"The museum will focus on Patton’s life, leadership style and the military family, as well as Army values and technology."
- Neil_BaumgardnerWell, the "good news," depending on your POV, is that Army BRAC funds have taken a hit which could delay any of this a number of years. Frankly, I could easily see the Armor branch move getting killed after the next administration comes along.
OTOH, BRAC could be potentially beneficial to the Ordnance Museum with the move to Fort Lee and a new 375,000 sf facility - assuming the funds materialize and it gets built, etc...
Neil
- MarkHollowayReading between the lines I think they are saying the Armor Museum is moving to Ft Benning and they will leave behind the name.
- bsmart- MarkHollowayReading between the lines I think they are saying the Armor Museum is moving to Ft Benning and they will leave behind the name.
That's the way I read it also, maybe leave the personal mementoes and the memorials (especially from old Third Army units) and a few token tanks. Other than that, and a nice building, nothing.
- Doug_Kibbey- bsmart- MarkHollowayReading between the lines I think they are saying the Armor Museum is moving to Ft Benning and they will leave behind the name.
That's the way I read it also, maybe leave the personal mementoes and the memorials (especially from old Third Army units) and a few token tanks. Other than that, and a nice building, nothing.
Well, the "Elvis in the Army" exhibit could be extended and expanded.
- bsmartOf course that begs the question about why we have any large combat organizations in Europe at all now. The only reason I can think of is so they are already there when the reincarnated Evil Empire rears it's head in a few years. In that case I would like them beployed as far east as possible (Poland, Hungary, Rumania, etc) But the days of needing a heavy force to defend Western Europe is over. Cut costs bring 'em home. Besides when we vbring back those museums maybe there will be enough duplicates
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