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FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 5, 6, 2004
STE. MERE EGLISE, FRANCE - AIRBORNE MUSEUM, 14 RUE EISENHOWER

 

Airborne Squad
depicted here seems to include virtually every piece of equipment that one might expect.

 (Photo courtesy Karine Guilbert)

All American
an 82nd ABN Division trooper stands in full
regalia equipped as he would have been on the D-Day jump

Grenade Launcher
on this trooper's rifle is seldom seen in museum
settings and vouches for this facility's painstaking authenticity

Devil In Baggy Pants
t
rouser leg pockets stuffed with who knows what, is where the German term came from.

 (Photo courtesy Karine Guilbert)

Weapons Carrier
with two troopers looks like it just rolled off the manufacturers factory floor

M-2 Halftrack Vehicle
came in a variety of versions including a 75mm Howitzer model..  Note passenger door view slot,  heavy winch under raised bumper center, tow link and tow hooks

 (Photo courtesy Karine Guilbert)

U.S. Artillery Piece
with camouflage netting draped over it

Side View
of artillery display

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