Show Notes: Episode LXVIII (May 14th, 2012)

Hosts:  Nicky Blum (DZ-8397) and Erich Shafer (RC 6124)

Content Development: Nicky Blum (DZ-8397)

Post-Production: Andy Fairbanks (ID-8169)

Recent News

• New Units:
  • Outpost Slovakia
  • Redback Garrison’s Longfin Squad
  • Hong Kong Garrison (formerly Outpost)
• New Honorary Members
  • Amanda Lucas
  • Matt Doran
  • Ken Steacy
  • Daniel Garcia
• Update from Legion Charity Department
• 501st Legion in the News
  • Northeast Remnant Garrison
  • Bast Alpha Garrison
  • Capital City Garrison
  • Mountain Garrison
• TrooperTrek 2011
  • Redback Garrison’s TrooperTrek Tribute video
  • The Project news segment
  • Sunrise news segment
  • facebook & twitter
  • donation page
• Course of the Force (donation page)
• DK Publishing’s donation on behalf of the 501st & Rebel Legions (events calendar)
• Trooping the Price is Right (video look for “Star Wars Invades TPIR!”)
• Star Wars Rebel Pilot’s battle with cancer (article1, article2)
• Kevin Smith’s Comic Book Men
• The Sandtrooper’s Story by Ward Jones

Mission Reports

• Taiwan Formosa Outpsot hosts Star Wars Exhibition (photos)
• Empire City Garrison’s dual visits to the Intrepid Air & Space Museum
• Italica Garrison rocks Cartoomics Milano
• Identites Premier at Montreal Science Center (photos, video1, video2)
• Fort Campbell 101st Airborne Division awards 501st & Rebel Legion (photos)
• Empire City Garrison inspects US Military Academy
• New England Garrison at Boston Comic Con
• Turkish Outpost at benefit for disabled children (video click “izle” to play)
• Austrian Garrison troops Make A Wish Gala (video, photos1, photos2)
• Garrison Excelsior sets another record at Strong’s In Another Galaxy Weekend (photos)
• Star Wars Day at Big Rock Ranch
• Free Comic Book Day on Revenge of the Fifth

Upcoming Events

• Where Science Meets Imagination moves to Wichita, Kansas
• Star Wars Weekends at Disney’s Hollywood Studios (celebrity schedule)
• Star Wars Celebration VI – Interview with Scott Will, TK-408 (Imperial Bash page)
• See upcoming 501st events at Roqoo Depot

Shout Out

• Garrison Tyranus hits their 501st troop on May 5th 2012.

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Hosts:  Nicky Blum (DZ-8397) and Andy Fairbanks (ID-8169)

Content Development: Nicky Blum (DZ-8397)

Post-Production: Andy Fairbanks (ID-8169)

Recent News

• 2011 in Review
• TrooperTrek 2011 (TV News segment, facebook, twitter, donation page)
• 501st in running for Shorty Award (Click here to vote 501st, visit Piggy’s page here)
• As You Wish helmet project – interview with Chris, TB-0111 (Facebook)

Mission Reports

• United Kingdom Garrison in London’s New Year’s Parade (video)
• Empire City Garrison helps EA ring NASDAQ bell (photos)
• Carolina Garrison teams with Marines for Toys for Tots campaign
• Singapore Garrison’s month long Salvation Army bell ringing campaign
• Ecuador Outpost’s 1st mission
• Carolina Garrison fundraise for military family
• 2nd Annual Stormtroopers vs. Klingons blood drive
• Members recall their top 2011 troops
  • CNN report on Lane’s Endor Bunker Wish

Upcoming Events

• Star Wars Episode I in 3D
• See upcoming 501st events at Roqoo Depot

Unit Anniversaries

• Alpine Garrison – 9th Anniversary in January
  
• Icelandic Outpost – also their 9th Anniversary in January
• Sith Lord Detachment – 7th Anniversary in January
• Belgian Garrison’s Prospectors Squad – 3rd Anniversary – Jan 8th
• Dune Sea Garrison’s Judland Wastes Squad – 4th Anniversary – Jan 14th
• Brazilian Division Garrison – 11th Anniversary – Jan 15th
• Terror Australis Garrison – 8th Anniversary – Jan 18th
• Mexican Garrison’s Baja Squad – 2nd Anniversary – Jan 21st
• Malaysia-Brunei Outpost – 6th Anniversary – Jan 23rd 
• Timberline Garrison – 2nd Anniversary – Jan 29th

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Content Development: Nicky Blum (DZ-8397) and Dean Plantamura (TK-899)

Post-Production: Andy Fairbanks

Contributors (in order of appearance):

Matt Busch
Derek Lyons
Alan Quick – Cloud City Garrison
Kevin J. Anderson
Brian C Troyan – TK8968
Barry Holland
Dean Plantamura TK-899
Anthony Forrest
Spanish Garrison
Helen Keier
Matt Riggins TK3425
Rachel Kempster, DK Publishing
Brian Brosmer, Bloodfin Garrison
Shannon McRandle
Timberline Garrison
Grant Gould
Terror Australis Garrison’s Thylacine Squad
Garrick Hagon
Alex Buechel
Gerald Home
Joe Corroney
Richard LeParmentier
Spencer Brinkerhoff III
Kevin Liell
Mary Franklin
Nicky Blum

This episode is dedicated to the 501st members and friends who left this world in 2011. You are not forgotten…

TK 297 – Drew Martin
New York: Empire City Garrison

SL 1078 – Chris Richards
Garrison Carida

TK 1615 – Allen W Poole
United Kingdom Garrison

TB 2400 – Ryan Jones
Midsouth Garrison

TK 5560 – John van de Laar
Dutch Garrison

TK 7676 – Russell Wathey
South California Garrison

TI9394 – Jennifer Sedor
New England Garrison

Honorary Member – Lightning Bear

Show Notes: Episode LXVI (August 21st, 2011)

Hosts:  Nicky Blum (DZ-8397) and Andy Fairbanks (ID-8169)

Content Development: Nicky Blum (DZ-8397)

Post-Production: Andy Fairbanks (ID-8169)

Recent News

• TrooperTrek 2011 (facebook, twitter, donation page)
• Czech Outpost now a Garrison (website)
• Legion Charity Update
• Support Princess Leah (portal site, donation page, KTLA story1, KTLA story2)
• New Friends of the Legion
  • Spencer Brinkerhoff III
  • Rachel Kempster
  • Max Page (Saving Tiny Hearts fundraiser photos)
• Florida & Midwest Garrisons in the news (News4 Jacksonville, FL and Chicago Tribune article)
• 501st returns to the Great Wall (group photo, helmets only shot)
• Star War Blueprints book
• 501st in Adidas promo ad
• Darren Hayes tries on Trooper armor (photos)
• R2-Kt in Med Monthly

Mission Reports

• Hong Kong & Chinese Outposts attend ACG Honk Kong (photos)
• Mexican & Great Lakes Garrisons make hospital visits (MG video, GLG photos, GLG video)
• Austrian Outpost attend Filmharmonie Choir Concert (photos, video, news article1, news article2)
• New England Garrison inducted into T.C. Restani’s Hall of Fame
• Empire City Garrison attend Long Island Toy Show
• Carolina & Georgia Garrisons at Charleston RiverDogs game (photos, video)
• New England Garrison makes a splash at Waterpark
• San Diego Comic Con wrap-up
• Empire City Garrison at Camp Kiwi (photos, video)
• New England Garrison Skate for Hope (Dave McGrath blog, website)
• Great Lakes Garrison troops Maker Faire
• Bast Alpha Garrison vs USS Corsair at Trekwars Bowling Match (video)
• Carolina Garrison attend Seymour Johnson AFB Family Day (photos)
• Taiwan Formosa Outpost attends 1st International Baseball Federation World Championship (photos)
• Great Lakes Garrison storms Sterling Heights Library (Library blog)

Upcoming Events

• See upcoming 501st events at Roqoo Depot
• Dragon*Con – Atlanta, GA – Sept 2nd-5th
• Star Warriors on Blu-Ray
• Redback Garrison to attend MS Walk – Oct 14th (donation page)
• TrooperFest 2011 – Dearborn, MI from November 11th-13th

Shout-Out
Congratulations to the following Troopers of the Month

• February 2011 – Valter Santos, TK-3738 from Portuguese Lusitanian Outpost
• March 2011 – Clint Gilbert, BH-3413 from Star Garrison
• April 2011 – Matt Mills, TK-5575 from Badlands Garrison
• May 2011 – Jamie Ladonski, TK-2157 from Central Garrison
• June 2011 – Tom Kuntz, TI-9767 from Garrison Excelsior

Unit Anniversaries

July 2011

• 70th Explorers Garrison’s Squad 66: The Temple Raiders – 3rd anniversary – July 1st
• Southern Cross Garrison – 2nd Anniversary – July 1st
• German Garrison’s Echo Nova Squad – 2nd Anniversary – July 5th
• Alpine Garrison’s Mustafar Squad – 6th Anniversary – July 11th 
• Terror Australis Garrison’ s Southern Dewback Squad – 2nd Anniversary – July 11th

August 2011

• Monaco Outpost – 9th Anniversary in August
• Flagship Eclipse Detachment – 5th Anniversary – August 17th
• German Garrison – 11th Anniversary – August 18th
• Capital City Squad (now a Garrison) – originally formed 4 years ago on Aug 20th
• Redback Garrison – originally formed their squad 4 years ago on Aug 20th
• Southern Cross Garrison – originally formed their squad 4 years ago on August 20th
• Mexican Garrison’s The Green Bellies Central Squad – 2nd Anniversary – Aug 21st
• Wisconsin Garrison – originally formed their squad 4 years ago on Aug 22nd 
• Ohio Garrison – 8th Anniversary – Aug 31st

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Show Notes: Episode LXV (June 20th, 2011)

Hosts:  Joe Stevenson (TK-6064), Nicky Blum (DZ-8397) and Erich Shafer (RC-6124)

Content Development: Nicky Blum (DZ-8397)

Post-Production: Andy Fairbanks (ID-8169)

Recent News

• New Squads
• TrooperTrek 2011 (facebook, twitter, donation page)
• Legion Council Greetings
• New Honorary Members (Grant Imahara, induction video via Facebook)
• First in the 501st Legion (Rav Bralor)
• Garrison Carida sponsors Little League team (picture)
• Star Warriors Documentary
• Southern California Garrison’s Inland Empire Squad immortalized in brick (picture)
• Hong Kong Shadow Outpost on ChinaUnderground.com
• Albin on BBC World Service’s Outlook
• TOR Syndicate interviews the 501st Legion
• Special Operations Detachment’s raffle and charity drive (donation page)
• Where Science Meets Imagination tour update (website)
• Droid Auditions (YouTube link)
• Chewbacca Q&A (Clone Wars promo video)
• Crimson Empire cover model (TDH post)

Mission Reports

• Portuguese Lusitanian Outpost’s Honorary Member inductions (photos)
• Carolina Garrison Special Olympics troop (photos, induction website )
• Austrian Outpost Make-A-Wish (report on MAW website)
• Florida Garrison at MegaCon
• Golden Gate Garrison hosts 501st at WonderCon 2011 (photos1, photos2)
• Wizard World Toronto (news report)
• Southern California Garrison at LEGOland’s SW miniland launch (6am KTLA interview, 9am KTLA interview, jawajames’ photos, TD-443’s photos, behind the scenes blog
• Wizard World Anaheim (photos)
• Turkish Outpost at children’s charity event (photos)
• UK Garrison troops at National Space Centre (photos)
• New England Garrison at Boston Comic Con
• LEGOland Germany mega event
• Mountain Garrison’s JDRF event
• Star Wars Weekends and Star Tours re-opening (photo of Steve)

Upcoming Events

• Alpine Garrison organizing 501st in Freedom Festival Grand Parade for 4th of July
• TrooperFest 2011 – Dearborn, MI from November 11th-13th
• Star Wars Celebration VI

Shout-Out
Congratulations Baron Eagle Eye on reaching your 100th mission

Congratulations to newlyweds Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Gravelese

Give-away

Unit Anniversaries

April 2011

• Outpost 42 Garrison – 7th Anniversary in April
• MidSouth Garrison – 4th Anniversary on April 3rd
• Star Garrison’s West Texas Squad – 2nd Anniversary on April 6th
• Turkish Outpost – 3rd Anniversary on April 10th
• Italica Garrison’s 3T Squad, 77th Alpi Squad, Praetorian Squad and SubZero Squad all turn 3 on April 21st
• Capital City Garrison – 1st Anniversary on April 25th
• United Kingdom Garrison’s Imperial Scottish Squad – 1st Anniversary on April 28th

May 2011

• Empire City Garrison & Southern California Garrison – both turn 12 in May
• Japanese Garrison – 11th Anniversary in May
• Imperial Officer Corps Detachment – 8th Anniversary in May
• Alabama Garrison – 4th Anniversary on May 6th
• Central Garrison’s Imperial 80th Squad – 5th Anniversary on May 8th
• Taiwan Formosa Outpost – 5th Anniversary on May 14th
• Garrison Excelsior – 5th Anniversary on May 15th
• Mexican Garrison – 5th Anniversary on May 15th
• Chinese Outpost – 2nd Anniversary on May 15th
• Terror Australis Garrison’s Knightfall Squad – 2nd Anniversary on May 15th
• Badlands Garrison’s Outer Rim Squad – 5th Anniversary on May 22nd

June 2011

• Spanish Garrison – 7th Anniversary in June
• Cloud City Garrison – 5th Anniversary on June 1st
• MidSouth Garrison’s Mos Nooga Squad – 2nd Anniversary on June 1st
• Special Operations Detachment – 6th Anniversary on June 2nd
• Outpost Venezuela – 3rd Anniversary on June 5th
• Portuguese Lusitanian Outpost – 4th Anniversary on June 12th
• Bloodfin Garrison – 9th Anniversary on June 15th
• Garrison Tyranus – 9th Anniversary on June 22nd
• Hong Kong Shadow Outpost – 5th Anniversary on June 22nd

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Host: Nicky Blum, DZ-8397

Contributors: see list below

Post-Production: Andy Fairbanks, ID-8169

Messages from some of the new and returning Legion Council members who began their terms this past March 1^st 2011.

Mark Haskell, SL-3940 – Legion Executive Officer

Brian Earles, TK-5240 – Co-Legion Captain of the Guard

Jason Rucci, AR-8581 – Co-Legion Membership Officer

David Campbell, TI 4019 – Legion Public Relations Officer

Kirk Ricks, TK-6854 – Alpine Garrison Commanding Officer

Joyce Young, TB-9449 – Aurora Borealis Alaskan Outpost Commanding Officer

Christopher Andrews, TK-9772 – Central Garrison Commanding Officer

Allan Quick, TK-3066 – Cloud City Garrison Commanding Officer

Wayne Sullivan, TK 9963 – Dewback Ridge Garrison Commanding Officer

Tracy Wilson, TD-9612 – Star Garrison Commanding Officer

Jose Nieves, SL-8244 – Puerto Rico Garrison Commanding Officer

Joey Eguia, TK-2126 – Outpost Bolivia Commanding Officer

Lesley Farquhar, TR-3774 – Southern California Garrison Commanding Officer

Hosts:  Nicky Blum (DZ-8397), Jesse Sharrow (TK-9311) and Adam Scott (RC-6124)

Content Development: Nicky Blum (DZ-8397)

Post-Production: Andy Fairbanks (ID-8169)

Recent News

• New Legion Command Staff for 2011
  
• New Honorary Member – Kristine Kathryn Rusch
• Empire City Garrison in Star Wars Insider #124
• Nordic Garrison’s newest song – I Love Biker Scouts

Mission Reports

• Dutch Garrison takes acting class
• Midwest Garrison attends birthday party that supports Make-A-Wish
• Great Lakes Garrison supports One Man Star Wars Show (news report, A Gamorrean & Golum)
• Dune Sea Garrison at Make-A-Wish event (online report)
• Empire City Garrison at Intrepid Air & Space Museum
• Bast Alpha Garrison rocks Mardi Gras (video 1, video2, video3)
• Empire City Garrison at Special Olympics Polar Plunge
• Dutch Garrison’s Shopping Mall event (clip from Dutch show “The 25…”)
• Great Lakes Garrison troops with the Kalamazoo Wings (Chewie drops puck,  Chewie plays with puppy, PIGGY dances to goal)
• Costa Rica Outpost at fundraiser for Keyron
• Southern California Garrison at Naval Air Facility Air Show (photos)
• Connecticut Garrison marches on 169th annual New Haven St. Patrick’s Day Parade (TV broadcast)

Upcoming Events

• Message from Kevin J. Anderson (Hellhole tour)
• Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination (Houston stop)

Shout-Out
Japanese Garrison and those affected by the recent earthquakes and tsunami

Stormtrooper charity print

Gaman video by George Takei

Honorary Member Birthdays

• Author Steven Barnes – March 1st
• Jake Lloyd (young Anakin Skywalker) – March 5th
• Fanboys’ Kyle Newman – March 16th
• Conceptual Artist Iain McCaig – March 19th
• Author Kevin J. Anderson – March 27th
• Julian Glover (General Veers – March 27th

Unit Anniversaries

• Garrison Titan – 13th Anniversary in March
  
• Armored Cavalry Detachment – 9th Anniversary in March
  
• Sovereign Protectors Detachment – 9th Anniversary in March
• 70th Explorers Garrison’s Gateway Squad – 3rd Anniversary on March 2nd
• Bloodfin Garrison’s Northern Darkness Squad – 3rd Anniversary on March 2nd
• Dijbouti Outpost – 3rd Anniversary on March 3rd
• FanWars Garrison – 5th Anniversary on March 8th
• Rancor Raiders Garrison – 3rd Anniversary on March 8th
• Belgian Garrison – 9th Anniversary on March 13th
• Austrian Outpost – 5th Anniversary on March 18th
• German Garrison’s Arma Candida Squad, Coastal Hammer Squad and White Shadows Squad – all turned 5 on March 18th
• Empire City Garrison’s Eastern Squad (which is now Garrison Carida) – originally formed 10 years ago on March 20th
  
• Empire City Garrison’s New England Squad (now New England Garrison) – originally formed 10 years ago on March 20th
• Florida Garrison’s Parjai Squad – 5th Anniversary on March 20th
• Mountain Garrison’s Dewback Ridge Squad (now Dewback Ridge Garrison) – originally formed 5 years ago on March 21st
  
• Costa Rica Outpost - 4th Anniversary on March 22nd
• United Kingdom Garrison – 11th Anniversary on March 23rd
• Southern California Garrison’s Inland Empire Squad – 2nd Anniversary on March 26th

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Host: Nicky Blum, DZ-8397

Contributors: Dion Rupa, TK-1217, Kristen Kuipers, RC-6247 and Jason Romanoff, TK-9141

Post-Production: Andy Fairbanks, ID-8169

Welcome to a special Legion elections minicast.  We have for you audio messages from each of our three candidates for the Legion Commanding Officer position. We thought it would be different to give you the opportunity to actually hear the candidates words as we all know that reading text (and there’s a lot of text to read in those Q&A threads) is different than hearing it straight from the horses mouth!

Our three candidates this year (in TK number order) are:

Dion Rupa, TK-1217 from Northeast Remnant Garrison

Kristen Kuipers, RC-6247 from Georgia Garrison

And Jason Romanoff, TK-9141 from Garrison Carida

Make sure to read through their Q&A answers in the 2011 Election Forum on the Main Legion forums.

Voting begins at 12:01am GMT on February 19th. Votes are cast via the Legion’s official online ballot which is located on the main Legion forums. Voting will be open for exactly 7 days and officially ends at the stroke of midnight GMT February 25th.

Voting takes place on the main Legion forums not only for the LCO election, but for all elections Legion wide. Therefore, if your garrison, squad or detachment is having elections, you can read the Q&As for those on the individual forums, but voting takes place on the main Legion forums.

Good luck to all those running for positions this year!

Hosts:  Joe Stevenson (TK-6064), Nicky Blum (DZ-8397) and Adam Scott (RC-6124)

Content Development: Nicky Blum (DZ-8397) and Dean Plantamura (TK-899)

Post-Production: Andy Fairbanks (ID-8169)

Recent News

• Quimbé, Portuguese Yoda, joins 501st (TX-3788)
  
• Final TK Helmet Project helmet’s donation total (closed auction)
• Steve Sansweet joins Twitterverse (also on Facebook)
• TK-1564 interviewed (article)
• Friend of the Legion Joe Zettelmaier recognized (All Things Childish)
• New Honorary Members
  • Dan Wallace (blog)
  • Nick Gillard
• Romanian Outpost CO interview
• New series of 501st trading cards released
• Stormtroopers on Hawai’i weather forecast (video)
• 501st Shout Out in Joe Schreiber’s Red Harvest
• DK Books & LEGO make donations on behalf of the 501st & Rebel Legions(DK Star Wars)
• Reminder – Legion elections are underway (501st Legion charter)

Mission Reports

• Garrison Titan supports Toys for Tots – in field report from TD-9993
• 501st in Disney’s Very Merry Christmas Parade (parade video, Star Tours video)
• Bloodfin Garrison presents armor to Make-A-Wish teen (video1, video2)
• Great Lakes Garrison troop Muskegon Lumberjacks 4th annual SW night (photos, Facebook photos, Facebook video)
• Hong Kong Outpost visit pediatric ward
• Carolina Garrison at children’s Christmas party
• Dewback Ridge Garrison visits children at Medical Center
• Belgian Garrison at Music for Life
• Empire City Garrison visits Stonybrook hospital (photo)
• Portuguese Lusitanian Outpost visits Lisbon hospital (video, Facebook video)
• Georgia Garrison in New Year’s Chick-Fil-A Parade (photos)
• Hong Kong Shadow Outpost in Time Square for NYE countdown (photo)
• Dune Sea Garrison in New Year’s Fiesta Bowl Parade (video)
• Southern California Garrison helps announce SW LEGO miniland exhibit (photos, News10 video, LEGOland video, article)
• Garrison Titan promotes Where Science Meets Imagination coming to Seattle’s PSC (photos)
• Garrison Excelsior at Binghamton Senators hockey game (photos)
• Dewback Ridge Garrison at 1st annual Albuquerque Comic Con
  
• Star Garrison at Oklahoma University Basketball with Peter Mayhew (photos1, photos2, R2photos, video, SWblog)
• Bast Alpha Garrison runs “Shoot the Trooper” at Wizard World New Orleans (video1, video2)
  
• New England Garrison supports Blood Drive (photos)
  

Upcoming Events

• Great Lakes Garrison supports The One Man Star Wars Show – Feb 24th-26th
• Great Lakes Garrison at Port Huron Fighting Falcons Star Wars Night – March 12th
• Canadian Garrison troops Wizard World Toronto – March 18th-20th
• New England Garrison in St. Patrick’s Day Parade – March 20th
• Star Wars weekend at The Strong’s National Museum of Play – March 26th-27th
• Wondercon 2011 coming to San Francisco April 1st-3rd
• Huge annual LEGOLand Germany event – June 4th-5th

Shout-Out
Redback Garrison and those in Cyclone Yasi’s path

Honorary Member Birthdays

• LFL Artist Randy Martinez – Jan 7th
• Author Terry Brooks – Jan 8th
• Star Wars artist Tommy Lee Edwards – Jan 8th
• Felix Silla Ewokin the Glider – Jan 11th
• James Earl Jones – Jan 17th
• Author Matthew Stover – Jan 29th
• Peter Sumner aka Lt. Pol Treidum – Jan 29th
• Warwick Davis aka Wicket W. Warrick – Feb 3rd
• Robot Chicken Creator Seth Green – Feb 8th
• Composer John Williams – Feb 8th
• Jeremy Bulloch Boba Fett and BH-5211 – Feb 16th
• C-3PO Anthony Daniels – Feb 21st

Unit Anniversaries

• Alpine Garrison – 8th Anniversary in January
  
• Icelandic Outpost – 8th Anniversary in January
• Sith Lord Detachment – 6th Anniversary in January
• Belgian Garrison’s Prospectors Squad – 2nd Anniversary – Jan 8th
• Dune Sea Garrison’s Judland Wastes Squad – 3rd Anniversary – Jan 14th
• Brazilian Division Garrison – 10th Anniversary – Jan 15th
• Terror Australis Garrison – 7th Anniversary – Jan 18th
• Mexican Garrison’s Baja Squad – 1st Anniversary – Jan 21st
• Malaysia-Brunei Outpost - 5th Anniversary – Jan 23rd
• Timberline Garrison – 1st Anniversary – Jan 29th
• Old Line Garrison – 7th Anniversary – this month
• Florida Garrison’s Makaze Squad – 6th Anniversary – this month
• Garrison Carida – 9th Anniversary – Feb 10th
• Bolivian Outpost – 3rd Anniversary – Feb 18th
• Central Garrison’s Minnesota Wolf Pack Squad – 2nd Anniversary – Feb 20th
• Wisconsin Garrison – 1st Anniversary – Feb 20th
• Canadian Garrison’s Imperial Fortress Squad – 1st Anniversary – Feb 23rd

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Show Notes: Episode LXII (December 20th, 2010)

Hosts:  Nicky Blum (DZ-8397), Adam Scott (RC-6124) and Andy Fairbanks (ID-8169)

Content Development: Nicky Blum (DZ-8397), Adam Scott (RC-6124) and Dean Plantamura (TK-899)

Post-Production: Andy Fairbanks (ID-8169)

Recent News

• final message for Afonso
• 501stCast minicasts
• Final TK Helmet Project helmet
• new Units
  • Imperial Scottish Squad
  • Puerto Rico Garrison
• Trooper injured in fire
• HM induction – Nathan Hamill
• Darth Vader on National Cathedral
• Top Legion events for 2010

Mission Reports

• Hong Kong Shadow Outpost attends Orbis Moonwalker
• New England Garrison at One Man Star Wars Show
• Portuguese Lusitanian Outpost in Macau
• Dutch Garrison works with Make-A-Wish
• Garrison Titan supports local food drive
• Outpost Argentina celebrates release of Star Wars on DVD
• Clone Wars Take Over events
  • New England Garrison at Boston Celtics
  • Dune Sea Garrison at Phoenix Coyotes
• Midwest Garrison in McDonald’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
• Central California Garrison supports Coats for Kids
• Portuguese Lusitanian Outpost visits local hospitals
• Costa Rica Outpost supports Teleton
• Holiday Parades
  • Central California Garrison in Modesto’s Festival of Lights Parade
  • New England Garrison in Spirit of the Season Parade
  • Carolina Garrison in Gastonia Christmas Parade
• Empire City Garrison teams up with Long Island Roller Rebels
• Midwest Garrison at Toy Con
• Clone Wars Charity Screenings (New York City, Chicago & Boston)
• Dutch Garrison troops with Weird Al in Amsterdam
• Great Lakes Garrison troops local hospital

Upcoming Events

• Disney’s Very Merry Christmas Parade

Shout-Out

Trivia/Giveaway – Photo contest!
Upload your photo with a holiday decorated 501st member to our 501stCast Facebook group page.

Honorary Member Birthdays

• Ken Colley (Admiral Piett) – December 7th
• Aaron Allston (Star Wars Author) – December 8th
• Katie Cook (Star Wars Artist) – December 9th
• Kari Byron (Mythbusters Cast Member) – December 18th
• Samuel L. Jackson (Mace Windu) – December 21st
• Temuera Morrison (Jango Fett, Clone Troopers) – December 26th

Unit Anniversaries

• Georgia Garrison – 10th Anniversary this month
• Redbacks Garrison - 1st Anniversary – December 11th (originally formed as a squad in August 2007)
• Garrison Titan’s Havoc Squad – Newly Formed – December 11th 2010
• Dune Sea Garrison – 9th Anniversary – December 14th
• Aurora Borealis Outpost – 5th Anniversary – December 21st
• Swiss Garrison – 12th Anniversary – December 26th
• Connecticut Garrison – 5th Anniversary – December 29th
• Great Lakes Garrison – 3rd Anniversary – December 29th (originally formed as a squad in 2003)
• Hungarian Outpost – 4th Anniversary – December 30th 
• Florida Garrison’s Squad Seven – 4th Anniversary – December 30th

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