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NATIONAL MUSEUM - AMERICANS AT WAR
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This privately owned museum is
located in Nokesville Va. It contains an outstanding collection of armored
vehicles from around the world. The museum holds a special exhibition once
every year or two. The open house in summer 2006 was dedicated to the Marine
Corps Battle on Iwo Jima and included a reenactment of a Marine assault on a
pillbox, complete with use of tanks and a flamethrower, as can be seen in
several of the photos below. Go back to see the photos from the open house in
2003 when the museum was Coors armor museum - called the 'tank farm'. And we
have now added photos from the shows in 2008, 2009, 2013, 2016, 1017, 2018, nd
2019. In 2014 the new Americans in Wartime Museum was fomed. Eventually it wil
contain nuch of these exhibits and more near Woodbridge VA.
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Display from Marine Corps
Heritage Center - focused on Iwo Jima
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US - armored car - M-8 Geyhound
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US - armored car - M-8 Greyhound
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US - self propelled, tracked,
twin 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun on a M-19 or M 19A1 carriage derived from
the M-24 Chaffee
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US - self propelled twin barrel
40mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun on a M-19 or M 19A1 carriage derived from the
M-24 Chaffee - front deck
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US - self propelled twin barrel
40mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun on a M-19 or M 19A1 carriage derived from the
M-24 Chaffee- rear
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US - M-24 Chafee - light tank
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US - M-20 armored car
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US - M113 personnel carrier
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Signboard - US - M113, armored
personel carrier descriptions
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US - M-14 Armored Recon Vehicle
with 20mm gun
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US - M 20 armored car
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US - M-24 Chafee tank
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US - M-24 Chafee tank
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US - Lee/Grant tank
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US - Lee/Grant tank
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US - M-24 Chafee light tank
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US -M-10 Wolverine Tank Destroyer
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US - M-10 Wolverine Tank
Destroyer
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US - M-10 Wolverine Tank
Destroyer
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US - heavy duty wrecker truck
with winch
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US - Priest - self -propelled
artillery 105mm howitzer
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US - Priest - self -propelled
artillery 105mm howitzer
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British - Bren gun carrier
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US - Priest - self-propelled gun
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US - M3A1 half-track personel
carrier
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US - light tank M3A1 Stuart
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US - light tank M3A1 Stuart
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Display - layout of full field
equipment
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Display - layout of gas, water
and other cans from various nations - note the French air force can
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British - Saker, light strike
vehicle - equivalent of jeep
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US - jeep
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US - jeep
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US - jeep with camoflage net and
small arms
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US - three sub-machine guns on
rear seat of jeep with gas mask.
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US - 1945 Marine Corps jeep with
various gear and Thompson sub-machine gun
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Experimental scout car with three
machine guns and more
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Scout car with machine gun
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US - jeep with machine gun
mounted above rear seat
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Radio controlled models of US
tanks - Shermans
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Radio controlled model of US tank
- Shermans
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US - towed 105mm howitzer
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Detail of the breech of the 105
mm howitzer
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Towed anti-tank gun
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Detail of gear stowed on rear of
US vehicle
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US - Detail of machine guns
mounted in open rear of vehicle
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US - truck mounting heavy machine
gun in ring mount in open rear bay
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Display - captured Japanese flags
and military equipment
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US - M 1917 light tank beginning
restoration
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US - 3/4 ton command car from
504th parachute infantry - 82nd Airborne Division
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US - 3/4 ton command car from
504th parachute infantry - 82nd Airborne Division
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US - 4 barrel - 50cal M-2
Browning anti-aircraft machine guns mounted in rear of M-3 half track truck -
this combination called a M-16 motor gun carriage or Half track M-16AA
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US - 4 barrel - 50cal M-2
Browning anti-aircraft machine guns mounted in rear of M-3 half track truck -
this combination called a M-16 motor gun carriage or Half track M-16AA
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Tank being repaired
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Another tank being repaired
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Tank being repaired
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Tank being repaired
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Front loader machine
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US - large logistics vehicle with
tandem trailer.
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British - Reco vehicle
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Detail of turret of British Recon
vehicle
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British - display layout of the
military equipment of special forces
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British Centurian main battle
tank
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Detail of upper portion of tank
turret
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British Centurian main battle
tank
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British Centurian tank - rear
view
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British Cernturian tank - rear
view
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British - armored car with main
gun
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Detail of upper portion of tank
turret with smoke dispensers and periscopes.
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British - armored car
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British - armored car
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British - armored car
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British - armored car
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British - armored mortar carrier
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British - Abbot self-propelled
105mm cannon
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British - Abbot self-propelled
cannon - side, rear view
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British - armored mortar carrier
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British - armored mortar carrier
- rear view
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British - Scorpion Fv101
reconnaisance vehicle
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British - Scorpion Recon vehicle
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British - Striker armored grenade
firing vehicle
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British - Saladin armored car
with cannon
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Two Russian medium tanks T55MA -
T54/55
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Russian - T 55 A Main battle tank
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Russian T55MA- main battle tank
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Russian T54-55 - main battle tank
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Russian - T55MA main battle tank
- side view
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Russian T55MA Detail of upper
portion of tank turet with machine gun and search light
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German - display of full field
gear next to tank
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German - display of full field
gear next to tank
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View of interior of Russian BMP
from rear
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View of on side of interior from
rear
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View of interior of Russian BMP
from rear
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Tank dozer
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Tank dozer - engineer vehicle
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Russian - BMP armored personel
carrier
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Russian BMP personnel carrier
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Russian T-76 amphibious tank
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Rear view of Russian BMP with
doors open
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Announcer wearing German
reenactor uniform
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Reenactor Marines preparing for
demonstration
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Reenactor Marines preparing for
demonstration
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Anouncer - narrator beginning
description of Marine events.
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Anouncer - narrator beginning
description of Marine events.
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Reenactors of Marine assault
preparing for event
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Marine reenactor squad in
position to conduct assault
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Marine reenactor leader with his
radioman checking three Marines
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Marine reenactors beginning to
advance on 'eneny' entrenchments
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Marine reenactors conducting
practice drill occupying the entrenchement - they performed a rehersal dry run
prior to the firing demonstration
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Marine reenactors with amphibious
vehicle getting organized for demonstration
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Marine reenactors beginning
assault
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Marine reenactors now deployed
into line with three teams for fire and maneuver
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Marine reenactors - two Sherman
tanks move up in support and commence firing along side the amphibious tractor
- the Marine with flame thrower waits in a concealed position
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Marine reenactment - smoke now
rising from shelling of 'enemy' entrenchments.
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Marine reenactment - Sherman
tanks continue to fire in support
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Marine reenactors reaching final
assault positions.
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Marine reenactment - smoke and
fire on entrenchment from initial fire from flamethrower to left in photo
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Marine reenactment - flamethrower
is now laying down a fierce fire as assaulting Marines wait under cover
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Marine reenactor - flamethrower
is now moving forward to increase the effectiveness of fire.
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Marine reenactor - close up view
of flame thrower in action
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Marine reenactors - with 'enemy'
thoroughly disorganized by remaining fire the Marine squad advances on the
entrenchment
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Marine reenactment - the
assaulting squad storms over the top of the 'enemy' entrenchment
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Marine reenactors - enjoying a
break near their amphibious tractor after the successful assault
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Marine reenactor squad showing
organization of teams - standing at attention for spectators
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Military Police dog handler with
police dog.
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Line of armored vehicles on
display
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Two British tanks moving across
field to demonstrate mobility
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American Stuart light tank moving
across field in front of two British tanks to demonstrate mobility
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American light tank and two
British tanks moving across field to demonstrate mobility
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Two British tanks moving across
field to demonstrate mobility
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British tank maneuvering across
open field
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British and Russian tanks
maneuvering across open field
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Russian T-54 tank maneuvering
across open field
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German - WWII Jagdpanzer Hertzer-
rear view
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German - WWII half-track personel
carrier
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German - WWII command car
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German - WWII Jagdpanzer Hetzer
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German - WWII
Jagdpanzer Hetzer
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German reenactors discussing
events in front of a half-track personel carrier
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British tank maneuvering on field
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German - WWII machine gun
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German - display of WWII
individual soldier equipment
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Russian - WWII T-34/85 tank
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Russian - World War II reenactor
with submachine gun
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British Bren gun carrier
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British Bren gun carrier
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British Scorpion Recon vehicle
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Armored truck
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US - Lee/Grant tank
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US - Lee/Grant tank
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British Scorpion Recon Vehicle
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US -towed 105mm howitzer
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US - towed 105mm howitzer
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US - anti-aircraft cannon on
tracked armored vehicle
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US - M113 armored personel
carrier
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US - recoilless rifle mounted on
mobile platform
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US - display layout of a variety
of personal weapons including bazooka and light machine gun and automatic
rifles.
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US - 81mm mortar
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US - display layout mostly of
bolt action rifles.
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US - display of rifles plus tent
and other items.
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Military motorcycles
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Russian military motorcycle with
side car
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Military motorcycles
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US - M1A1 pack howitzer
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US - M 10 Wolverine tank
destroyer
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US - M 10 Wolverine tank
destroyer
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British Armored scout car
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Sweden - S - medium tank
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Sweden - S - medium tank
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Sweden - S - medium tank
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Two rows of armored vehicles,
mostly British or Canadian
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Sweden - S - medium tank
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Sweden -S - medium tank
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British - Sriker anti-tank
missile carrier
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Interior of recon vehicle
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British - scout car and Saladin
recon vehicle
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British - Chieftan main battle
tank
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British section of the display
area
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British - display layout of
personal weapons and equipment
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Russian T54-55 main battle tanks
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Display on wall and commemoration
flag for Iwo Jima Veterans day
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Display on wall and commemoration
flag for Iwo Jima Veterans day
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US - Display - 60mm mortar and
machine gun
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US -Stuart light tank
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View of one of the long lines of
armored and other vehicles on display
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Three medium tanks
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German - several reenactors with
a half-track
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Interior of armored personnel
carrier
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Display of small arms next to the
Russian armored personel carrier
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US - Marine Corps recoilless
rifle mounted on a moveable platform
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US Army World War II halftrack -
M3
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In left forground is rear of
Hetzer - in far background is British Chieftan. - American World War II
aircraft overhead.
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Clearing a jammed rifle during
the live fire target practice.. An American is being helped by the German
reenactor.
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Young visitors examining US WWII
jeep and camouflage
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Detail of tank turret and front
deck of Russian T 55
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Russian T 55A main battle tank
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Russian T 34-85 tank
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US 105mm howitzer
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British armored vehicle
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Visitors watching Marines
demonstration
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Visitors watching Marines
demonstration
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Visitors watching Marines
demonstration
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British recon vehicle
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Interior of British recon vehicle
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