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SFC_Jeff_Button · Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 5:34 am Post subject: SFC Button at Ft Lewis now......

Well I have returned from a year overseas in Korea and am now at Ft Lewis for what I hope will be just one year so I can finally retire. I visited the post museum today and while the inside is pretty nice, the outside displays were in terrible shape. I plan to contact the museum director / curator about their displays and what they know about the history's of the armor and vehicles if anything at all. I took over 130 photo's today and will post them when I remember how to on here. I can't quite remember how I posted them in the correct size last time.

Pzkpfw-e · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jul 21, 2010 Posts: 1202

Put them on a hosting site (Even Facebook) & post a link here mate.

L.Delsing · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Feb 10, 2006 Posts: 960

Hello Jef,
One year and then retirement! I still have twelve years to go...

Greetings,
Lesley

SFC_Jeff_Button

I hope these pictures of this M4 post.

Neil_Baumgardner

Be sure to check out the North fort area. Some nice display vehicles there.

BTW, any good pics of armor from Korea?

Neil

Rick_Eshleman · Last edited by Rick_Eshleman on Mon Sep 16, 2013 4:26 am; edited 1 time in total

Welcome back to the US. Thanks for posting the Sherman photos. Looking forward to seeing more from Ft. Lewis, SFC Button. Rick

SFC_Jeff_Button

"North Fort" is where my unit is going to be located and all I saw while driving around there was an M113 and an old half-track in display. However I will keep my eyes open. As far as armor in Korea, I have quite a few in my Facebook in an album I did for my year in Korea. Mainly pieces I got to see at the War Museum one afternoon.

Costas_TT · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Feb 15, 2012 Posts: 387

Can you please post a link to your Facebook album?

Neil_Baumgardner

Jeff,
Check the USA AFV Register - I think the info should still be current for the most part. There should also be an Sherman and an M60 on display nearby that Half-Track. I also remember something about an M46 or M47 with an odd turret? But maybe that's on the main part of the base.

Neil

SFC_Jeff_Button

Here is a link to my Photo-Bucket where I downloaded the pictures yesterday.
s64.photobucket.com/?postlogin=true

Costas_TT · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Feb 15, 2012 Posts: 387

The link just directs to a login page, not the gallery.
This is it, though: s64.photobucket.com/us...t=3&page=1

Doug_Kibbey

Well back, Jeff!

I've only been to Ft. Lewis once, and that was just for a hasty day of preparation before flying to that other, then popular, Asian playground. It seemed like a pretty appealing post, my reason for being there nothwithstanding, but I like the Pacific NW.

Hopefully the museum there will recognize their new resource.

Neil_Baumgardner

FWIW, the museum director told me when I visited that a lot of the uncared for vehicles were dumped on the museum when the 2nd ACR (and its museum) left for other pastures.

Roy_A_Lingle

Hi Folks!

Neil used the correct word, "dumped".

When the AFVs for the 1st Armored Division were shipped to Ft. Bliss, the staff had no idea what they received.

Sgt, Scouts out!

SFC_Jeff_Button

Costas_TT, thanks for squaring me away. I have not used Photobucket in years and had to reset my password just to get back in. I am still in-processing the unit. Once I know what my schedule / work load will look like, I will be able to checkout and post pictures. I would like to assist the museum with its knowledge of what vehicles it has, just as I did at Ft Irwin. Ft Hood, (1st CAV museum director) did not seem interested in my help so crap on him. Once I am settled in, I will try and contact the museum director and/or curator and see what they might need.

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