To the USMC Museum!

[Lonestar]

Went to the USMC Museum today with my brother and Dad.



The Main Entrance!











Inside the Atrium there are 2 Corsairs, a Harrier, some Biplane, and two Dioramas. Elsewhere...







Me standing in front of a Ch-46 hull at the Khe Sanh exhibit. You walk through the Hull to get to the exhibit. The room is noticably warmer than the rest of the Vietnam era exhibit, and of course there are explosions and lights and what not.

You can even smell the Hydraulic Fluid. They've done something with the Hull. It vibrates and everything.

There is a similar Chosin room that is freakin' cold.

[SlowwHand]

[VetLegion]

*makes a note to visit it when he comes to the US*

[Wezil]

The layout of the building looks interesting as well.

[Patroklos]

Sweet.

[Dinner]

It looks like a cool museum. Without a doubt the best war museum I have ever seen was the South Korean National Military Museum in Seoul. It was built during South Korea's time under military dictatorship and it was built to a grandeur and lavishness which only a single minded military dictator could bring to such a museum. No one else would both spending that much money and manpower on such a thing. It is sometimes gaudy but it is certainly one of a kind.

[Grandpa Troll]

Awesome!!!


Of course, I get the added pleasure of being involved aboard Camp Lejeune, The World's Largest Amphibious Training base.

Where is this Museum located, on or off Quantico?

I know from doing work, Quantico was on East side of I-95 and the FBI was on West Side.


That would be well worth the trip!!

I am taking it no problems taking pics?

Thanks

Gramps

[Lonestar]

Originally posted by Grandpa Troll
Awesome!!!


Of course, I get the added pleasure of being involved aboard Camp Lejeune, The World's Largest Amphibious Training base.

Where is this Museum located, on or off Quantico?

I know from doing work, Quantico was on East side of I-95 and the FBI was on West Side.


That would be well worth the trip!!

I am taking it no problems taking pics?

Thanks

Gramps

It's off base. I had no problems taking pictures in most instances, except of course in the art gallery and the flag that was raised over Mt. Suribachi.

[lord of the mark]

so THAT"S what that thing sticking up near I95 is. I thought it was some funky interfaith chapel on the base.

Like we have time for ANOTHER museum