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LEAD to host Oktoberfest event

Col. Donald Santillo, commander, Letterkenny Army Depot, invites media to attend the Letterkenny Oktoberfest event scheduled for Sept. 28, 2024.

What: Oktoberfest event open to the public.

When: Volksmarch starts at 11 a.m.; Oktoberfest event is from to 2 – 8 p.m., Sept. 28.

Where: The James Finley House, 541-453 Coffey Ave., Chambersburg.

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Interview Opportunities: Col. Donald Santillo and Todd Black, deputy to the commander, LEAD.

The Oktoberfest event, free and open to the public, will begin with a Volksmarch at 11 a.m. and continue with an opening ceremony at 2 p.m., keynoted by Santillo. German music and dancing, tours of the Finley House and games will take place throughout the day. The historic Letterkenny Chapel will be open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Approximately 10 different food and drink vendors will be in attendance. The event will be rain or shine.

Any media wishing to attend the event should RSVP to usarmy.letterkenny.usamc.list.public-affairs-office@army.mil by Sept. 27, 2024.

Letterkenny Army Depot is the Army’s premier professional organic maintenance facility that provides overhaul, repair and modifications for tactical missile air defense and space systems, electric power generation equipment and various military vehicles, support systems and protection programs. LEAD is a subordinate of U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command and is the Air and Missile Defense and Long Range Precision Fires depot, supporting systems for the Department of Defense, foreign partners and industry. Letterkenny Army Depot, established in 1942, is a government-owned and -operated industrial installation located in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania.

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