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MILITARY HERITAGE
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GLORY
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Our nation’s military heritage gets a lot of attention in Columbus, and for
good reason. Neighboring Fort Benning has trained hundreds of thousands
of soldiers for our country’s defense since 1918.
1National Infantry Museum & through an interactive experience with
SOLDIER CENTER amazing special effects. “Meet” Infantrymen
Visit the best free museum in America from the Revolutionary War through today’s
as voted by USA Today’s 2016 Readers’ War on Terrorism and come to understand
Choice Awards! Trace the footsteps of the why an Infantryman puts himself in harm’s
Infantryman from early wars to the jungles way in the name of liberty. The Patriot Park
of Vietnam to the sands of the Persian Gulf campus includes the museum, a ¾-scale
replica of the Vietnam Wall, stadium and
parade field for weekly graduations of new
soldiers, Memorial Walk of Honor, authentic
World War II Company Street, a full-service
restaurant, gift shop, combat simulators, and
theater. nationalinfantrymuseum.org
National Infantry Museum “An amazing tribute”
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