From 1 to 3 July 2010, the New York State hosted a reunion of the National Association of the 10th Mountain Division of the US Army at Fort Drum, Watertown. The event was attended by IFMS Secretary General, Brigadier Bojan Pograjc, IFMS Secretary, Lieutenant Colonel Boštjan Blaznik, and President of the Slovenian Organisation of Mountain Soldiers, (Retired) Brigadier Janez Kavar.

On the occasion of celebrating the 25th anniversary of the 10th Mountain Division reactivation, the delegation met with Division Commander, Major General James Terry. Official talks focused on strengthened and concrete forms of Division's cooperation within IFMS. Participants of the reunion also honoured the fallen and deceased members of the 10th Mountain Division and took part in the "Salute to the Nation" ceremony.

For this event, the Military Museum of the Slovenian Armed Forces prepared an exhibition on a ski competition of the Division on the slopes of the Mount Mangart in 1945 and on this year's IFMS Congress in Slovenia. As a matter of particular interest and pure coincidence it should be mentioned that the reunion was attended by a retired member of the unit who participated in the 1945 competition as a route marker.

Dear mountaineers,

It was my pleasure to wellcome you  this year at the XXVth Congress of the International Federation of Military Soldiers in Slovenia. Please accept my appreciation for attending the congress in such big numbers. I hope that you had a pleasant stay and that with the organised activities we have managed to show you at least a part of our beautiful country. I will make every effort to attain the objectives set at the congress.

I am convinced that we are all already looking forward to the next congress, which will be held in Garmish-Partenkirchen and I wish good luck to our German colleagues with the congress organisation.

Brigadier Bojan Pograjc,

General Secretary, IFMS