Some pictures from a recent trip to the National Infantry Museum at Ft Benning.
Here Levi poses in his soldier getup. They have a room where children can dress up in Army gear. Recruiting early? Yeah, probably so, but later on they can learn about the constitutionality of fighting foreign wars.
Two other families from our church were there as well.
Gabe with his getup.
The museum is free and is a great history of the American military, beginning with the Revolutionary War. The whole complex cost over 100 million dollars and was completed in 2009.
Pre-WWII era tank at the Company Street exhibit. Company Street is a restored WWII era Army Base.
A very cute church friend in his army attire.
WWII Company Street showing the chapel at one end. There are buildings for Supply, HQ, Bunkhouse and just about every building that was used on a small base. All of them are authentic WWII era barracks that came from Ft Benning.
All of the buildings are restored to there original status, including fixtures.
This was a perfect day for an outside tour.
Inside one of the barracks, where it always looks like the soldiers have just stepped out for a moment.
Inside the latrine of the main barracks. Not much privacy here, and this is the picture worth showing.
The office in the main barracks.
A desk in the HQ building. You really get a sense of life in the early 1940's when you're in these buildings.
Inside the chapel. This building was made almost completely out of pine, including the ceiling and beams, and had been completely restored.
Clover growing in the middle of winter is a source of fascination for some of the children.
Guns at the ready stand in cases in the middle of the sleeping barracks.
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