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NATIONAL
MUSEUM AMERICANS AT WAR
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These photos were made at the
'tank farm' open house in 2016.
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Welcome and sign in tent
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The museum's mobile tour vehicle
that also contains eqipment for recording veteran's stories
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Museum members welcome tent
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Sign at entrance to the 'tank
farm' display field
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A general view of part of the
large display field - with A Sherman, A Lee-Grant and a SP105 howitzer
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A display sign describing the M3
Lee-Grant medium tank used by American and British forces in North Africa
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A M3 - Lee-Grant medium tank
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A M3 - Lee-Grant medium tank
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Display of a tanker's personal
equipment in front of a Lee-Grant tank
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Display of a reenactor's tent
and equipment
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Display sign describing the
103mm howitzer on M7 motor carriage - Priest
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Detail of the 105mm howitzer in
the Priest
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A 105mm howitzer in a M7 motor
carriage - Priest
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A 105mm howitzer in a M7 motor
carriage - Priest
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Detail view of the 105mm
howitzer
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Detail of the track system of
the 105mm howitzer
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A 105mm howitzer in a M7 motor
carriage - Priest
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Reenactor seated on a Stuart
light tank, observing a visiting fan
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Display sign describing the
Stuart light tank
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A Stuart light tank
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Detail view of the turret and
37mm gun on the Stuart light tank
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A Stuart light tank
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Sign on a 2 - 1/2 ton cargo
truck - a standard throughout WWII
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Standard US 2 1/2 ton cargo
truck
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Standard ambulance
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Russian T 55 Main battle tank
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Standard wrecker truck
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Closer view of the wrecker truck
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View of the cab of the wrecker
truck
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View of the front - radiator of
the wrecker truck
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Large display tent with weapons
showing the 523rd Transportation company display about markesmanship training
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Various machine guns and rifles
on display
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Another view of machine guns on
display
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Three machine guns and a spotter
scope
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The 723rd Transportation company
advertising marksmanship training with these weapons
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American M8 light armored car
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American M8 light armored car
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American medium tank
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American medium tank
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American medium tank
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Small tent
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British mortar carrying vehicle
FV 432
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British recon vehicle
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British recon vehicle
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British reenactor tent
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Detail inside British recon
vehicle
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Display of personal equipment
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Reenactors camp tents
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Sign for the WWII 15th Scottish
Reconnaissance Regiment - 15th Scottish Division - Living History Group
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British reenactors instructing a
young visitor on shooting a automatic rifle
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British command car
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British Daimier recon vehicle
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Display sign describing the
British Daimier Scout Car Mk II W/T
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Display sign on a British
Daimier Scout Car Mk II W/T
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British Daimier Scout car
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British Daimier Scout car
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View inside the Daimier Scout
car
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British Daimier Scout car
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British truck
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Photo display in German
reenactor's camp of the Volksturm 1945
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German reenactor camp table with
display of equipment
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M3 Lee-Grant tank in British
service
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M3 Lee-Grant tank in British
North Africa camouflage
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M3 Lee-Grant tank in British
service
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Sign describing the British Mark
III Valentine III main battle tank
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British Mark III Valentine III
main battle tank
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British Mark III Valentine III
main battle tank
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British Mark III Valentine III
main battle tank
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German WWII armored personel
carrier
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German WWII Hetzer - anti-tank
tank
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Sign describing the German
Hetzer anti-ant tank
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German Hetzer anti-tank tank
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German WWII anti-tank gun
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German reenactors relaxing in
their tent
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Reenactors' large tents
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Individual reenactor's tent and
gear
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Another reenactor group tent
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Russian WWI Maxim machine gun
and other small arms
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Close up of Russian
WWI Maxim machine gun
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Two Russian WWI reenactors in
their tent
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Russian WWI rifles and
submachine gun on display
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Russian WWII T-34-85 medium tank
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Russian samovar
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Russian T34-85 medium tank
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British WWII Lee-Grant tank and
one other
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American M3 Sherman tank
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Detail of the tread of the
Sherman tank
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American Sherman tank
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American Marine amphibious
tractor
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American Marine amphibious
tractor
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U.S. Customs and Border Patrol
helicopter - giving rides to children
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U.S. Customs and Border Patrol
helicopter - giving rides to children
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American medium tank
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American medium tank
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American medium tank
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American medium tank
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American medium tank
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American medium tank
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American light tank
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American light tank
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American M 18 Hellcat tank
destroyer
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American M 18 Hellcat tank
destroyer
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Display sign of the French
Foreign Legion Parachute Regiment
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American M 18 Hellcat tank
destroyer
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French Foreign Legion
Reenactor's tent
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Russian WWII T34-85 medium tank
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Russian WWII T34-85 medium tank
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Display of photos of French
Foreign Legion in Algeria
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French Foreign Legion tent with
display
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Russian T-34-85 medium tank
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Jeep in front of an antiaircraft
searchlight and a twin 40 mm antiaircraft vehicle
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Display signs on the side of the
twin 40mm antiaircraft gun carriage
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Display sign of the National
Dusters Quads and Searchlights organization from the VietNam War
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Twin 40mm Bofors antiaircraft
guns on carriage
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Two large transportation trucks
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Another post by the
Dusters-quads and Searchlights for their reunion
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A display for the 50th
anniversary of the Viet Nam War
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Sign in front of tent of Delta
Company 1st BN (ABN) 12th Cavalry
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Towed 105mm howitzer in Display
of American equipment in VietNam
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American howitzer in VietNam
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Towed quad 50 machinegun
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Towed quad 50 machine gun - only
one gun in the mount - an aitiaircraft weapon
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Towed quad 50 machine gun - only
one gun in the mount - an aitiaircraft weapon
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Reenactor tent
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Tent of Delta Company 1st Bn
12th Cavalry
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Display of equipment and various
types of automatic rifles
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Reenactors with display of
weapons
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Display of automatic rifles
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Display of various personal
equipment
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Russian T55A medium tank
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Display of Russian sleeping bags
and equipment
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Russian reenactor with corner of
the T55A and a MT76 in background
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Russian 55A main battle tank
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Display chart describing the
Russian T55A main battle tank
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Display sign describing the M42
Duster twin 40mm antiaircraft guns on carriage
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Russian MT76 amphibious tank
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M42 Duster twin 40mm
antiaircraft guns on carriage
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American M42 Duster twin 40mm
antiaircraft guns on carriage
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American M42 Duster - twin 40 mm
antiaircraft guns on carrriage
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Sign describing the M41 Walker
Bulldog 76mm gun tank
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American M41 Walker Bulldog 76mm
gun tank
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American M41 Walker Bulldog 76mm
gun tank
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American M41 Walker Bulldog 76mm
gun tank
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Display sign describing the M113
armored personel carrier
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American M113 Armored personel
carrier
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American M113 Armored personel
carrier
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American M113 Armored personel
carrier
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Display sign describing the
British Centurian main battle tank
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British Centurian main battle
tank
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British Centurian main battle
tank
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British Centurian main battle
tank
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Large general purpose transport
truck
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Marine reenactors platoon
conducting an assault
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Inside reenactor's tent
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Chow time - row of hot water
heater for a mess line
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Row of Marmite cans used for
transporting hot food for meals
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Detail view of top of Apc
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American armored personel
carrier
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American Marine amphibious
tractor
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American Marine amphibious
tractor
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American medium tank
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American medium tank
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American medium tank
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American medium tank
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Russian medium tank
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Russian medium tank
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Russian medium tank
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Inside reenactor tent
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American tank?
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American tank?
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Swedish S tank
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Swedish S tank
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Two British Abbot selfpropelled
105 mm guns and several other British armored vehicles
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Two British Abbot selfpropelled
105 howitzers
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Visiting local tank 'fan' taking
a break from the overwhelming display
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British staff car
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British Saladin reconnaissance
vehicle
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Display board with descrption of
the British Scorpion FV 101 armored reconnaissance vehicle - as the discription
notes there are several different versions with different armament, making the
visual identifcation confusing
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British Scorpion FV101 armored
reconnaissance vehicle
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British Scorpion FV 101 armored
reconnaissance vehicle
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British Saladin recon vehicle
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British Scorpion FV 101 Armored
recon vehicle
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British Striker armored grenade
launcher carrier
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Display of personal equipment of
British armored vehicle soldier
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British Scorpion armored
reconnaissance vehicle
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British Scorpion armored recon
vehicle
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Young visitors taking turns
shooting at a moving robot tank
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The robot tank used as target
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Two British self propelled Abbot
105mm howitzers
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British self propelled Abbot
105mm howitzer
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British self propelled Abbot
105mm howitzer
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British self propelled Abbot
105mm howitzer
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British armored command vehicle
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Display of British individual
artilleryman personal equipment
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Line of three transportation
trucks
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Line of British staff vehicles
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German WWII armored personel
truck
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German WWII armored personel
truck
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Combat engineer vehicle and tank
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Combat engineer vehicle
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Russian T55A main battle tank
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Russian T55A main battle tank
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Russian T55A main battle tank
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Display of Russian armor
soldiers' personal equipment and firearms
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Russian BMP
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Display of equipment of Russian
BMP soldier
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Close up view of interior of the
BMP
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Interior of the BMP
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Display sign with illustration
of the Russian main battle tank T 55A
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Detail of the turret of the
Russian T 55A
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Combat Engineer vehicle
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Russian T 55A main battle tank
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Russian T 55A main battle tank
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Russian T 55A main battle tank
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Russian T 55A main battle tank
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Russian T 55A (M) main battle
tank
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Display sign describing the
Russian T 55A(M) main battle tank
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Russian T 55a (M) main battle
tank
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Russian T 55a (M) main battle
tank
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American Hellcat tank destroyer
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American Hellcat tank destroyer
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Pieces of steel from the
destroyed World Trade Center and damaged Fire truck
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Row of American armor - tanks
and tank destroyer
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American Hellcat tank destroyer
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American Light tank
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American medium tank
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American - display sign
descriing the M16 multiple gun motor carrige - a halftrack that was armed with
a variety of weapons - mostly multiple machine guns.
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American M16 multiple gun
carriage
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American - M16 mulltiple gun
motor carriage
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American M16 - multiple gun
carriage
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Another type of multiple machine
gun carrier
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Two very different types of
multiple machine gun carriers
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The M16 multiple machinegun
carrier -its a half track
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The truck mounted multiple
machine gun carrier
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Display sign with photos of the
1917 WWI tank
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The 1917 tank
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The 1917 tank
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WWI 1917 tank
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A tractor for pulling artillery
or logistics loads
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A towed 37mm anti-tank gun
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A towed or mountain howitzer
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Manikins in German uniforms with
a small howitzer
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A Mechanical Mule carrying a
106mm recoilless rifle.
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a trallier carrying supplies
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A recoil less 106mm recoilless
rifle on a Mechanical mule
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A display sign describing the
Mechanical mule and the 106mm recoil less rifle
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A M40A4 106 mm recoiless rifle
on a mechanical mule
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A model of the Battle Missouri
using hundreds of small plastic pieces
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Side and top view diagrams of
the Missouri
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Another view of the model of the
Missouri battleship
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Another view of the model of the
Missouri battleship
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A diorama of a village in
VietNam using small plastic blocks.
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Another view of the model of the
Missouri battleship
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Another view of the model of the
USS Missouri - interesting to see the number of anti-aircraft guns
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Another view of the model of the
USS Missouri - interesting to see the number of anti-aircraft guns
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Another view of the model of the
USS Missouri - interesting the way they make the 16 in big guns out of the
small pieces
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The stern section of the
Missouri with two catpults and aircraft
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Display sign describing the
mission for the new museum
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Towed howitzer always displayed
between the buildings
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U. S. Marine Corps amphibious
truck DUCK
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View of part of the U.S. Marine
Corps display tents
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View of part of the U.S. Marine
Corps display tents
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View of part of the U.S. Marine
Corps display tents
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View of part of the U.S. Marine
Corps display tents
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