HMS BOUNTY HONOR GUARD 2002 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)	HMS BOUNTY HONOR GUARD 2002 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)
HMS BOUNTY HONOR GUARD 2002 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)	ARMED FORCES DAY 2003 Members of Le Battalion d'Orleans represent Spanish colonial and War of 1812 soldiers during Armed Forces Day ceremonies in 2003. (Photo by Monica Dugas)
OPERATION MARKET GARDEN 2004 USS KIDD Living History reenactor Tres Stoltz stands his watch as part of Dog Company 505th reenacting Operation Market Garden at Camp Claiborne near Forest Hill, LA. (Photo courtesy of Tres Stoltz)	MEMORIAL DAY 2004 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)
MEMORIAL DAY 2004 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)	BRIDGE DUTY 2005 Tres Stoltz mans the helm as fellow reenactor John Hesselberg maintains the watch as Officer of the Deck during a Living History event in 2005. (Photo courtesy of Tres Stoltz)
ARMED FORCES DAY 2005 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)	ARMED FORCES DAY 2005 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)
WELCOME HOME FOR THE TROOPS PARADE 2005 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)	LIVING HISTORY WEEKEND—MARCH 2006—"VIETNAM" (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)
LIVING HISTORY WEEKEND—MARCH 2006—"VIETNAM" 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)	LIVING HISTORY WEEKEND—SEPTEMBER 2006—"AMERICAN REVOLUTION" (L-R) Reenactors Donald Blackmon, Josh Grigg, and 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)
LIVING HISTORY WEEKEND—OCTOBER 2006—"WWII NAVY" "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)	LIVING HISTORY WEEKEND—OCTOBER 2006—"WWII NAVY" "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)
LIVING HISTORY WEEKEND—OCTOBER 2006—"WWII NAVY" "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)	VETERANS DAY—NOVEMBER 2006—"WWII ARMY" One of our reenactors lines up his sights from the steps of the Old State Capitol on Veterans Day 2006. (Photo by Brandon Deshotel)
VETERANS DAY—NOVEMBER 2006—"WWII ARMY" 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)	VETERANS DAY—NOVEMBER 2006—"WWII ARMY" 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)
VETERANS DAY—NOVEMBER 2006—"WWII ARMY" 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)	VETERANS DAY—NOVEMBER 2006—"WWII ARMY" 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. (Photo by Brandon Deshotel)
USS KIDD VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION DINNER—NOVEMBER 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)	LIVING HISTORY WEEKEND—MARCH 2007—"WAR OF 1812 BRITISH ROYAL ARMY" 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)
LIVING HISTORY WEEKEND—MARCH 2007—"WAR OF 1812 BRITISH ROYAL ARMY" 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)	LIVING HISTORY WEEKEND—MARCH 2007—"WAR OF 1812 BRITISH ROYAL ARMY" (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)
LIVING HISTORY WEEKEND—MARCH 2007—"WAR OF 1812 BRITISH ROYAL ARMY" 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)	LIVING HISTORY WEEKEND—MARCH 2007—"WAR OF 1812 BRITISH ROYAL ARMY" 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)
LIVING HISTORY WEEKEND—APRIL 2007—"WWII NAVY" 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)	LIVING HISTORY WEEKEND—APRIL 2007—"WWII NAVY" 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)
LIVING HISTORY WEEKEND—APRIL 2007—"WWII NAVY" 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)	LIVING HISTORY WEEKEND—APRIL 2007—"WWII ARMY" "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)
LIVING HISTORY WEEKEND—APRIL 2007—"WWII NAVY" "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)	LIVING HISTORY WEEKEND—APRIL 2007—"WWII NAVY" 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)
LIVING HISTORY WEEKEND—APRIL 2007—"WWII NAVY" (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)	LIVING HISTORY WEEKEND—APRIL 2007—"WWII NAVY" Reenactor Brandon Deshotels 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)
LIVING HISTORY WEEKEND—APRIL 2007—"WWII NAVY" (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)	LIVING HISTORY WEEKEND—APRIL 2007—"WWII NAVY" "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)
LIVING HISTORY WEEKEND—APRIL 2007—"WWII NAVY" 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)	LIVING HISTORY WEEKEND—APRIL 2007—"WWII NAVY" 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)