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M60-A1 Main Battle Tank – Fort Knox, Kentucky

December 20, 2022 0 Comments

M60-A1 Main Battle Tank - Fort Knox, Kentucky

The M60-A1 Main Battle Tank, seen on the Dixie Highway between West Point, and Fort Knox, Kentucky.  The M60 was developed from the M48 Patton beginning in 1959. The original design included an 105mm main gun. Over 15,000 were produced, with their largest deployment during the 1991 Gulf War. The US officially retired the M60 after Desert Storm, and the last in service were used by the National Guard in 1997. However a number of other countries still use the tank, with the largest being Egypt, with over 1,000 in operation. Other US tanks can be found on display at the George S. Patton Museum on the Fort Knox military base.

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Soldiers and Sailors Monument – Indianapolis – Indiana

August 3, 2022 0 Comments

Soldiers and Sailors Monument - Indianapolis - Indiana

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Soldiers and Sailors Monument located in Monument Circle in Indianapolis, Indiana. It is part of the Indiana World War Memorial Plaza National Historic Landmark District. Built in 1902 it stands more than 284 ft tall. It pays tribute to veterans of the American Revolutionary War, the American Civil War, the Mexican-American War, and the Spanish-American War. The obelisk-shaped monument is built of oolitic limestone from Owen County, Indiana. Architecturally it is considered neoclassical in design.

The monument includes sculptures of George Rogers Clark, William Henry Harrison, James Whitcomb, and Oliver P. Morton.

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Historic Army Transportation Corps Train Car

July 23, 2022 0 Comments

Historic Army Transportation Corps Train Car

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The US Army Transportation Corps was founded in 1942 as one of the Army’s three logistical branches. Its mission was to transport troops and supplies by truck, rail, air, and sea. Anticipating that Europe might be embroiled in yet another world war, the military had a fleet of light weight, disposable box cars developed that could operate on Europe’s rail network. They had the ability to be quickly modified to handle the standard, narrow, and broad gauge railroad tracks that might be encountered in different countries. During World War II (WWII) more than 30 million soldiers were transported within the continental United States; and 7 million soldiers plus 126 million tons of supplies were transported overseas.

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