellow World War II reenactor while leaning on his 1942 Willys MB. The reenactors took part in the Relive World War II Weekend on Saturday, Sept. 15.
Grady Smith, right, points at something in the disance while sitting in a World War II-period Jeep during the Relive World War II Weekend on Saturday, Sept. 15.
Dressed in World War II attire with his authentic water canteen at his side, Tom Czekanski takes a break from the Relive World War II Weekend to recline against a tree. Czekanski is the restoration manager for the National World War II Museum in New Orleans.
Girl Scouts from Service Unit 122, which covers Denham Springs, Walker and Watson, demonstrate how to make rag dolls that World War II-period Girl Scouts made for liberated countries after the war. The Girl Scouts were volunteering at the Relive World War II Weekend on Saturday, Sept. 15.
A vehicle used during World War II blocks drivers from turning on Mattie Street in the Denham Springs Antique Village during the Relive World War II Weekend on Saturday, Sept. 15.
Girl Scout Jessica Galloway, left, makes a rag doll for a young girl during the Relive World War II Weekend on Saturday, Sept. 15.
Girl Scout Ariss Owens explains the features of the World War II-period Girl Scouts uniform during the Relive World War II Weekend in Denham Springs on Saturday, Sept. 15.
Actors from the Serenity Academy of Performing Arts perform a scene from “A Thing of Beauty” during the Relive World War II Weekend on Saturday, Sept. 15.
Dancers from the Serenity Academy of Performing Arts walk in a circle during a performance at the Relive World War II Weekend in Denham Springs on Saturday, Sept. 15.
Brice Heflin, 14, lies on the ground to look through the sight of a World War II-era machine gun during the Relive World War II Weekend in Denham Springs on Saturday, Sept. 15.
Musicians from the Fat City Swing Orchestra play a song during the Relive World War II Weekend in the Denham Springs Antique Village on Saturday, Sept. 15.
Children run through an obstacle course that was set up for the Relive World War II Weekend on Saturday, Sept. 15.
Ian Cantrell, of Kenner, keeps an eye on the World War II memorabilia sitting in a tent in the Allied camp. Cantrell and 40 other reenactors took part in the Relive World War II Weekend on Saturday, Sept. 15.
World War II reenactors ride a 1940 BMW motorcycle on Mattie Street in the Denham Springs Antique Village before the start of a battle reenactment.
World War II reenactors, playing U.S. soldiers, march down a street in Denham Springs at the start of a battle reenactment on Saturday, Sept. 15.
A World War II reenactor, playing a U.S. soldier, lies on the ground to aim during the Relive World War II Weekend on Saturday, Sept. 15.
World War II reenactors, playing U.S. soldiers, lie on the ground before making their move during a battle reenactment.
One World War II reenactor helps another who was shot during battle reenactment at the Relive World War II Weekend in Denham Springs on Saturday, Sept. 15.
A World War II reenactor, playing a U.S. soldier, runs for cover during a battle reenactment that took place during the Relive World War II Weekend in Denham Springs on Saturday, Sept. 15.
Spectators watch two World War II reenactors in action during a battle reenactment that took place during the Relive World War II Weekend on Saturday, Sept. 15.
One World War II reenactor helps another who was shot during battle reenactment at the Relive World War II Weekend in Denham Springs on Saturday, Sept. 15.
Merlin Smith, a U.S. Navy veteran who served during World War II, was one of three World War II veterans who attended the Relive World War II Weekend in the Denham Springs Antique Village on Saturday, Sept. 15.
John Hutchinson, left, gives Robert Reynolds a puzzled look during a patriotic show that concluded the Relive World War II Weekend in Denham Springs on Saturday, Sept. 15.
Spectators enjoy a patriotic show to conclude the Relive World War II Weekend in the Denham Springs Antique Village on Saturday, Sept. 15.
Bill Nelson, right, leads fellow reenactors in drills before the opening ceremony of Relive WII in the Antique Village in Denham Springs on Saturday, Sept. 15.
Larry Weems, left, mounts a weapon on his World War II-era BMW motorcycle with a sidecar during Relive World War II Weekend in the Antique Village in Denham Springs on Saturday, Sept. 15. German motorcycles such as this were crucial to Blitzkrieg warfare, allowing troops to move quickly through an area.
Jordan Harrell explains how a World War II era German hand grenade, also know as Stielhandgranate or potato masher, functions differently from the famous American hand grenades during a weapons demonstration at the German Camp during Relive World War II Weekend in Denham Springs' Antique Village on Saturday, Sept. 15.
