Friday, March 21, 2025
Monday afternoon (03/10/25), we drove from Alabama to Senoia, GA (suburb of Atlanta) to Anne’s brother’s home. We visited there over the next few days, where the busyness described in our previous post continued. Jim had for quite a while been wanting to take us to the National Infantry Museum at Fort Benning in Columbus, GA. We finally made the trip on Tuesday (3/11), a beautiful spring day. The museum was excellent. It was informative, moving, and one of the best museums we have visited. It is designed to be a self-guided tour but docent led tours can be scheduled. There is a giant screen theater and virtual reality (VR) simulators. You can even experience parachuting through the skies in the only Paradrop simulators in the US. Amazingly, the admission is free, with a suggested donation of $5.00. There are additional fees for some of the movies and VR offerings. When you enter the museum you first walk through a series of displays beginning with the Revolutionary War infantry and then advancing thru the Civil War, WWI, WWII, Korean War, Vietnam War, and Global War on Terrorism infantrymen. They have also added an Armory and Calvary Museum. They have exhibits featuring various pieces of equipment, memorials, and a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC. outside. There is also a Korean War Memorial, Gold Star and Surviving Family Memorial, and a Global War on Terrorism Memorial. When we arrived, we didn’t think we would be at the museum that long but stayed most of the day. It was another good day. We should have made this trip sooner.
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