Like any organization, we count on volunteers to make things happen.

You are invited to join us on this journey of bringing history to life!  Like any journey, it’s a trip, but the destination is always changing and adventure and great times are right around the corner!  This trip is your chance to learn whatever it is that interests you at the time – Home Front stories, military life, weapons, cooking, military customs or even how to pitch a tent in the snow.   It’s your journey – make it what you want it to be.

What you need:

Let’s start with the basics 

If you want to do the Living History, you will need to acquire a few things, that said, it is not as scary (or expensive) to get started as you might think. The group is also happy to help out and many members have multiple sets of uniforms so come talk to us and try it out even! In general, one will need the following items:

• • • You will need a uniform or period clothing.  Our uniform standards can be found here on this site and there are many places (What Price Glory, WWII Impressions, At The Front) that you can purchase clothing!
    • GROOMING!  Believe it or not, Purple hair, beards and facial tattoos were NOT the norm during the War!  Many of today’s military grooming standards and your “Sunday Best” or “First Day on the Job” standards are comparable to what the mountain troopers were doing at the time. The important thing to remember is your attention to detail here can either improve or ruin a visitor’s experience.
    • You may need a weapon, but it is not required.  However, you will be around weapons in the display.   Please understand this up front and discuss your concerns early. We are happy to work with you to ensure you are not handling or dealing with weapons if you are not comfortable. There are also many fake or demilitarized replicas of weapons available that can be used in leu of a real weapon.

What interests you?

• • • Do you like WWII military History? That’s Us!
    • If you are interested in Colorado’s roll in WWII.
    • Do you have an interest in the history of Skiing, Climbing, or backpacking in the United States? We’re your guys!
    • Heard of the 10th? Come find out what it is!
    • If you like cooking, you might like our Field Kitchen
    • If you enjoy firearms, we have an extensive Arms display
    • If you like communications, you might add to our Signal Corps exhibit
    • If construction or building sounds fun, our Engineers section could be of interest
    • Medically inclined?   Maybe our First Aid Station is for you
    • Like to sew?  Most of our uniforms need tailoring and minor repairs, or we have Red Cross knitting patterns available.
    • Want to learn about what is likely the most unique and specialized unit of WWII, that had an enormous, multi trillion dollar impact on the United States that can be seen today? Come find out what we are talking about!

Haven’t found your interest yet?   Use your imagination, and tell us what you want to do.   We can help you find your spot…

Want to help, but wearing old smelly wool clothes doesn’t sound like fun?  We are always looking for new talent! From sign design and graphic design, advertising, research, education, you name it!  What would you like to do to help us?

Who to call:

Start by dropping us an email at INFO@TenthMountain.org  Then we can chat online, talk on the phone or set up a visit with a local member – whatever you need!