The event will be Saturday at VFW Park, 900 E. First St.

Tonganoxie VFW Post 9271 and American Legion Post 41 are commemorating the 81st anniversary of D-Day, the Allied invasion of Europe on June 6, 1944, with a military vehicle show and D-Day Encampment.

There also will be two skirmishes between Allied and Axis re-enactors Saturday.

All military vehicles and World War II re-enacting units are invited to set up their camps and motor pool their military vehicles Friday afternoon.

Festivities begin at 7:30 a.m. Saturday with vehicle and re-enactor registration.

Registration and a biscuits and gravy breakfast at the VFW Post Home will be 7:30-9 a.m. The Tonganoxie VFW Women’s Auxiliary will host the breakfast.

Camps will open to the general public at 9 a.m. That’s also when there will be a post of the colors ceremony.

World War II weapons demonstrations will start at 10:30 a.m. and a World War II skirmish will start at 11 a.m. with “D-Day: Battle for Foy” at the battlefield location.

The VFW will then host lunch at 11:30 a.m.

The 3rd Kansas Artillery demonstration will be noon-3 p.m. at the park and then another WWII equipment demonstration will start at 1 p.m. at the battlefield location.

At 1:30 p.m., the WWII skirmish “D-Day: The Battle for Carentan” will get started.

The 3rd Kansas Artillery demonstration at VFW Park will start at 2 p.m. as the final event of the day, with festivities set to conclude at 4 p.m.

This is the second year for the vehicle show and D-Day encampment, as the inaugural show took place last year.