Sobering

Thursday, January 31, 2019

Yesterday we went to the local doughnut store for breakfast and then tried a Tex-Mex restaurant recommended by Barb for late lunch. In between we did some hiking in the park. We also did a little shopping yesterday but otherwise it was a quiet day in the park, relaxing. It was a gray cloudy day so not a good day for pictures.

Today was suppose to be better but not so much. We had heavy fog this morning and light rain or drizzle most of the day. Fortunately for us it stopped while we were in Fredericksburg walking around town but started back about the time we were heading back to the truck to drive home. Light rain continues now and the fog is again thickening.

With the drizzle, we decided it was an indoor day and we went to Fredericksburg to tour the National Museum of the Pacific War. This is a very well done museum. We found our experience much like our experience at places like Pearl Harbor. It’s a very good experience, well done. We are glad we went. It isn’t something you can say is fun. It is very sobering. It is however, very important that we all remember our history. If we do not, we will repeat our mistakes and poor choices.

Out in front of the museum is this surfacing sub display

The museum is arrange chronologically, starting with the many years of conflict leading up to the war

Famous words

A captured mini-sub from the Pearl Harbor attack

There is a room dedicated to the Japanese Americans living in the US during the war

A display about Civil Defense during WWII

There are rooms dedicated to each major battle

Many actual weapons from the war are on display

B-25B – the type of aircraft flown in the Doolittle Raid. That raid cause little physical damage, but proved to the Japanese population they were not immune to attack.

An actual Australian tank used in the war

Of course there has to be a Jeep on display

TBM Avenger – the type of aircraft flown by George H. W. Bush

Information about George H. W. Bush and his service

One of the few surviving PT Boats is on display in a mockup of a PT Boat tender

The Pacific Battle Zone where re-enactments are staged

Nearing the end of the timeline of the displays

A mockup of one of the bombs used to end the war

The reasoning leading to the use of the atomic weapons to end the war

This sign and quote at the Pacific Battle Zone are a reminder

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA — The sobering visit to the museum today reminded a lot of our visit to Pearl Harbor a few years ago.

After the museum we had a great late (3:00) lunch at a local sports bar and grill. The sandwiches were great with a good German potato salad. We saw some more exotics that we have not photographed driving back to Kerrville, but the rain and low clouds kept us from getting any pictures. Maybe another day. Another good day in Texas.

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