Reenactors from Le Battalion d'Orleans and the North American British Brigade--representing Napoleon's 1st Regiment of Foot Grenadiers--fire a musket salute during the arrival of the HMS BOUNTY at the USS KIDD Veterans Memorial in December 2002. (Photo by Tim NesSmith)

Reenactors from Le Battalion d'Orleans and the North American British Brigade represent Napoleon's 1st Regiment of Foot Grenadiers during the arrival of the HMS BOUNTY at the USS KIDD Veterans Memorial in December 2002. (Photo by Tim NesSmith)

Reenactors from Le Battalion d'Orleans and the North American British Brigade stand at attention, representing Napoleon's 1st Regiment of Foot Grenadiers during the arrival of the HMS BOUNTY at the USS KIDD Veterans Memorial in December 2002. (Photo by Tim NesSmith)

Reenactors from the Donaldsonville Cannoneers prepare to conduct a firing demonstration during Living History activities at the USS KIDD Veterans Memorial on Armed Forces Day 2004. (Photo by Monica Dugas)

Reenactor Tres Stoltz, dressed in a World War II enlisted sailor's uniform, describes the workings of the USS KIDD's 40mm anti-aircraft guns to Louisiana Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco on Memorial Day 2004. (Photo by Tim NesSmith)

Reenactors from the Donaldsonville Cannoneers conduct a firing demonstration during Living History activities at the USS KIDD Veterans Memorial on Armed Forces Day 2005. (Photo by Tim NesSmith)

Reenactors depicting Spanish colonial, War of 1812, and World War I infantry compare notes during Living History activities at the USS KIDD Veterans Memorial on Armed Forces Day 2005. (Photo by Tim NesSmith)

The USS KIDD Living History reenactors patrol the streets of Baton Rouge representing the 82nd Airborne of World War II during a Welcome Home event for Louisiana troops returning from Iraq. The event was sponsored by Blue Star Mothers of Louisiana and held at the USS KIDD Veterans Memorial in November 2005. (Photo by Tim NesSmith)

(L-R) Reenactors Brandon Deshotel and Tres Stoltz, representing U.S. Army infantry from the Vietnam era, "take cover" during demonstrations at a Living History Weekend event at the USS KIDD Veterans Memorial in March 2006. (Photo by Tim NesSmith)

The public had the opportunity to examine uniforms, weaponry, and equipment from the Vietnam era close-up during a Living History Weekend event at the USS KIDD Veterans Memorial in March 2006. Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 488 brought down many personal items and exhibits. (Photo by Tim NesSmith)

(L-R) Reenactors Donald Blackmon, Josh Grigg, Adam Jurey demonstrate Revolution-era firearms during a Living History Weekend event at the USS KIDD Veterans Memorial in September 2006. (Photo by Monica Dugas)

"Where's my Yeoman?" Reenactor Josh Grigg, depicting a World War II era American naval officer, relaxes between the midships 20mm anti-aircraft guns on port side during a Living History Weekend event aboard the USS KIDD in October 2006. (Photo by Brandon Deshotel)

"I really hope my Lieutenant doesn't spot me ..." Reenactor Tres Stoltz talks with a visitor aboard ship at a Living History Weekend event aboard the USS KIDD in October 2006. (Photo by Brandon Deshotel)

"Busted!" Lieutenant (jg) Grigg reenacts a tongue-in-cheek disciplinary session with Yeoman Stoltz for goldbricking during a Living History Weekend event aboard the USS KIDD in October 2006. (Photo by Brandon Deshotel)

Visitors got to talk one-on-one with our reenactors on Veterans Day 2006 and see their equipment close-up. (Photo courtesy of David Campbell)

Base camp on the grounds of the USS KIDD as our reenactors set up a machine gun for demonstrations on Veterans Day 2006. (Photo courtesy of David Campbell)

One of our reenactors lines up his sights from the steps of the Old State Capitol on Veterans Day 2006. (Photo by Brandon Deshotel)

Reenactor Brandon Deshotel regales his comrades with an encounter with "the enemy" during a previous Living History event while on "guard duty" at the entrance to the Old State Capitol on Veterans Day 2006. (Photo courtesy of Brandon Deshotel)

Reenactor Tres Stoltz loads the ammunition belt for an M-1919 machine gun during Living History activities at the USS KIDD Veterans Memorial on Veterans Day 2006.

The Living History poses on the steps of the Louisiana State Capitol following the USS KIDD Volunteer Appreciation Dinner on November 29, 2006. (Photo courtesy of Brandon Deshotels)

Reenactor Donald Blackmon discusses his 1812-era British uniform with a young visitor during a Living History event at the USS KIDD Veterans Memorial in March 2007. (Photo by Tim NesSmith)

A crowd gathers to watch an 1812 era weapons demonstration during a Living History weekend event at the USS KIDD Veterans Memorial. (Photo by Tim NesSmith)

(L-R) Adam Jurey and Donald Blackmon discuss British uniforms and weaponry from the War of 1812 with visitors during a USS KIDD Living History event in March of 2007. (Photo by Tim NesSmith)

Visitors get the chance to talk one-on-one with reenactors about what life was like for the early 19th century British solider during a Living History weekend at the USS KIDD Veterans Memorial. (Photo by Tim NesSmith)

Reenactor Josh Grigg talks with visitors about the weapons used by British soldiers during the Battle of New Orleans in 1815. (Photo by Tim NesSmith)

The Living History crew mans a 20mm anti-aircraft gun aboard the USS KIDD (DD-661) during a Living History weekend event. (Photo courtesy of Brandon Deshotels)

Looking down the business end of a 20mm anti-aircraft gun aboard USS KIDD (DD-661), manned by the Living History crew. (Photo courtesy of Brandon Deshotels)

The Living History crew practices more gunnery exercises, this time in the form of the USS KIDD's 5"/38-cal. guns. The group demonstrated the life of World War II sailors during a weekend event in April 2007. (Photo courtesy of Brandon Deshotels)

"I think I made a wrong turn at Tassafaronga." Our World War II infantryman with the USS KIDD Living History crew was present and accounted for representing the Army during a WWII Navy Living History weekend event in April 2007. (Photo courtesy of Brandon Deshotels)

"A little privacy, please?!" (L-R) Reenactors Arthur Brocato, Jr., Tres Stoltz, and Brandon Deshotels with Adam Jurey in the background demonstrate the primative conditions of the Aft Head aboard USS KIDD (DD-661). (Photo courtesy of Brandon Deshotels)

(L-R) Reenactors Arthur Brocato and Josh Grigg work out the ship's position during a drill in the ship's CIC (Combat Information Center) aboard USS KIDD (DD-661) during a Living History weekend event in April 2007. (Photo courtesy of Brandon Deshotels)

Reenactor Arthur Brocato, Jr., calls plotting information over the sound-powered headphones while Adam Jurey writes backwards on the plotting board outside of the CIC (Combat Information Center) during a Living History weekend event aboard USS KIDD (DD-661). (Photo courtesy of Brandon Deshotels)

(L-R) The USS KIDD Living History crew man the bridge in an exercise during a weekend event aboard ship in April 2007. (Photo courtesy of Brandon Deshotels)

"This is definitely gonna mean more work..." Two sailors from the Living History crew check a pressure gauge in one of the blower rooms on the Aft Fireroom aboard USS KIDD (DD-661) during a weekend event in April 2007. (Photo courtesy of Brandon Deshotels)

The "black gang" removes deckplates and takes to the bilges for repairs during a Living History event aboard USS KIDD (DD-661) in April 2007. (Photo courtesy of Brandon Deshotels)

A few members of the Living History crew pause in the Officer's Wardroom to demonstrate to the public not only some of the differences in the shipboard hierarchy, but also the combined uses of a destroyer's spaces. The Wardroom also doubled as an operating room for wounded (note the lamps on the overhead). (Photo courtesy of Brandon Deshotels)

The enlisted crew swap sea stories while off-duty in the berthing spaces belowdecks aboard USS KIDD (DD-661) during a Living History weekend event. (Photo courtesy of Brandon Deshotels)