Friday, May 24, 2013

Part Two inside the Armed Forces Military Museum

We made the rounds through the static displays on the outside. Tom filled me in on quite a few of the things on display. From the outside the museum looks deceivingly small , and that misconception continues when you enter. There is a small store and the reception desk and an exhibit of uniforms through time for all the services. All have been donated by families and were worn in service. Then through some doors where you hear gunfire and planes. We have entered a trench from WW1. They play recordings made by veterans about what happened to them. It is a very surreal experience. 
Circa  1951
U.S. Air Force Lt. Colonel 
CHALLENGE COINS
A challenge coin, usually military, bears an organizations Insignia or emblem
and is carried by the organizations members.. 
A bunker in the trenches of  WW1

Renault FT-17

The next room is Pear Harbor and the South Pacific WW II
The chairs in the display are from Admiral Yamamoto's headquarter in Rabaul.
The model ships displayed are those actually used in the  1950
film Tora! Tora! Tora! 

This floor is a piece of the deck from a Japanese Air craft
carrier 

DUKW 6X6 2 1/2 TON AMPHIBIAN VEHICLE


USMC 1942  M5A1 STUART LIGHT TANK
WWII

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